I slowly regain consciousness and prepare for a flight change at 2:30 a.m.

WOMAN NEXT TO ME: Did you sleep the whole flight?

ME: I sort of nodded off and on, but yeah, pretty much.

WOMAN: Amazing.  You even slept through the turbulence?

ME: (still half asleep) Gerbil incident?

WOMAN: What?

ME:  What gerbil incident? What is this, college?

WOMAN: No!  Ha!  Turbulence.

ME: Oh.  Right.

WOMAN’S HUSBAND:  Actually, honey, I do believe you said “gerbil incident.”