Always bring your guitar as a carry-on. If it doesn't fit in the overhead it will fit in the closet in the front or an attendant will hand carry it to the cargo. Learned that the hard way. Luckily I had an ATA flight certified case so the damage was only to that but it looked like a fist went through it.

That's just some old fashioned bath time fun. Someone splashing cold water on grandpa's testicles.