At the age of twenty-five, Sedaris has a job cleaning up construction sites. To make this mindless job worse, Sedaris is often paired with an irritating man named Reggie. Reggie happens to think that he is a genius and brags that he has an IQ of 130. Day in and day out Reggie complains that he should be working at a job that will challenge his intellect. True to form, Sedaris devilishly suggests that Reggie try sweeping the sawdust into a fan if he is looking for a challenge. Reggie takes offense to the comment and insults Sedaris with the implication that he has a low IQ.
Sedaris reflects on this story as he is about to get his IQ tested while living in France. It is something he has always.....
