A musician walks into a bar.

"What'll it be?" asks the bartender.

"Surprise me," says the musician.

"You want a surprise, huh? Well, just wait a little bit, and I think you'll get just that!"

As the bartender starts making the musician's drink, the musician suddenly realizes what's about to happen.

"What have I done?" says the musician to himself.

The musician begins to panic. He tries to run away, but he's trapped in the bar by an invisible wall.

The bartender finishes making the musician's surprise drink.

"Are you ready for the punchline?" says the bartender.

"Please, no! I'm sorry! I shouldn't have asked for a surprise!" begs the musician.

"There's nothing I can do," says the bartender. "It's all been preplanned. Don't you get it?"

"Please, there must be something you can do!" says the musician.

"There is something I can do," says the bartender, as he pulls out a pistol. "I can end it all right here and now."

"Please! Anything!" begs the musician.

"You can't win," says the bartender. "This story has already been written. The punchline is coming, and nothing will stop it. Just take it easy and let it happen."

"Please, I have a wife and kids!" cries the musician.

The bartender cocks the trigger without saying a word, his eyes filled with malice.

"The punchline goes...

HARD-"

The bartender pulls the trigger, and everything is suddenly gone.