Picking Nits
Car-repair timing, Guido’s pursuit, neighbors, Princeton admissions and party finances.
In the discussion (10)
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- Could a small nudge really release the parked Porsche? The hosts cannot determine the gear and parking-brake mechanics.
- A college interviewer arriving around 9 p.m. on Friday without clearer scheduling seems implausible.
- Restoring a submerged Porsche before the parents return seems implausibly fast.
- Guido cannot plausibly retrieve his car and catch the Porsche after such a head start.
- Miles's claim that he does not need to pay for sex seems judgmental, but the interaction's meaning remains unclear.
- Neighbors would tell the parents about both the loud party and the household belongings spread outside.
- Joel's 1090 SAT and 3.1 GPA give him no plausible Princeton chance; the counterargument is that his weak resume is the point, but closer scores would create suspense.
- Joel's 1090 SAT, 3.1 GPA and lack of substantial extracurriculars make Princeton implausible; tutoring would be available to this family.
- The party's $8,000 gross, worker splits, car repairs and furniture buyback do not reconcile cleanly. At $100 per transaction it would require roughly 80 transactions across about 12 workers, before other costs; the hosts speculate about higher takings, tips and Lana skimming.
- Craig questions whether teenagers would attend the sex-worker party, the supply of workers nearby, oblivious neighbors and a Saturday-night Princeton interview. — Craig Horlbeck