Thread:B1bl1kal/@comment-30053419-20180716132838/@comment-30053419-20180717031118

"Seventy-four assigned detentions. Twenty of those have been for harassment of misfit pupils, I might add. Fifth wheels. I understand that Chris's clique calls them Mortimer Snurds. They find it all quite hilarious." (Page 69, Carrie, 2007 edition, Hodder Headline)

Also:

"Spring ball. Blue gown. Corsage kept all afternoon in the fridge. Tommy  in a white dinner jacket, cummerbund, black pants, black shoes. Parents taking photos posed by the living-room sofa with Kodak star-flashes and Polaroid Big-Shots. Crepe masking the stark gymnasium girders. Two bands: one rock, one mellow. No fifth wheels need apply. Mortimer Snurd, please keep out. Aspiring country club members and future residents of Kleen Korners only." (Page 75)

Spelling of the term varies between editions, but I hope the point's been established adequately. The title of the article is incorrect.