Every culture has a different conception of what is an acceptable birthday gift

[Sommy]

I was at work today, and I see this dad and his kid are looking at a guitar.

I walk over and say, "Hey, can help you guys out with anything?"

"Oh yeah," the dad says, "It's my son's birthday, so I thought I'd take him to look at some guitars."

Cool.

A half hour goes by, and they're still just kinda wandering around looking at stuff (though the kid is still playing the same guitar). I say, "Hey guys, I'll be back in a bit to check on you -- what was your name again, man?"

"I'm Lucky."

And that's when it hit me. Some parents take their kids to the music store to buy guitars and shit on their birthdays. For rednecks, the trip to the music store is the present.

Granted, at one point, I did hear the dad say, "Yeah, go ahead, pick out whatever kind of picks you want -- it's your birthday."

"Cool, can I get those?"

"No, those are too expensive."

[Vega]

wow just wow

[Artard]

What?! How is that kid ok with just looking?

[Francis Wolcott]

wow just wow

my eyes progressively widened 'till I was a cartoon

[Hephaestus]

This is the shit we've been begging of you. Get the diary going again in http://www.business-max.com/fingerpoint.gif if you have to .

[bloo]

were they the big stubby picks or those gigantic triangular ones

[Matton]

How much did the too expensive picks cost?

[JayCal]

That's depressing. And anyone who thinks it's funny is a douche.

[SimpleSimon]

That's depressing. And anyone who thinks it's funny is a douche.

I agree with it being depressing, but it's still really funny.

[Sommy]

At one point, the dude did ask me at one point if we had a used Boss Metal Core pedal (because it was, in his opinion, the "hardest core" distortion we had, and sounded even better than the distortion on his Digitech GNX4 processor), but would only buy it if we had a used one. He asked when we would get another used one in. I said, "It depends when someone sells one to us." He asked when that would be.

[Sommy]

What?! How is that kid ok with just looking?

I imagine it's on par with that episode of the Simpsons where the carnies steal their house.

"LOOK SON, I'M A MILLIONAIRE"

"Wow dad, you look like James Bond in that polo shirt."

[iamlark]

That's depressing. And anyone who thinks it's funny is a douche.

.

[Fatterrific]

but would only buy it if we had a used one. He asked when we would get another used one in. I said, "It depends when someone sells one to us." He asked when that would be.

Holy shit, that is mind-blowing.

[Optimus Fag]

wow.

[Veva]

sad...

[gnutella]

this might be up there with when my brother and i were younger and didn't have any money to play arcade games. we'd either look in every machine for a quarter/token or, more than likely, just pretend we were playing while the demo was going. stupid poverty.

[Foo Radley]

we'd either look in every machine for a quarter/token or, more than likely, just pretend we were playing while the demo was going.

Poverty or not, every kid does this. I remember sometimes being convinced I was actually playing during a demo.

[gnutella]

oh i know, but usually they had a at least a few bucks to start out with. we got shit.

and yes, i usually tried to convince myself i was actually playing. especially when you hit left and go left and are like OMG WTF I'M PLAYING

[Thrash!]

Poverty or not, every kid does this. I remember sometimes being convinced I was actually playing during a demo.

QUOTED FOR TRUTH

i was notorious for playing the ninja turtles demo.

[thissucks]

At one point, the dude did ask me at one point

/dick

[Squid]

this bummed me out