Mrs. Olsen: Horatio Hornblower, not Nicholas Noseblower. Your clowning around cost you a perfect score.
Caulfield: My bad.
Frazz: That did have a fun ring to it.
Caulfield: I had a few points to blow and still keep my grade-point up.
Sounds like a win-win for everyone to me. He got to have a bit of fun with the test/quiz and she got to lecture about the costs of having fun instead of being serious.
Agent54 over 9 years ago
In the long run it did not matter anyway – GPAs are remembered and noticed by few.
KenTheCoffinDweller over 9 years ago
Sounds like a win-win for everyone to me. He got to have a bit of fun with the test/quiz and she got to lecture about the costs of having fun instead of being serious.
rshive over 9 years ago
Nicholas was a distant cousin.
Atanwat over 9 years ago
Any relation to Hubert Humphrey, as pronounced by Jimmy Carter?
nosirrom over 9 years ago
That was a very snotty answer.
Arianne over 9 years ago
How do pierced people blow their noses with those nose rings? It can’t be very comfortable.
Demmiaa over 9 years ago
Should have said “backs”…..
Banjo Gordy Premium Member over 9 years ago
How about the folks with metal nose boogers hanging out of nostrils. Really gross!
Fido (aka Felix Rex) Premium Member over 9 years ago
“Nicholas Noseblower” — “Points to blow” — looks like Jef has been reading too much Pastis.
David Rickard Premium Member over 9 years ago
Nicholas Noseblower—the next big thing in middle-school literature!
VanLaser almost 3 years ago
So, Nicholas Caulfield is his full name? :D