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Chance Meeting in a Chinese Restaurant Saved a Man's Life
David Couture told Good News Network he handed a sad, intoxicated man his business card at a Dover bar; the restaurant closed in 2011.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield, Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on this story, from The Pile-On at 10:29 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Good News Network's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Good News Network: “A Chance Meeting in a Chinese Restaurant Saved a Man’s Life: Everything Happens for a Reason”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 10:29 AM ET on The Pile-On, by Kenji Moonfield, Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Chinese.
- BBN covered this story before: Chinese incense: ancient ritual, medicine smell, a revival (October 23).
The real story
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA man in Dover, New Hampshire says a tiny washing machine in his townhouse led him to a laundromat, and that is how a chance meeting happened.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI love it. Small appliance, big heart. Everything happens for a reason, Hank, and the reason here is a washer that was too small.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDavid Couture told Good News Network he struck up a conversation with a sad man at a Chinese restaurant bar, who was getting quite intoxicated.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe gave him a business card and said call any time.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the washing machine gets the credit. Not the man, not the card. The washing machine.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWell, he called it the most unpleasant of places. The laundromat. And look what it gave us.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the most successful bad review in history. One star for the laundromat, and it still delivered.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHang on. He left the bar to check his laundry. The card was the hand-off.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLet me finish. If the card saved a life, shouldn't we be thanking the printer?

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentVerdict: destiny, with a laundry cycle.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFifty years in business, closed in twenty eleven. If everything's for a reason, somebody owes us that one.
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