You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: TIME 
Clue: In the Queen's English, the phrase "Time, gentlemen, please!" refers to this
the pub is about to close

Category: ACCORDING TO JIM 
Clue: A humorist: "Every person carries... the... scar, or the fresh wound, of some harrowing misadventure with a contraption"
james thurber

Category: THE PROM QUEEN 
Clue: The prom queen was glad that Mrs. Marcus, her favorite teacher, acted as one of these supervisors at the dance

a chaperon