Ego

Also? I deserve a solid "A" for my vehicular analogy.
Come on. It was pretty goddamn tight, if you ask me.
And finally? As further evidence that the English languague is ridiculous ("I read the book": present or past tense?): "singed"? Really? I singed my wings? I burned them. Burnt? It sounds like I was having a lyrical episode instead of almost catching fire and plummeting to my death.

Singed.

Gimme a break.

I singed myself.