When T. J. Mocks the Flute jeremy gives Stacey for Christmas he tells T. J. to stuff it

in Chapter 7, Stacey gives his new coat away to T. J. after T. J. makes fun of it and says that Stacey looks like a preacher while wearing it. Uncle Hammer lectures Stacey:

"If you ain't got the brains of a flea to see that this T. J. fellow made a fool of you, then you’ll never get anywhere in this world. It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there's gonna be ...