I take it Tom lost the debate at home?
Our fave bread has always been slightly too long for the toaster slots, so I've always sort of squeezed/concertina'd the slices to get them in.
Last week our usual brand of bread wasn't available, and the loaf we bought in it's stead was perhaps 1/4" longer again, making the concertinering almost impossible.
I gave vent to my frustration in a somewhat profane manner, which prompted Mrs Red to ask, "Why don't you just put it in the other way around?"
Of course I laughed in her face.
"The other way round? No one
ever puts bread into the toaster the other way around".
I can honestly say, hand on heart that I had never even considered such foolishness and I truly believed that no one else had either. In fact, I was so convinced that I became involved in a wager that involved a full body massage and washing up.
For the record, I will be doing one of those things and I won't be getting the other.
Cheers guys.