In a move that has stunned the vocational education community, Richard "Dick" Cedar has announced he's dropping out of Macon VTC to launch what he calls "the future of competitive plumbing."
The Professional Plumbers League of America (PPLA) will, according to Cedar's press release, "transform the ancient art of pipe-laying into a spectator sport worthy of prime-time television."
“While other people are learning, I'm earning.”
"School was holding me back," Cedar declared at a hastily organized press conference held in his mother's garage. "While other people are learning, I'm earning. The PPLA is going to revolutionize how America thinks about pipes."
Critics have questioned the viability of competitive plumbing as entertainment, but Cedar remains undeterred. He claims to have already secured "significant investor interest" from several unnamed parties.
"People love competition. People love drama. And let me tell you something—nobody creates drama quite like plumbers," Cedar explained, gesturing at a hand-drawn logo featuring crossed pipe wrenches.
When asked if his departure had anything to do with the ongoing controversy surrounding the Macon incident, Cedar's expression darkened. "Mike Tucker is yesterday's news. I'm building tomorrow."
Tucker, still enrolled at Macon VTC, declined to comment, though classmates say he's been seen practicing late into the night.
