My wife wanted to play the violin at our wedding reception, but right before, a string snapped. Her mother made the announcement to our guests: "I'm sorry but Amy cannot perform today. Her G string broke."

A new, high-tech supermarket has just opened near my house. It uses interactive media to enhance the shopping experience. When you go into the vegetable department, you hear the sound of a distant rainstorm and can smell fresh, buttered sweetcorn. When you approach the milk section, you hear the cows mooing and smell fresh hay. And when you approach the eggs, you hear hens clucking and the air is filled with the aroma of a full breakfast.
I've started buying my toilet paper from the local corner shop.