This proves that ole Ferd is not human. No human could take a pie out of the oven without a good set of potholders to protect his sensitive human hands. Especially if it's an anvil pie, with thousands of pounds pressing that hot pie tin onto your palms like a branding iron. Ferd is a robot who has not learned the finer points of human existence, such as temperature comfort zones, the proper way to pick up a pie, and humor.

Ferd. Branding iron. If nothing else, we all ought to hold onto that thought.