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Running Through the Halls and Accidentally Decking Mr. Svek
from Underground Economy · #34
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4 minTim recounts his habit of darting through school hallways, culminating in accidentally clotheslining a security guard named Mr. Svek, plus Ray's story of a gym teacher's second-grade meltdown.
- 50:19Tim was incredibly popular in school, so students would defend him when he got in trouble.
- 50:32Tim used to run through the hallways bouncing off walls, partly because he couldn't stand being in crowds.
- 50:58The image of Tim moving quickly through space involves angles, bounces, and pivots.
- 51:18If someone saw Tim running through Penn Station, they'd assume he'd just done something horrific.
- 51:43Mr. Svek, a security guard with a limp, grabbed Tim from behind in the hallway.
- 52:01Tim threw his shoulder back to get free, turning around to see he'd accidentally decked Mr. Svek.
- 52:22Mr. Svek, humiliated at being knocked down by a fat kid, told Tim to just go to lunch and never speak of it.
- 52:44Harvey Calum, a second-grade gym teacher, grabbed Tim by the ears and had a breakdown about respect and maturity.
- 53:52Harvey Calum retired the year after his breakdown incident with Tim.
- 54:04Tim suspects his own behavior may have pushed Harvey Calum over the edge into retirement.
Harvey CalumPenn Station