Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The Case Against Being a Cowboy (or) Why I No Longer Choose To Be One (or) How I Learned the Lesson

So, turns out its pretty much totally true what they say about sticking the fork in there not being such a good idea. So, I'm at work today and my boss has me cleaning up in front of the shop. Only problem is he hasn't told me a note or two about where to put anything. So there I am just making piles of things kind of placing them randomly just wherever, out of the way, i don't know. Usable pieces of shiny sort of metally looking things in one bucket. Another bucket for the not so useful stuff. etc. ad infinitum. But let me get back to my story. So I guess what happens, and the doctor fellow explained to me later. You can trust them 'cause they have degrees. (Degrees=smart). Well I guess what happens is that cord that you plug into the wall, well, there's electricity constantly! running through it. Its what powers the toaster, though to be honest this may be true for a lot more appliances around the house than anyone imagines. But let me get back to it. When you stick the fork in there the electricity runs really really fast up the fork into YOU!! And you can't outrun it. Its That fast. Anyway it makes like the taste of peanut butter or batteries or whatever in your mouth and you start to feel all cold or like a big jolt of energy or something. And its not totally unpleasent the taste. But ALL I'd really have to do is go to any store really. Now it might MIGHT be cheaper with the fork idea, but if you must taste peanut butter and you really can't afford it. Call me. Please. I will buy it for you. I'll give you a ride to the store even. Now apparently this phenomenon can occur with, and will occur with a whole laundry list of household appliances, more than anyone realizes. A washer dryer setup in fact. The reason it happens so much more often with a toaster is because its the morning time, because you're tired and hungry, because you feel you just Must have that toast right off. No waiting, right out of the gate. But if it does manage to get itself stuck in there all you have to do is to remember to first unplug the toaster (or toaster oven), turn it over so the toast retrieval end is f acing Down, and then just vigorously shake the thing. Toast delivered. front and center. pronto. Please, don't be like me. Don't be all impulsive. Don't be a cowboy.

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