Man, I got this great big lecture after just borrowing the microwave for two minutes. I was putting food in a food microwave, not explosive chemicals. And no one else was using it...
Update (2:00 PM): You know, after thinking about this a bit, I believe I was being made an example of. There were, of course, many witnesses to this petty humiliation (one always gets large audiences at one's humiliations rather than one's triumphs) who at least thought my treatment was totally unfair. But if there's one lesson I've learned, it's this: if you have a stupid pet peeve, don't vent in public. It's embarrassing for all involved and it would be much less stressful if you did something else instead--like blogging it. At least then it'll seem more funny than annoying.
