Ever had the feeling that something's not quite right with the
world? Well, that was the case for Anthony Hinde, a recruitment
consultant at www.media-contacts.co.uk, recently.
While he didn't complain when an unexpected case of lager with his name
on it turned up, the relentless stream of post, ad schedules, CVs and
personal e-mails containing sordid details of a stag night were getting
a little unnerving for our man. Not to mention the suited-and-booted
interviewees who turned up unannounced for interviews he'd purportedly
requested.
While our man at media-contacts was doubtless wondering if he was going
mad, who should be puzzling over the other side of town at similar
coincidences but one Anthony Rhind, none other than the director of
strategy at www.mediacontacts.com.
Spooky! And who should meet recently in Islington's Medicine Bar? Yes,
the two men converged for a friend of Hinde's birthday bash - only to
meet and discover that their best friends are, in fact,
brothers-in-law.
More bizarre still, it transpires that Hinde and said best mate have
recently acquired an MG which - yep, you guessed it - once belonged to
none other than Rhind and his best friend.
Coincidence? Even the Coen brothers couldn't write a script like it.
