Sure, what happened on this day nineteen years ago was almost certainly an inside job, which, either way, ushered in two decades (and counting) of unjustifiable, immoral, unimaginably expensive wars of aggression that destroyed various countries and signalled the inevitable demise of the US empire, but…

The origins of what eventually became Monopoly are so drenched in irony, plot twists and shameless lying that it's almost perfect.

Spoiler Alert: This gets funny at exactly the 18 second mark when the actor dramatically turns to the camera and tells mainlanders how locals really feel about them.

Our last minute decision to fly halfway around the world to spend indefinite lockdown time in Malaysia was already on the very shortlist of the best decisions we've ever made. And now that we've lucked into living steps from the water on a quiet 2km stretch of beach on a practically empty tropical island in the South China Sea, it's a clear frontrunner.

This scene is not only a very strong candidate for the 'Life Imitating Art' folder on God's desktop, but could legitimately happen within the lifetime of some of the things we've currently got in our fridge.