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I am an idiot. How does leaving two food items in a toaster cause a house to catch fire? My experience with toasters is that the items use heat when cooking bread. When the bread is done cooking, the toaster ceases to heat the food. I don't see the danger involved with either. I did a few times cause a localized, small fire. This came when I didn't pay attention to butter that was being cooked. I can understand how butter can cause fire-the butter has oils. Does a pop-tart have oil or other flammable materials?
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I dunno. I haven't tried the Keroseneoberry ones yet.
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I'm baffled you guys haven't had a visit from the "don't-run-with-scissors" badger. He has a lot to teach you.
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I believe the article said that the couple was also suing the toaster company for the fire. Now while I would understand a defective electrical item burning down a house, I would not understand WHY they are suing Kelloggs in the first place!!!
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Was it at a major league game that you got nicked?
Nope, minor league. Nashville Sounds, as I recall, around eight years back. The jerk behind me grabbed the bat after it landed. He also got a ball and won the little number sweepstakes. Crap.
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I didn't know Geri liked to set fire to things. The stuff you learn onthe internet.
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"I'm amazed. All these replies yet not one Geri Halliwell arson gag."
And no jokes about the pope being eaten by a giant frog, either. It's incredible the number of unrelated things that don't get mentioned in a thread...
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While raining frogs is a documented phenomenon, I'm not as sure about raining men.
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"Pop-Tarts, which are filled with fruit preserves, carry a warning on the box advising customers not to leave the toaster unattended due to a possible risk of fire."
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Well, no. It's the legal definition of "unattended" in this instance that counts. Should you stand right by and watch the toaster like a hawk? Or it it OK to just be in the kitchen? How about in the next room? How long does a Pop Tart take anyway? Do they require a specific setting (or range of settings, given the differences in design between manufacturers)?
That said, popping out in the car for 20 minutes to run an errand isn't going to cut much ice with a judge.
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