"It was the 3rd grade. I said a joke. Made the “popular” kid laugh really hard but only he heard it. Made me feel great. Then he repeated the joke louder and literally the entire class AND the teacher laughed. 3rd grade me was so mad.
EDIT: A lot of people are asking what the joke was. I think the teacher was talking about how there was a bunch of “Caesars” like Caesar Augustus, Julius Caesar. And I said “And Caesar Salad…” ok yeah it was lame but I was proud of myself for coming up with it. My delivery was perfect even. The popular kid was like, “oh! And… and… Caesar Salad!” And that’s when the laughing commenced."
_JD_48
It stated that he had 27-inch biceps. (They were 17-inch.)
The magazine published the correction the following week.
A gym-buddy of mine would not let it go.
From that point onward (and for years afterwards) he'd derisively refer to Christopher Reeve as 'Mr. 27-inch biceps.'
When CR passed away in 2004 I can imagine my buddy saying 'Gee. How did they fit him in his coffin......with his 27-inch biceps.....'