@Emily – That’s funny about the Pop-Tarts in British toasters. Instead of playing Hot Potato, they could play Hot Pop-Tart. (Try saying that quickly five times!)

@Vikki – That’s interesting about the antique toaster your family used when you were a child. I’m posting below the picture you sent me of the “Flopper.” Here’s your explanation too.

Vikki writes, “Here’s a Flopper which is the toaster I was talking about. You can add the term to the post I just left if you like. I described it, but didn’t give it a name. It’s from the 1930’s, so that thing we had was probably 25 years old when we had it.”

HOWEVER, once it was up and running, it would be able to make the toast JUST RIGHT every time, remembering each user’s preferences — including whether the end of the cycle should be signaled with a beep, a light (flashing or steady — you choose the color), ejection of the toast, or “no action.”
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If Toyota built a toaster, it would run on very little electricity, work without excessive noise, and keep running for years and years — but it would not accommodate tall pieces of bread comfortably.

If the public school systems of the USA made toasters, they would have a counter to indicate how many pieces of bread stayed in long enough to be ejected when the timer went off, but no matter how long the bread stayed in, the toast would vary widely in doneness. The company slogan: “no bread left behind.”

Unfortunately, it seems that British toasters burn hotter than American ones, and since British bread is heavier, the toaster springs have a little more bounce to them. The result was super-heated Pop-Tarts flying through the air — a big safety issue!

This is just what I was told; I wish I could verify it!

It doesn’t surprise me that British toasters would be heavier-duty than American ones. My grandparents were from the UK and they took toast pretty seriously! We even had a toast rack, like this one: http://www.thebritishshoppe.com/toast_rack_english_style.htm

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If AT & T Wireless made a toaster, your unused bread each month would still be fresh and available for toasting during other months throughout the year.

If Charter made a toaster, you would have the option to bundle the appliance so that you could toast, make coffee, and fry bacon with the same device. This device would still be overpriced and would be frustrating to have repaired.

@Lydia – I’m sure there are a number of people who would love to bite off his head … just as there are those who would like to bite off my head. I do have some other thoughts about the Obama toaster, but I’ll wait to see if others come up with them first.

@Dave – I’m sorry, but I simply cannot reveal my sources…. I mean it, I really cannot reveal what I don’t remember. I did a fair amount of tweaking to what I had on hand and definitely added some of my own style of humor. Glad you enjoyed the post.

@Jenny – It sounds as if we share similar experiences with ATT…. If we can’t roast them, at least we can toast them.

@Barbara – That is a cool one. I have no idea if it actually works or if it’s a designer’s conception of what would be a great toaster. But if it exists, it’s on my “wish list.”

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If ATT made toasters, they’d give you a rebate for six free loaves of bread when you bought the toaster. And then when you called them two months after submitting the rebate to nicely ask when you could expect to receive your bread, they’d get grumpy and ask why you ever thought you’d get it in the first place!

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Too harsh? Poor GM, everyone picks on them….

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