A He-Man-Woman-Hater Still?
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The letting of girls into the He-Man-Woman-Haters club had lasted two meetings. The group of six year old boys and girls had found out rather quickly that the club was not going to work. Boys and girls were too different to get along for very long, especially at that age.
When the girls had wanted to make playing dolls a regular part of the meeting it had been the last straw.
"No way!" Spanky had declared loudly. "Now I put up with girls talking about their dresses and make-up, but I can't watch this! As President of this club I demand all girls leave!" His declaration was met with a many loud agreements from his fellow boy club members.
"And you think *we* enjoyed hearing about the gross bugs you all found the day before?" Blonde, curly-haired Jane had demanded.
A full blown argument had erupted and the girls had left in a huff, leaving the boys to gripe about how dumb girls were. Only Alpha Alpha had seemed heartbroken to see the girls go, particularly Darla.
"Don't worry about it Alph," Spanky had said on the way home. "We're He-Man- Woman-Haters again, but we'll still let you have your girlfriend. We just can't stand them in our club house."
Alpha Alpha had sighed. "I guess you're right Spanky." Inside he felt bad for Spanky, who didn't know what delightful company girls really could be, especially if you found the right one. He only hoped that as they got older Spanky would grow out of his dislike.
/// 10 Years Later \\\
"Ah, come on Alpha Alpha, you haven't done anything with us in ages!" Spanky pleaded with his best friend on the way home from school. He had grown to a strapping 5'10 since his six year old days. He still wore baggy shorts and sweatshirts however, though he had stopped wearing the hat at age 10. He had grown into an attractive young man, though he didn't see it at all.
"Sorry Spanky, but I promised Darla I would take her to the art show tonight." Alpha Alpha still had four inches on his best friend, standing at 6'2. He still had the blasted cowlick however, and it was a source of never ending annoyance to Alpha Alpha. He had grown out of wearing suspenders and pants that were too short for him. He wore jeans and button up shirts now with clean loafers.
"Darla," Spanky said begrudgingly. "That girl has you wrapped around her little finger, just like always! Why don't you just marry her?" He asked bitterly.
"I plan to," Alpha Alpha replied, missing his best friend's resentful tone.
Spanky rolled his eyes. "Oh come on, just this once. Stymie got his car a few days ago for his birthday, we're going to go out and be generally stupid tonight."
Alpha Alpha shrugged. "You know I'm not into that stuff Spanky."
Spanky screwed up his face. "How are we still friends? We're nothing alike," he said lightly, not meaning it.
Alpha Alpha shrugged. "I don't know. But I'm glad we are. I'll see you later alright? I'm going to stop by Darla's for a bit."
"And do what?" Spanky taunted deviously.
"None of your business," Alpha Alpha replied shortly.
Spanky snorted. No matter what he said his best friend would never tell him anything about he and Darla's relationship. Alpha Alpha did not kiss and tell, as well as do other "things" and tell. It didn't really matter to Spanky though, like it did to some of the other guys. Girls were still of little interest to the teenage boy.
"Well, see you later then," Spanky said with a shrug. Alpha Alpha nodded goodbye and then they parted. Spanky continued to walk home, not paying attention to his surroundings. Perhaps this was the reason he didn't notice as two figures stepped in front of him.
"Hey look what we found," he heard a familiar and dreaded voice say. He looked up to see Woim and Butch glaring at him. He gulped. The two boys had grown to burly teenagers with big muscles and small brains.
"Oh, uh, hey guys," he said nervously. Though Alpha Alpha had taken care of the two many years ago they hadn't stopped their tormenting. Spanky had come home with a bruise or two in his high school years from the bullies.
"Why you in such a hurry to go?" Red haired, mullet-clad Woim asked.
"Yeah, stick around," Ring leader Butch said.
"I better not," Spanky said trying to sidestep them.
"Why not?" Butch asked, stepping to block Spanky's exit as Woim went behind Spanky to block his escape from the rear.
Dammit, Spanky cursed in his head. He really wasn't in the mood for this. All of a sudden he heard a horn and he stared down the street to see Stymie speeding down the street in his new car. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry guys, guess we'll finish this later," he said with a grin as Stymie stopped. Spanky saw that Buckwheat, Porky and Froggy were also in the car. The two bullies didn't dare start anything when they were outnumbered.
"You got lucky this time loser," Butch said as he and Woim backed off down the street.
"Yeah," Woim said stupidly.
Spanky laughed at them and climbed into the car. "Boy am I glad to see you guys!" He said with a relieved sigh.
"Thought you might be needing a ride," Stymie said as he accelerated.
Spanky laughed as they drove down the street towards downtown, ready for a night of hanging out and being a general nuisance.
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The letting of girls into the He-Man-Woman-Haters club had lasted two meetings. The group of six year old boys and girls had found out rather quickly that the club was not going to work. Boys and girls were too different to get along for very long, especially at that age.
When the girls had wanted to make playing dolls a regular part of the meeting it had been the last straw.
"No way!" Spanky had declared loudly. "Now I put up with girls talking about their dresses and make-up, but I can't watch this! As President of this club I demand all girls leave!" His declaration was met with a many loud agreements from his fellow boy club members.
"And you think *we* enjoyed hearing about the gross bugs you all found the day before?" Blonde, curly-haired Jane had demanded.
A full blown argument had erupted and the girls had left in a huff, leaving the boys to gripe about how dumb girls were. Only Alpha Alpha had seemed heartbroken to see the girls go, particularly Darla.
"Don't worry about it Alph," Spanky had said on the way home. "We're He-Man- Woman-Haters again, but we'll still let you have your girlfriend. We just can't stand them in our club house."
Alpha Alpha had sighed. "I guess you're right Spanky." Inside he felt bad for Spanky, who didn't know what delightful company girls really could be, especially if you found the right one. He only hoped that as they got older Spanky would grow out of his dislike.
/// 10 Years Later \\\
"Ah, come on Alpha Alpha, you haven't done anything with us in ages!" Spanky pleaded with his best friend on the way home from school. He had grown to a strapping 5'10 since his six year old days. He still wore baggy shorts and sweatshirts however, though he had stopped wearing the hat at age 10. He had grown into an attractive young man, though he didn't see it at all.
"Sorry Spanky, but I promised Darla I would take her to the art show tonight." Alpha Alpha still had four inches on his best friend, standing at 6'2. He still had the blasted cowlick however, and it was a source of never ending annoyance to Alpha Alpha. He had grown out of wearing suspenders and pants that were too short for him. He wore jeans and button up shirts now with clean loafers.
"Darla," Spanky said begrudgingly. "That girl has you wrapped around her little finger, just like always! Why don't you just marry her?" He asked bitterly.
"I plan to," Alpha Alpha replied, missing his best friend's resentful tone.
Spanky rolled his eyes. "Oh come on, just this once. Stymie got his car a few days ago for his birthday, we're going to go out and be generally stupid tonight."
Alpha Alpha shrugged. "You know I'm not into that stuff Spanky."
Spanky screwed up his face. "How are we still friends? We're nothing alike," he said lightly, not meaning it.
Alpha Alpha shrugged. "I don't know. But I'm glad we are. I'll see you later alright? I'm going to stop by Darla's for a bit."
"And do what?" Spanky taunted deviously.
"None of your business," Alpha Alpha replied shortly.
Spanky snorted. No matter what he said his best friend would never tell him anything about he and Darla's relationship. Alpha Alpha did not kiss and tell, as well as do other "things" and tell. It didn't really matter to Spanky though, like it did to some of the other guys. Girls were still of little interest to the teenage boy.
"Well, see you later then," Spanky said with a shrug. Alpha Alpha nodded goodbye and then they parted. Spanky continued to walk home, not paying attention to his surroundings. Perhaps this was the reason he didn't notice as two figures stepped in front of him.
"Hey look what we found," he heard a familiar and dreaded voice say. He looked up to see Woim and Butch glaring at him. He gulped. The two boys had grown to burly teenagers with big muscles and small brains.
"Oh, uh, hey guys," he said nervously. Though Alpha Alpha had taken care of the two many years ago they hadn't stopped their tormenting. Spanky had come home with a bruise or two in his high school years from the bullies.
"Why you in such a hurry to go?" Red haired, mullet-clad Woim asked.
"Yeah, stick around," Ring leader Butch said.
"I better not," Spanky said trying to sidestep them.
"Why not?" Butch asked, stepping to block Spanky's exit as Woim went behind Spanky to block his escape from the rear.
Dammit, Spanky cursed in his head. He really wasn't in the mood for this. All of a sudden he heard a horn and he stared down the street to see Stymie speeding down the street in his new car. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry guys, guess we'll finish this later," he said with a grin as Stymie stopped. Spanky saw that Buckwheat, Porky and Froggy were also in the car. The two bullies didn't dare start anything when they were outnumbered.
"You got lucky this time loser," Butch said as he and Woim backed off down the street.
"Yeah," Woim said stupidly.
Spanky laughed at them and climbed into the car. "Boy am I glad to see you guys!" He said with a relieved sigh.
"Thought you might be needing a ride," Stymie said as he accelerated.
Spanky laughed as they drove down the street towards downtown, ready for a night of hanging out and being a general nuisance.