I checked my diary this morning and thought there was an error ... it appeared I had meetings with two prospective clients, but both had the same name. I assumed it was a mix up with the appointments or names, but it turned out to be correct.
So we have two new clients, both have signed up on the same day, and both have the same name.
I wonder what the odds are, given that their surnames are not that common, but both are called David. which is a popular name.
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"their surnames are not that common"
Are you saying that you saw two Davids with different surnames on the same day.
If you meant that they also both have the same surname, then you should have said "their surname is not that common". :)
Could it be . . .
Well there's two David Winch's on AWEB. Was it us?
(On no! I am at risk of getting into the whole apostrophes issue!)
David
Do you not mean
Well there's two David Winch's on AWEB. Was it us?
(On no! I am at risk of getting into the whole apostrophes issue!)
David
The two Davids Winch?
Maths
(F x S x R x N x Cs)squared
where
F = chance of the Forenames matching
S = chance of Surnames matching
R = chance that they are in your region
N = chance that the need accountancy service
Cs = chance that they choose Shirley.
It's more complicated if you factor in the appointment day and time.
So I get .0005377457845599833124578741
But I may be wrong. ;)
The two Daves
You don't seem to have told us if any of these Davids actually turned up today. That would narrow things down.
Dave from Kilburn x
(It wasn't me if any of these turned up)