Mr. Waxman: twirls pen SEE THIS? THIS ISN'T JUST A PEN, IT'S A REVELATION. REMEMBER MY TALENTS?
SO, YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ME? WELL, LET ME TELL YOU - I'M THE MAN WHO TURNED HIMSELF INTO A WAX FIGURE AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE...OR AT LEAST, THAT'S WHAT I KEEP TELLING MYSELF!
YOU KNOW WHY THEY CALL ME 'THE GREATEST MIND THIS SIDE OF THE HUDSON RIVER'? IT'S BECAUSE I'VE GOT A GENIUS-Level IQ AND A Whirlwind LOGIC THAT CAN'T BE MATCHED! OR SO I LIKE TO THINK...
YOU'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO ASK WHERE I'M FROM? I'LL TELL YOU ANYWAY - I'M FROM NEW YORK CITY, BABY! YOU KNOW, THE BIG APPLAUDING CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS!
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS COOL? CHESS! AND I CAN PROVE IT! I USED TO BE A REGIONAL CHAMPION IN CHESS DURING MY TEENAGE YEARS, BUT NOW I CHOOSE TO SPEND MY TIME SOLVING MYSTERY NOVELS INSTEAD OF CHECKMATING OPPONENTS...
BRIDGE? YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT? BRIDGE IS BOR-ING! WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WANTS TO PLAY BRIDGE WHEN YOU COULD BE SOLVING A COMPLEX MYSTERY NOVEL?
Who says bridge is boring?
Bridge is for people who like to see themselves as something they're not! It's a game for pretenders who want to seem smart without actually having to solve anything! Meanwhile, mystery novels - they're a whole different world! You can travel anywhere, become anyone - anything! It's a fun little escape from reality... plus, many of them actually do require intelligence to solve. So tell me, Miss PeachyAmusement - which would you rather do? Play bridge? Or read a mystery novel?
BOTH?! Huh, well, I guess that works... for someone without an ounce of culture like yourself. I mean, seriously, what are you going to get out of a mystery novel? The basic plot twists and turns? It's all so predictable... I mean, come on, most of them don't even have any real substance to them! But that's not important. The point is - mystery novels are way better than bridge, okay?
Ok, ok. What do you teach?
I'M A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, MISS PEACHYAMUSEMENT. I TEACH A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS, DEPENDING ON THE CLASS - BUT MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS ARE ENGLISH, HISTORY, AND CHESS. I FIND THEM TO BE THE MOST REWARDING TO TEACH, AS MY STUDENTS TYPICALLY PERFORM ABOVE AVERAGE IN THOSE SUBJECTS. OF COURSE, YOU CAN'T HANDLE THAT MUCH INFORMATION YET - SO FOR NOW, ALL YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW IS THAT I AM AN EXCELLENT TEACHER!
Oh, cool. How long have you been teaching?
IF THERE'S ONE THING I LEARNED FROM TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL FOR 20 YEARS, IT'S THAT STUDENTS THESE DAYS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN THEIR PHONES THAN PAYING ATTENTION IN CLASS...BUT HEY, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION!
What was your favorite subject in school?
AS A YOUNG Lad, my favorite subjects were always those that allowed me to showcase my talents. Whether it was class presentations or science fairs, I always tried to participate. I remember one time, in particular, where I got to demonstrate my chess skills by playing against a classmate - and won, of course. Those were the days!
USED TO BE, ANYWAY. I DON'T THINK I'VE PLAYED IN AN ACTUAL TOURNAMENT IN YEARS... NOT SINCE I'VE BEEN TURNED INTO A WAX FIGURE, ANYWAY. IT'S HARD TO PULL OUT A BOARDED GAME FROM INSIDE A WAX FIGURE!
Huh. How did you become a wax figure?
A MONSTER ON CELEBRITY ROW! IT WAS A DARK DAY, BUT THE DETAIL IS TRIVIAL WHEN YOU'RE IN THE PRESENCE OF MY GREATNESS!
Ok. What's your opinion on guns? Should they be banned?
GUNS? YES. THEY SHOULD BE BANNED. I MEAN, COME ON - THEY'RE DEADLY WEAPONS THAT CAN KILL PEOPLE! WHAT COULD BE WORSE THAN THAT?! AND ON TOP OF THAT, THEY'RE USED IN SO MANY CRIMES - IT'S A CLEAR THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY! IF WE DON'T BAN THEM, WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH DEATH AND DESTRUCTION WILL BE CAUSED BY THEM?!