i grabbed him and gave him the heimlich and popped the polish dog across the room. [ applause ] i gotvery year after that. that was what it was. >> jimmy: you were the football coach, the gay-straight alliance counselor. [ cheering ] were you popular with the students? >> i think so. they picked me to be santa claus. i think it was looks. so i was santa claus every year. seems like okay. >> jimmy: would you go to the prom and watch and make sure the kids weren't touching each other too much? >> my wife and i built the promise. >> jimmy: what do you mean? >> you have to build the set. so if it's under the sea or whatever, you build an undersea set. and we did a night in paris, you build the eiffel tower. for me, my wife says nothing in moderation. she says you couldn't just go vote and then you have to run for congress and all this. so we would build these elaborate proms. and the sets together. >> jimmy: that's so crazy. now you're in this position. i imagine for your wife, this must be something that you guys look at each other from time to time and go how did this happen. >> yes. an