Luckiest thing that has ever happened to you?

John Doe1

for me it was being born a middle class white male in a western democracy

jonnyfingers

Put €1 in a drinks machine and got €1.50 back in change. Best day of my life.

Maximus Alexander

Ever having been born at all. The odds against it are staggering.

John Doe1

OSI wrote: »

For me, it was the ability to construct a comprehensible English sentence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsehole

FearDark

Won four euro with a free scratch card.

Epic day.

whitewave

bought a 6 pack of rashers. opened the packet and there were 7 rashers in it.

so much win

jester77

Winning the sperm race, hate to think where I would have ended up if I didn't :eek:

John Doe1

jester77 wrote: »

Winning the sperm race, hate to think where I would have ended up if I didn't :eek:

In a sock:D

sbsquarepants

jester77 wrote: »

Winning the sperm race, hate to think where I would have ended up if I didn't :eek:

I'm into some kinky shít, but i have never had a sperm race!:eek:

BBDBB

sbsquarepants wrote: »

I'm into some kinky shít, but i have never had a sperm race!:eek:

he who comes last wins

Chinasea

Took the Ryanair Travel insurance by mistake on my outward journey - when I arrived at destination my bag never arrived.

Therefore I had to go and buy all new outfits etc., and had a lovely weekend more or less free.

bodhrandude

My brother buying me as a surprise for my birthday a Pink Floyd ticket for their show in Manchester in 1988, that was a surreal 24 hours, what went on before, the gig and afterwards.

Chuck Stone

Born in Ireland.

Nolanger

Got refused service in a pub so never bothered drinking alcohol after that.

KeithAFC

Born in Ulster.

wandatowell

Being born with a fantastic spleen

44leto

All those times I didn't take the course that would have led to my death.

The_Kew_Tour

Beating cancer.

You can fight it as hard as you like, but you still need that bit of luck which I got.

Gonzor

2 girlfriends ago.... I dont know how I ever got her. That was definietly the luckiest day of my life Getting caught cheating on her was probably the unluckiest day of my life... literally... the chances must have being a million to one... but still got caught

KeithAFC

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Beating cancer.

You can fight it as hard as you like, but you still need that bit of luck which I got.

Good to hear that. Lost some one recently close to the family who got cancer. He was in his 80s but still really sad news to hear.

DonalN

not buying a house.

Biggins

The day I met my future (and still present) wife for the first time.

Fran1985

Getting the curly finger from the boss to go into his office to be told my job was no more. Life has only gone up since, i feel better, look better and now earning 50% more than i was on in that kip, and working for nicer people.

The relief of being told you're being let go from a job you've grown to hate is hard to describe. Helps when you've not got a family to support i'm sure, but i consider it a lucky day in my life

mconigol

John Doe1 wrote: »

for me it was being born a middle class white male in a western democracy

How is that luck? We weren't all just sitting in some big warehouse in sky and assigned to random families around the world. Luck has nothing to do with it.

patwicklow

Was about 18 years ago was a barman in a pub called Rileys on the kings road Chelsea well was my day off so i went on the piss as you do, as i was walking
i decided to go into a betting shop as the lads at the bar were always betting.

I never betted before but put 10 quid each way on a horse called high land lad
it was 50-1 carried on a pub crawl few hours had passed so made my way back popped in to see how the horse did, It won yes not at 50-1 but 66-1

The guy behind the counter asked how i done it as he was paying me out in 50 pound notes i was half cut and amazed that i had won.

Any way went to another pub call the rat and parrot and who was sitting at the counter only George Best told him and the lads there about the bet, winnings, etc, bought the whole bar a drink was about dozen or so in there.

Called a mate in west London and said were heading to string fellows my treat
any way as the night went on there i got chatting with two girls ended up going back to there place and yes it was a three some and a great night.

So that has got to be a lucky day for me that day won,met george best got laid what a great day.

ziedth

It was the last night of my Stag in Las Vegas and and I was down to a $25 chip so I said I would play that $25 in blackjack till I lost and go to bed. 30 min later and I'm still playing the same chip but up nearly $400 didn't loose a single hand. The odds for that are sky high. Still have the chip...

bodhrandude

patwicklow wrote: »

Was about 18 years ago was a barman in a pub called Rileys on the kings road Chelsea well was my day off so i went on the piss as you do, as i was walking
i decided to go into a betting shop as the lads at the bar were always betting.

I never betted before but put 10 quid each way on a horse called high land lad
it was 50-1 carried on a pub crawl few hours had passed so made my way back popped in to see how the horse did, It won yes not at 50-1 but 66-1

The guy behind the counter asked how i done it as he was paying me out in 50 pound notes i was half cut and amazed that i had won.

Any way went to another pub call the rat and parrot and who was sitting at the counter only George Best told him and the lads there about the bet, winnings, etc, bought the whole bar a drink was about dozen or so in there.

Called a mate in west London and said were heading to string fellows my treat
any way as the night went on there i got chatting with two girls ended up going back to there place and yes it was a three some and a great night.

So that has got to be a lucky day for me that day won,met george best got laid what a great day.

Ya lucky fecker.

Babybuff

won tenner on a scratch card tonight, won a 140 playing roulette last Thursday, won a competition online with a value of 300 euro just before Christmas. I rarely enter competitions or buy lottery tickets and only do it when I'm feeling lucky, I'm just good at knowing what that feeling is. In that sense I'm fairly lucky.

DitzyPoo92

Emmmm I won a blank cassette tape when I was younger.......

gaf1983

On Friday night I saw a guy who looked and dressed exactly like a good friend of mine about to tuck into a freshly wrapped kebab, I went up to him and took a huge bite out of it, then we both realised neither of us knew who the hell each other was. Turns out he was an American who just said "WHAT THE HELL, MAN!!! WHAT THE HELL!!" In fairness I had thought he was my friend Decky, which was why I did it.

We were both absolutely speechless with the shock of it all, and when he told his friends what had just happened, none of them seemed to have believed him because it was just a ridiculous thing to happen.

I just skulked off into the shadows, fairly lucky not to have got my head kicked in. I met the real Decky standing a couple of metres away.

candy-gal1

im still alive, healthy, and have lots of fun options for my life

Jesus Shaves

Being the fastest swimmer out of millions

Mickey H

DitzyPoo92 wrote: »

Emmmm I won a blank cassette tape when I was younger.......

Mix tape!!

Redditor

Not buying a house. Friend of mine who would be a few years older and has a good job bought a place in 2006. He could own 4 or 5 apartments for that money now.

The_B_Man

Getting off a drunken phone call to my missus early, while I was in Thailand standing in the water facing away from the beach, oblivious to the fact that the tide was fast coming in.

I can't swim

Redditor

The_B_Man wrote: »

Getting off a drunken phone call to my missus early, while I was in Thailand standing in the water facing away from the beach, oblivious to the fact that the tide was fast coming in.

I can't swim

I don't get how this is lucky.

Susie_Q

I won an Xbox 360 and Guitar Hero off the radio once, also won a car stereo which I gave to a friend as I don't drive. Also managed to get the last ever paid internship with my current organisation as they're bringing in a new unpaid model now - how jammy!

The_B_Man

Redditor wrote: »

I don't get how this is lucky.

Coz I decided to turn around when I did and see how far out I was and how high the water was getting. Any longer and I woulda been fooked!

cian68

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Beating cancer.

You can fight it as hard as you like, but you still need that bit of luck which I got.

yeah that's pretty good, but how does it compare to seven rashers in a six pack?

MoonDancer

I have depression & anxiety and a single parent. Had a pretty tough year last year.
My electricity was cut off on me one morning. I borrowed the money to get it back on, and the next day I come home to find St Vincent de Paul had stuck €80 dunnes vouchers into my letter box.
I cried.