Faster than the Speed of Light!

I'm proud of my husband for holding his tongue today when somebody said something incredibly stupid to him.  Actually, I think what the guy said just came out wrong, but it sounded funny. 

So, we're at the bike shop replacing Jamie's headlamp that he broke.  The sales guy asks him how fast he rides.  Jamie's like "not fast, just thru residential areas".  Jamie's looking for a cheap headlamp, bright enough that cars see him.  The guy starts explaining that if Jamie is "going faster than light" then he needs a stronger lamp, or else "the light will be behind you".  As soon as he says this, I look up at Jamie and watch him struggling not to comment.  He wins this inner struggle, and we have a good laugh about it afterwards.

Obviously we understand what the guy was trying to say.  At least, we hope he didn't mean that you could out-peddle light.