The part about ruined flowers really hits home. My buddy had his whole row of tulips smashed by a loose labrador last spring. The owner just shrugged and said "dogs will be dogs" without even offering to replace the bulbs. It made him put up a fence.

Seriously, was that really the only option for a fried motherboard?

Fried a CB radio the same way once, had the right voltage but the polarity was backwards. My genius move was thinking "maybe it'll work anyway." Spoiler: it did not.

In my local comic shop, debates like @grantjones mentioned create real connections that likes never will.