Slow, getting it out, but not affecting that shit. This straight rock star and football player suddenly gets not-so-straight A's. He misinterprets plays on the field. Not all at once, mind you. I can't give up too easily. This is not the punchline of Punchline. He starts out pretty classically, a “C minus” in his Survey of Latino-American Literature article. This is a big problem. His parents are worried, his girlfriend is worried, his teacher, everyone. Charlie didn't. It continues like this on the football field too. Maybe the reverse option on third-and-long should go the opposite direction? The ball gets a little too heavy for him a couple of times. But everything's fine. Charlie can still go to the party after the game. He tried whiskey for the first time a couple of weeks ago and likes it, so he tries some more. The grades drop a little more, he sips a little more, and everything goes according to plan. He's got to be the biggest fucking genius I know! When the semester ended, Charlie was no longer on the Dean's List. He had also failed some courses, so his advisor told him he wouldn't be able to graduate on time. He told the counselor to go fuck himself, but he always liked December