The Google Guitar meme refers to the interactive Google Doodle released on June 9, 2011, commemorating the 96th birthday of Les Paul. This playable guitar allowed users to strum strings with their mouse and even record short tracks, leading to millions of hours of combined procrastination. In the world of memes, the image is a nostalgic centerpiece often used to describe the experience of being in a school computer lab and finding a way to make music or play games when websites were restricted. It captures a specific era of web interactivity and is frequently used to represent small moments of creative triumph or the feeling of being a secret virtuoso during a boring school day or workday.