Don't you love those keen observers? You know, the ones who notice everything about their environment? Nothing gets past these people.

You're sitting in an IRC channel, and there's a tremendous netsplit. Around 20-25 people are disconnected, and almost on cue, someone will say:

"Netsplit."

Do these people honestly think that the rest of the channel missed it? That somehow, their pointing it out compensated for the 25 or so quit messages?

This is analogous to sitting at a window seat in a restaurant, witnessing a 30 car traffic collision right outside, standing up afterward and saying "Car Accident." while pointing out the window.