Today I plugged in the toaster, placed my bread in the slots, and pushed down the lever.  Boy was I surprised when, instead of toast, a gecko popped out.  I screamed!  Loud!! Mostly out of shock not fear.  As the poor creature lay writhing on the counter ( I think he got squeezed or electricuted) my daughter ran in and yelled "There's a GICKO on the counter.  Poor Gicko!"  I felt really bad until I realized my toaster didn't work anymore.  Then I was mad.  The toaster gets used at least 5 times a day and the thing was brand new.  Luckily it turns out the little "gicko" blew the whole circut, not just the toaster.  After a little electrical reset we were ready to get toasty.