I remember sitting in my front room several years ago, with about ten people visiting, one of whom had brought a girl down from London, who had a conversation pretty much like the one you mention, and while it carried on gradually the whole of the rest of the room gradually tuned in to this conversation and was watching quite intently. Unfortunately for him, at the end he was blown out, so went off to a caravan at the back of our house in a huff. whereupon we had a hilariouis conversation with all of the women in the room, saying things like "Well he tried Astrology with me" and "Well I had Palmistry".

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.