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cleveramerican

(2,895 posts)
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 09:31 AM Aug 2014

I need to invent a new word, can you help?

I am very lucky when it comes to parking.
Even in a very crowded place , one opens up for me just as I arrive.
This has been going on for years! My family and friends all know about it.
It keeps happening in all sorts of different settings , the mall, sporting events , parades,
even just on the street in a crowded part of town.
Why isn't there a word for this?


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I need to invent a new word, can you help? (Original Post) cleveramerican Aug 2014 OP
How about "My Hero" BlueJazz Aug 2014 #1
Carma is a good one! cleveramerican Aug 2014 #10
Luck? panader0 Aug 2014 #2
yes, but luck in one specific area cleveramerican Aug 2014 #3
The same thing happens to be. I just tell my wife you have to call ahead. Lochloosa Aug 2014 #4
Cartuitous femmocrat Aug 2014 #5
autodipity First Speaker Aug 2014 #6
It happens to me at work often...I get so excited. 2theleft Aug 2014 #7
Parkendipity? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2014 #8
You've got a parkle in your eyes. nt valerief Aug 2014 #9
Parkability. Earth_First Aug 2014 #11
Confirmation Bias... Ron Obvious Aug 2014 #12
Costanza... Tom_Foolery Aug 2014 #13
Moses Pass. rug Aug 2014 #14
serendipity carma. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #15
Parkapaloosa? n/t sarge43 Aug 2014 #16
Parkma LiberalEsto Aug 2014 #17
Same thing happens whenever my wife is with me. Mr.Bill Aug 2014 #18
you have excellent parkability, as mentioned upstream Skittles Aug 2014 #19

2theleft

(1,136 posts)
7. It happens to me at work often...I get so excited.
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 10:28 AM
Aug 2014

I call it princess parking. But, you are right, there should be a word!

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
12. Confirmation Bias...
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 11:50 AM
Aug 2014

It's similar to how often I notice that the bedroom clock is at 3:14 (which I once whimsically referred to as Pi hour) when I look at it , or others were always just thinking of a loved one just before they called. In other words, a tendency to remember certain events and forgetting others.

Confirmation Bias.

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