On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:23:57 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

The old man didn't bat an eye, but just said "Electricity."
The audience roared.
Nobody expected that answer, because they took that for granted.
But judging from Carson's and the audience's reaction, nobody
disagreed."

Just spend a few days in your house without electricity and you will
rapidly agree. It changes your whole lifestyle, and not for the
better.