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 about 10 years ago
In the long run it did not matter anyway – GPAs are remembered and noticed by few.
KenTheCoffinDweller about 10 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 about 10 years ago
Nicholas was a distant cousin.
Atanwat about 10 years ago
Any relation to Hubert Humphrey, as pronounced by Jimmy Carter?
nosirrom about 10 years ago
That was a very snotty answer.
Arianne about 10 years ago
How do pierced people blow their noses with those nose rings? It can’t be very comfortable.
Demmiaa about 10 years ago
Should have said “backs”…..
Banjo Gordy Premium Member about 10 years ago
How about the folks with metal nose boogers hanging out of nostrils. Really gross!
Fido (aka Felix Rex) about 10 years ago
“Nicholas Noseblower” — “Points to blow” — looks like Jef has been reading too much Pastis.
David Rickard Premium Member about 10 years ago
Nicholas Noseblower—the next big thing in middle-school literature!
VanLaser over 3 years ago
So, Nicholas Caulfield is his full name? :D