Chronology of an Important and Embarrassing Life Lesson
posted by
1970s Abraham Lincoln
posted
2/3/2008 11:50:00 AM
10:00 am: Oh my god! The apartment building is on fire!
10:01 am: I'd better warn the neighbors!
10:03 am: Whew! We barely made it out of there.
10:05 am: Oh my god! I can't believe I left my prized 1965 Gibson Les Paul in the apartment. I've had that guitar since I was 13! I've got to save it!
10:10 am: Wow, I sure was lucky. I know it was a foolish thing to do, and that I easily could have died - but that guitar was extremely rare and valuable.
12:00 pm: The local newspaper wants to do a story on me? They want a picture of me with my 1965 Gibson Les Paul? Neat!
5:30 pm: Hey, that was fast - there's already an article online about me. Look, that's me with my 1965 Gibson Les Paul!
5:35 pm: What do you mean there's no such thing as a 1965 Gibson Les Paul? These people commenting are idiots. I've had this guitar my entire adult life. I think I know what a 1965 Gibson Les Paul looks like. I mean, I risked my life for this guitar.
5:40 pm: I don't - I mean, yes, it does look like a 1980 Les Paul Firebrand. But these guitars all pretty much look alike, I'm sure they're just confused.
5:48 pm: Jesus, I had no idea there was so much information about guitars online.
6:10 pm: Goddamnit.
Tags: schadenfreude, guitars
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