I've long been one of those people who will occasionally spout lyrics 
for no apparent reason. Of course, there <em>is</em> a reason, but it's related 
to my thought process at the time, and is thus unavailable to those who suddenly 
encounter a stream of song lyrics in mid-conversation. Actually, I often txt 
lyrics to people too; that causes a great deal of 
<a href="http://mattgemmell.com/images/phonepics/misc/cat_txt.jpg">confusion</a>.



I'd never known whether there was a proper name for this, until Cat 
enlightened me: according to her, the condition is known as 
<em>Lyrical Tourette's</em>. She's 
<a href="http://mattgemmell.com/images/phonepics/misc/cat_dancing.jpg">also a sufferer</a>, 
you see.