Barney cautiously leans over the "pad thai" and sniffs. Sniff sniff.

Suddenly, a tendril of pad thai leaps up and grips his nose. He yelps! The tendril snakes into his left nostril and out the right one.

Barney drops the plate with a sharp CRASH and starts to shake his head. Hanging from his nose is a tangle of pad thai noodles, clinging mercilessly.

His fingers claw into the noodles and tears strands away. Lifeless strings are flung all over the cafeteria. Pad thai sauce drips down his shirt.

Jimmy rushes over. He grabs a hold of the noodles and yanks. The slippery noodles slide right through his fingers, sending him sprawling backwards.

Kent grabs a fork and spears the tangled mess. Then, using both of his hands and a steadied stance, he rips right through the pad thai. Noodles and sauce sail through the air and onto Jimmy. But the bulk of the noodles remain.

Screaming now, Barney starts to choke the noodles. They ooze out of his hands but don't loosen their grip.

Gina, in a moment of distinctive clarity, grabs a pepper shaker and sprinkles Barney's face. "What are you doing??" he cries. Then he blinks, pauses, and… AAAACHOOOO!

Across the room go the pad thai noodles. And right onto Jimmy, who quickly covers his nose and rolls away.