I was running my Evel Knievel stuntcycle off the edge of my desk (1st grade or kindergarten, I forget which.) when a hysterical teacher burst in the room screaming: THE CHALLENGER JUST EXPLODED!!!!!!!!!!!

I kept playing with my stuntcycle, since I really didn't care about the space shuttle. (And, yes, Tony...the shuttle is an over-engineered mess. Too much can go wrong in the thing.)

I regret that I don't recall any of the ghoulish jokes, however. I think they involved modified women driver jokes about Christa McAuliffe piloting the shuttle. Oh, well...