Eerily enough, I was watching Catch-22 when it happened. We were just about to get to the part where Yossarian learns that the only solution to his problem is made impossible by a circumstance inherent in the problem itself.
Suddenly, I keeled over on to my knees. The boyfriend looked at me askance.
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