Deliberate mistake: The huge bruise on Tommy's face, from the board hitting him, disappears in less than a day.
Deliberate mistake: Why would Richard, big Tom's 'right hand man,' have to drive his cherished vintage car on a business trip that would take him hundreds, if not a thousand miles? He surely could have taken a company vehicle. Of course, then they couldn't do the 'car slowly and humorously being destroyed' shtick.
Answer: He was the fat kid. I was teased in school for being the nerd who wore glasses and read books.