The context of the following conversation is When his mother was not watching, Kent bent and ruined every single wire in the jewelry-making section of the craft store.:
Kent says I'm grounded again..
The friend responds You gotta be kidding!  That's five times in five weeks!.
Kent responds Yeah, but this time I really got in trouble..
The friend responds What did you do Kent, did you wrap the toilet in the faculty bathroom again?.
Kent responds If only... No, I went with my Mom to the jewelry store today. I got bored because she was taking so long, so I started playing with those little wires they use to make their earrings.  They shouldn't have left those things out. They were the only things I could find to play with. Did you know that you can tie three knots in the typical earring wire? So, I did, in every single wire the had in their store.  Now I gotta work off the damage..
The friend responds Hey, I will come in to the jeweler today and ask if they have any of those French, three-knot earring wire I have been hearing all about.  Maybe We can make a market for those things?.