I know you L&O addicts are with me on this one.  Ever turn on the tv, happen to see a certain type of scene, for instance, someone being arrested for murder.  And then you just know that the time must be about half-past the hour?  Or a suspect gives chase and the 2 detectives go off in separate directions in order to get him, and you know it must be about 20 after?  The following article made me laugh, because I was nodding along with everything they describe.
 
http://www.newsweek.com/id/238119?fr...Top+Stories%29