Meyer was putting his dishes in the dishwasher, something he tends to avoid with every fiber of his being. In this case, he was rushing to get everything put away as fast as possible to return to whatever other activity was more interesting at the time. Basically, pretty much anything.
He tossed his butter knife in, which somehow clattered around and then stuck straight up from a slot where it got wedged. He was very excited.
"HEEEEEYYYY! Dad, look at that! This is the greatest thing that's ever happened to me."
I thought about that for a moment. "Really?! THAT is the greatest thing that ever happened to you?"
"Well, the greatest thing that involves the dishwasher."
