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[[ A man with a knife sticking out of his heavily bleeding face stands in front of a toaster, which has an arm extending from the top of it. He is holding a telephone to his ear. ]]
Man: Hello, 911? I just tried to toast some bread, and the toaster grew an arm and stabbed me in the face!
911: Did you read the toaster's man page first?
Man: Well, no, but all I wanted was--
911: <<click>>
{{ alt: Life is too short for man pages, and occasionally much too short without them. }}
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