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Archive for May 19th, 2009

I Have a Broom and I Know How to Use It

May
19

There he is.
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My very own Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Darth Vader, all rolled into one.

Mean Rooster.
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But this time, I’m ready.

This time….
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I have a broom.
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And I know how to use it!

I whacked the broom on the ground and said, “Come near me and I’ll beat the crap out of you!” I said it like I really meant it and like I was the World’s Strongest Man. And like I’d really beat him. Instead of, you know, run away screaming.
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I’m copping an attitude. An attitude to match Mean Rooster’s.

See him quiver! See him tremble!
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Okay, he did approach. He was testing me. I showed him the Broom of Death again.
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He pretended he had to clip his toe nails and watch Love Boat reruns, but I know–
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–he was scared!
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He didn’t even stalk me back across the yard. Sissy! Weenie! I win! I win! I’m a star!
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I would like to thank my mother, my goats, and, of course, the Academy.
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And thank you, too, Dookie, for your courageous assistance. I couldn’t have done it without you.

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