Ithaca, NY - Local PhD student and longtime impostor syndrome sufferer, Paul Munn, was taken into custody today by the impostor police.
Sources present during the arrest reported that, rather than attempt to refute the charges, Munn actually looked somewhat relieved, and simply commented “What took you guys so long?”
Arresting officer Joseph McGovern said that Munn appeared as if a huge burden had suddenly been lifted from him. “He genuinely seemed like he was glad it was all over.”
Fellow PhD student and lab-mate, Michael Meyers, admitted to reporters that he thought the warrant was for him when the officers started reading the charges. “I started to put my hands in front of me so they could cuff me, then pretended I was just stretching when I realized they were addressing Paul.”
“Seriously though,” Meyers continued, “did he really think he could keep up the act for an entire four or five years? It was pretty obvious from the outset that he didn’t have a clue what he was doing.”
When reached for comment in his holding cell, Munn said that he blamed a motivational calendar he had purchased the year before quitting his job and returning to school. “I had to endure an entire twelve months of ‘Life begins at the end of your comfort zone’ and ‘Spread your fucking wings and soar with the eagles’.” Looking at his surroundings he added, “You know, this cell’s a lot like my old cubicle. I should’ve just stayed put.”
At press time, further charges were brought against Munn for supposing he was witty enough to write blog posts in the style of The Onion’s News In Brief.
