Popcorn - the 'old fashioned way'

We realize that microwave popcorn, Stir Crazy, and the Pop Lite machines from the 80's are all relatively new developments in the world of popcorn preparation. But,being the young lads that we are, we had no previous experience in making popcorn on the stove top before today. We had a good laugh while making our first attempt at it and thought we'd try to recount it for you all. The commentary went something like this:

Tony and Julie:
Okay, here we go.
I guess we just wait until we hear the popping, right?

Julie: It's been popping for awhile. You better see how full it is now.
Tony: Oh no, we need to start emptying it - I think we put too many seeds in!
Julie: Put the lid back on and I'll get a bowl out!

Tony: You'd better hurry - the popcorn is pushing the lid off the pot!

Tony: The seeds are exploding out of the pan - I'm getting splattered with hot oil!
Julie: Pull the pan back (*no idea why this seemed like a good solution)

Tony: Hand me the lid - they're still popping!
Julie: laughing and laughing
Tony: laughing and laughing

Once all was said and done, about 3/4 of the popcorn ended up in the bowl.
The rest was scattered on the counters and floor, which our dog, Davy, was quite happy to see.