Priceless

There is this thing out there where people show innocent bystanders a shock website and record their reaction from seeing it for the first time. The one I'm talking about is apparently a famous one. The name starts with "goat". If you know what I'm talking about, your as sick as me. If you don't, it doesn't matter you just need to know that it is obscenely shocking.

I decided to pull this cruel joke on my wife.

Here is my version of what happened:

It's Sunday evening. We're in the living room sitting on our new Seabury sofa from Pottery Barn. The Planet Earth Series DVD is playing on our TV. We've been casually munching on fruits. We're both surfing the Internet. We been at this for about an hour or so. The mood is serene and mellow. We are totally zen'ed out.

It's the perfect time to pull something like this.

I angle my laptop away from her view and I bring the shock website up on my screen. I maximize the browser for full effect. I turn to my wife and say, "Hey honey, check this out, I want to see what you think about this." She takes my laptop and views it. She literally bounces off the couch screaming. She yells at me, "HOW CAN YOU SHOW ME SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!" and stomps all the way into our bedroom. I'm rolling. I'm in the fetal position. I'm laughing so hard my stomach hurts. The stomping stops. The bedroom door slam shut. The lock clicks. I'm in the doghouse, but I still cannot stop laughing. I stumble my way towards our bedroom. I try opening to door. I'm still laughing. The door is still locked so I utter, "Honey, open the door, it was just a joke. I'm sorry". No answer. I knock on the door and utter through my laughter, "Honey, I'm sorry, I didn't think you would be so upset." She questions me again, "HOW CAN YOU SHOW ME SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!" I'm still laughing. I mutter a response through my laughter, "It's a joke, honey. I was just play around with you." She growls, "IT'S NOT FUNNY!" I'm still laughing. She growls again, "I'M NOT OPENING THE DOOR UNTIL YOU STOP LAUGHING!". I'm still laughing. I'm still laughing as I write this.

Planet Earth Series DVD: $55
Internet Connectivity: $30
Her laptop: $2000
My laptop: $2000
Seabury sofa: $2300
My wife's reaction: PRICELESS

I hope she doesn't read this.