Important Life Questions
So I'm driving down the road to work listening to the radio because its the only thing that keeps me sane. I'm listening to this station that plays everything from 70's rock, to 80's pop, to 90's new wave pop rock and they play two certain songs back to back. Highway to Hell and Stairway to Heaven. Wierd. Anyway, I get to thinking at work (mainly because I usually stare at the wall and zone out for a few hours). Which is better, a stairway to heaven or a highway to hell? Let's weigh the pros and cons.
Stairway to Heaven:
Pros:
1) Takes you to heaven - good for all those Jebus believin' folk
2) "everything still turns to gold" - money is one of the key goals
3) "she's buying the stairway to heaven" - no money out of your own pocket, always a plus
Cons:
1) Its a stairway - no one likes to climb stairs if they don't have to and could you imagine how many goddamn stairs that would be?
2) "sometimes words have two meanings" - could end up not actually being a stairway to heaven. Then you've climbed all that way for no good reason. Not good at all.
3) "new day will dawn for those who stand long" - standing for long periods of time before you can even climb the stairway? Now thats just ridiculous
Highway to Hell
Pros:
1) Its a highway - you are driving the whole way. No need to walk. Great for the lazy at heart.
2) "no stop signs, speed limits" - straight shot the whole way and you can drive as fast or as drunk as you want. Sounds like a great trip to me.
3) "goin down party time and my friends are gonna be there too" - drive as fast as you want and when you are done you get to party with your friends. Are you sure this isn't heaven?
Cons:
1) Its hell - all that fire and brimstone might be enough to scare even the hardest partier off.
2) "season ticket on a one-way ride" - no coming back so you are stuck in hell. Sure its always a party but there is the eternal torment of you soul part too....
3) the weather - pretty damn hot in hell. I don't know about you but I like it air conditioned to a nice 72 degrees. The infinite firey hotness sounds too much like the Middle East. Roland????
So I guess its really a toss up. No clear winner here. I guess the best bet is to head down the highway to hell until you hit the exit for the stairway to heaven. Man, life's questions are tough.

6 Comments:
Fuck being a poet lauret/drunk Josh. That's some grade A deep thinking shit. Philosopher, writer, weekend playboy? Those seem to suit you better...
Haha. Fuck Plato and Aristotle, we got us some true philosophers here.
Dude, Plato was the shit with that cave shit and everything. I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
Bob, would you leave Fr. Ganz's high school religion class already? It's been, what? Three years now...
Light rail mass transit? Are you kidding me? I know all hippies go to hell (how on earth could they go anywhere else with those beliefs of theirs), but I think Satan would put his foot down if they complained down there.
As for the escalator, it was invented in the late 19th century, well before Led Zepplin thought up Stairway to Heaven. The first escalator was put into use on Coney Island in 1895. This means the stairway stays a stairway.
Decision not so clear now, huh?
Dude, Plato was fucking Philosophy 201 at GU, The Philosophy of Human Nature, know your shit. Anything that is good enough for a Top 10 west coast university better be good enough for you.
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