This Week in Schadenfreude: Not a High-IQ Individual, We Suspect

Although IQ, at best, is a somewhat crude instrument for measuring some types of intelligence, Donald Trump and his followers are obsessed with it. We could not help but think of that fact when we read about an as-yet-unidentified man who went viral last week.

The man attended a charity auction in Texas, and apparently had some money to spend. So far, so good. What he ended up buying, for $4,000, was a Taylor Swift guitar. When he walked up to receive the guitar, he was also handed a hammer, which he promptly used to destroy the instrument. Presumably, the "privilege" of destroying the guitar, and thus ostensibly "sticking it" to Swift, was what was actually being auctioned. You can watch the video at the link, if you wish.

There is, as you might have guessed by now, one small problem. The guitar was never used by Swift, was not signed by Swift and, by all indications, has nothing to do with Swift. It did come with a signed CD, however. So, what we have here is a fellow who paid $4,000 to destroy a guitar worth maybe $150, plus... a Taylor Swift-signed CD, which definitely was not destroyed. Good job, Mr. MAGA.

We are reminded of the old aphorism about a fool and his money... (Z)

This Robson?