Burnin' down the house

With this guy right here. Had one of these Conair hair dryers. I like it. Well, liked it. Lately it started acting up where it wouldn't come on unless I reset the GFI on the outlet in the bathroom. Well, today, whatever the problem was, it came to a head. While I was drying my hair, there was a big ol' flash and a loud pop from the cord near where it plugs into the outlet, and poof, that big dumb "Don't use while in the bathtub" tag caught fire!

I yelled out "Whoa, the hairdryer caught fire!" which of course got my wife's attention. Anyhow, I plucked it outta the wall socket and doused the tag. It left a black scorch mark on the wall, and the room had that nasty acrid melted plastic insulation smell for a while. Ugh. But yeah, go figure, it was that ridiculous warning tag that actually lit up and started burning. You know, this was the one time in that hairdryer's life when I did toss it under water. Unplugged, of course. So the only loss was the hairdryer itself. I'd buy another one just like it, but perhaps not exactly like it...