When I got in high school I could have got better grades but couldn't afford college anyways so there was no incentive to work hard in class.
"Rich man goes to college. Poor man goes to work" Charlie Daniels, Long Haired Country Boy
They definitely had great comedy back in the pre-Dukes era. My favorite was Beverly Hillbillies. Nowadays they can't even make a sitcom without most of the jokes being about sex. And late night comedians can't make a joke unless it is about politics. Pathetic stuff. Our culture has really become narrow minded.