5/17/05

And Nowwww....A Horrifying Look Into the Future!

(INT. suburban house in mid 2020s America)

(INT. hallway)

(Dad whistles, putting away a crate. Daughter tugs on his leg.)

Daughter: Daddy, whatcha doin'?

Daddy: Oh, hi pumpkin. Daddy's just putting away his old stuff. You want to see it?

Daughter: OK!

(Daddy opens box. Daughter pulls out his old pride and joy, a CD of Nevermind. The daughter looks at it, and flips it around, confused.)

Daughter: Did you use this to kill bugs, Daddy?

(laughter)

Daddy: No! No! It plays music--there's a disc on the inside. (Opens it.) See! It's a CD!

(Daughter has blank look of incomprehension on her face)

Daughter: Daddy, what's a CD?

(dumbfounded)

Daddy: It's--it's a CD! A CD! They were like records, but smaller!

(silence)

(silence)

Daughter: Daddy, what's a record?

(Daddy gets up without a word and goes into the kitchen.)

Daughter: Mommy, Daddy's drinking in the afternoon again!

FIN

Ambient music: Hoobastank - Crawling In The Dark

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