1.2 - "Nick Get Job" Trivia Quiz

Answer: True

Andy came over to where Nick was working on his laptop and asked what the dissertation was about. Nick said the title of it was "Beyond Dualism: The Evolution of Symbology in a Post-primitive Society", after which Joel gave his opinion on Nick's subject. Joel was told that he wouldn't be laughing when Nick was being called Dr. Nick Hedge, Ph.D. Joel said he would be laughing, because he'd be ninety and senile by then, and laughing at most anything.

Answer: Rent

After Joel told Nick that rent was due and he couldn't float him this month, Nick was shocked that Joel would lay this burden on him. Nick questioned why they hadn't just bought a place so they wouldn't be throwing money away on rent, and Andy chimed in with how they could have gotten a tax break and earned equity. Joel asked what all the 'we' stuff was since he was the one who was paying the bills.

Answer: Joel could take a second job

Nick said he thought they all knew what the problem was and they were just afraid to say it. He said it was time for Joel to get a second job. Joel said no, Nick should get a first job. Andy gasped and busied himself with his breakfast so Joel wouldn't point out that he should get a job as well.

Answer: Laundry room

Andy was in the laundry room sorting dark clothes from light clothes (he had trouble deciding whether a grey item should go with the darks or the lights) when the woman started to walk in with her laundry. Andy saw her, said hey and introduced himself. He was being very helpful, but she became startled and left quickly.

Answer: False

Nick was ready to go sell, but Joel told him that all new employees started out as replenishers. Joel explained that Nick would be straightening up each display module after the customer's trial habitation. Nick thought that meant housekeeping, but Joel clarified that it was "replenishing". Nick arrogantly asked Joel how many replenishers had Ph.Ds. Joel told Nick none, including Nick. Seeing his point, Nick replied, "Fair enough".

Answer: Called Mr. Hogan over to where Nick was goofing off

Nick wasn't doing his job, basically, and had Joel so upset it was affecting his love life with Kate. Joel told Kate that Nick was a disaster and Kate said to just fire him. Joel couldn't do this, but he had had enough when he saw that Nick had set up his laptop and made himself at home in the home office section of the store (he claimed he was demonstrating functionality). Joel walked away but made a call to have Mr. Hogan sent to the department.

When Mr. Hogan arrived and saw what Nick was doing, he fired him.

Answer: Russian

Maurice and Nick were having drinks while looking at a website called 'Russian to the Altar' which listed single Russian women available for marriage apparently, while it played the old USSR anthem. Joel came in, upset after finding out about Nick's lawsuit, and was told by Maurice and Nick that he was a dancing hobo bear for Norskbild.

After Maurice said something else, Joel told him to stop speaking Russian.

Answer: Nick dropped the lawsuit.

Nick couldn't believe that he was fired, and decided that he had been overqualified for the job. He felt this made them afraid of him, which led to a wrongful termination suit based on discrimination. At the arbitration hearing, Joel told him that he had made the termination happen because Nick had deserved it.

It wasn't until Nick saw video of himself from a surveillance camera that he admitted out loud that he sucked. He then dropped the lawsuit.

Answer: Andy's mom

After their first awful encounter, Andy saw the woman in the garage and tried to tell her he really was a nice guy, but she left in a hurry. He later managed to find out that the woman was named Lucy by harassing the postal carrier who was putting mail up. Knocking on Lucy's door, Andy pretended he was a policeman following up on a report of a strange man accosting her.

She opened the door and tried to scream, but he covered her mouth and told her how uncomfortable this was for him, but there was something he had for her.

He pulled out his red cellphone and told his mom she was on with Lucy. Andy's mother, Rose, began telling Lucy that she had no reason to be afraid of Andy and that he was a very sweet boy.

Answer: They liked it better when she was scared of Andy.

Joel and Nick were discussing the things Nick had written for the employee complaint box when they heard Andy and Lucy being chatty. Joel said he liked it better when she was scared of Andy, and Nick asked if he wanted to get rid of her. When Joel asked what Nick had in mind, Nick went over to the fireplace and picked up a log and a poker.

After handing the log to Joel, the two of them grunted and headed toward Lucy in a most cavemanly manner. Screaming was heard as well as Andy complaining about what they had done.