&quot;You need to check the toaster,&quot; my wife said. &quot;It's burning toast again.&quot; &quot;This is what happens when when you set the toaster level to 'burn,'&quot; I said. &quot;Very funny,&quot; she said. &quot;But it's burning the toast on the level where it's just supposed to dry it out. If I put it to the 'dark' level the house would probably burn down.&quot; &quot;Get a new toaster when you go out shopping,&quot; I said. &quot;That's a waste,&quot; she said. &quot;It's probably fixable. I don't want to just another idiotic consumer.&quot; &quot;I like consuming,&quot; I said. She came over an patted my belly. &quot;This I know,&quot; she said. &quot;_Try_ to fix it, okay? If you can't, I'll get a new one.&quot; &quot;Fair enough,&quot; I said. Ten minutes later it was me, the toaster and a screwdriver. And the floor. Because, see, I forgot something fairly important: When working on kitchen appliances, it helps to unplug them first. While I was waiting for my wife to return and mock me, the strangest thing happened... 2007-11-05T00:47:17Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/98 <p>I loved this! I can picture it so clearly. Either me and my husband, or my Mom and Dad! Great work!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/98?basename=21403 2007-11-05T00:47:17Z Jenunique http://ficlets.com/authors/jenunique <p>I love this! It sounds like something that would happen to me.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/98?basename=1341 2007-05-02T02:27:52Z [pens&feathers] http://ficlets.com/authors/rhapsodyyinblu <p>This is too much fun and it would be a shame to &#8220;stop the chain&#8221; on this one! I for one am dying to see where this goes!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/98?basename=1229 2007-04-25T00:26:15Z Lori Vaughn http://ficlets.com/authors/legacygirl <p>Awww. Sweet.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/98?basename=973 2007-04-09T17:58:20Z VictoriaC http://ficlets.com/authors/victoriac <p>I would write a continuation of this, but all the good toaster jokes were used up by Red Dwarf.</p> <p>I say, would you like a toasted muffin?</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/98?basename=925 2007-04-07T07:00:45Z Rachel Swirsky http://ficlets.com/authors/rachel_swirsky <p>Heh, heh, heh.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/98?basename=447 2007-03-23T06:08:28Z Karen of Mavarin http://ficlets.com/authors/mavarin <p>Another great one. Love the use of dialogue</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/98?basename=150 2007-03-16T07:37:13Z JS.10 http://ficlets.com/authors/js10 <p>Thanks, this story got me wanting to participate in Ficlets!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/98?basename=94 2007-03-14T22:24:42Z Norm McCray http://ficlets.com/authors/normmccray <p>What was the strangest thing, which was apparently happening next? Well, see. This is where you come in. Write a sequel to this post and tell us what happens next!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/98?basename=35 2007-03-12T16:47:39Z Scalzi http://ficlets.com/authors/scalzi