You Can't Do That on Television1979

Principal:
As you know, Lisa, you have been sent here to detention because you copied from Marjorie's exam; therefore, I want you to write "I will not copy from others' exams" nine thousand times.

Lisa Ruddy:
But, sir, I did it for a very important reason. You see, if I hadn't copied Marjorie, I would have failed, and then Marjorie would have gotten a much better mark than me and I would have been so jealous that I'd like to take out revenge on her. I would have put gum on her seat, I would have eaten her lunch, and I would have flushed her books down the toilet. Sir, don't you think that a little harmless copying is a lot better than all those terrible thing? I mean, do you really think that I have to write out "I will not copy other people's exams?"

Principal:
Yes, I do think you must write out "I will not copy from other's exams" AND "I desperately need a brain transplant" TEN thousand times.

Lisa Ruddy:
Sir, you think that I need a brain transplant ten thousand times? I mean, isn't that a lot a surgery?