Story time:
I went to a bonfire activity with a friend and we finally got a little flame started. So one guy was gonna add some leaves and stuff to keep it burning and he warned us that there was about to be smoke. Without thinking, I just blurt out, "Thank you smoke!" And if that's not being a stage manager, then I don't know what is. They were all non-theatre people (except my friend who started dying of laughter) so they were a little confused.