In the beginning was open fire, and the kernel popped, and it was good, though sometimes it burned. Poppy invented the skillet and saw that it was good, and popcorn was made this way for many years. Then some wise man invented the microwave tube for radio communications, and lo the divinely inspired discovery was made to use for Poppy's golden corn, and seldom a scorched kernel is found. This is the word of Poppy according to Saint Fireball.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.