the payoff

After years of reading Calvin and Hobbes, spending weekends with his Uncles, and being reprimanded at the dinner table, Punk finally got the payoff he was hoping for.

While getting his hair cut "extra nerdy" for the play, the hairdresser said, "Wow, you are quick on your feet for an 8-year-old."

"What does that mean?" Punk asked.

"It means you are witty," she said. "You know, sarcastic - but in a really funny way."

Punk's entire face lit up and he said, "Thank you! Thank you so much! That is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me."

The hairdresser just laughed and said, "I've never met an 8 year-old who knew what 'sarcastic' meant, let alone took it as a compliment."

Punk floated on air the rest of the day.