He grabs a pencil and tries to work it out
Because they always work problems out with a pencil.
A #2 pencil
Trying to win a new mattress in a contest and I need a clean mattress joke to win (dumb, I know)
He was trying to find Winnie the Pooh.
He works it out with a pencil
Both leave you waiting for the drop.
Grab a cup of joe.
You throw him a lifesaver and tell him to grab on to it.