See, Alanis? It's everywhere!

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I've had this 19" monitor for my computer for... ages. It's a Dell-branded Sony and it's been a good monitor. I moved it from Sweden, and we moved it to Frankfort, and we've babied this thing like it was the most fragile thing on earth. Wrapped in umpteen blankets and bubble wrap, that sort of thing. Today I finally threw it away. It's been slowly getting more and more fuzzy, and I realized the other day that it was really hurting my eyes to use it and it was time to get rid of it. Of course, this means that I put it on the floor and let it sit there, cause you can't throw away something large and electronic when it's KINDA working. Today I finally got the courage to throw it away, so I dragged it to the communal dumpster. There's a little ramp-stair thing you walk up on so you can throw stuff in, and it's a good 10 feet from the top to the bottom of the dumpster. So I heave the monitor into the otherwise empty dumpster. The front being the heaviest part, of course, goes in first, and I don't really notice that until it's on its way in. I turn away shutting my eyes and covering my ears. *BOOOOM*
Huh? Boom? Look inside dumpster. Sure enough. That sucker landed glass down on solid steel, falling 10 feet and didn't shatter.

Now watch my new monitor implode the next time I sneeze.