Scene: Shaw's supermarket, this morning.
Skeevy-looking 60-ish cashier: (scanning my bag of jumbo marshmallows) Oh, I love these! I use my cigarette lighter to toast them for my granddaughter.
Me: (picturing burnt fingers) Yeah, they're yummy. Did you know you can do them in the microwave?
Skeevy cashier: Huh. We tried doing them over the stove once, but it's electric and it just melted onto the burner and caught fire.
Me: (at a loss for words)