Not safe, he says, but if he doesn't watch where he walks, the abrupt appearance of two boney legs sticking way too out into the aisle may just trip him up.

The owner of the knobby knees didn't mean to be malicious -- he'd just swung around too quick, the boy grabbing his attention as sure as a laser pointer might a cat's.

"A little bit? In the same way a chef is a little bit a cook?"

... That, though. That was definitely on the deadpan side of cheeky.