December 26, 2005
From Whence It Came
I was asked last night when I first realized that I had a sense of humor:
It happened on a Monday morning. I was approaching the gates of Linksfield Primary School. I was in second grade. I was walking with my satchel on my back and my hands deep in my pockets to stave off the cold wind blowing off Linksfield Ridge.
The sky was a deep blue and I noticed my reflection in a car window as I passed. I recall wondering how silly us school boys must look wearing suit coats, ties and caps with short pants and long socks...in the middle of winter!
“Who ever designed school uniforms was not a good designer,” I remember thinking.
The body blow came out of nowhere.
I was bowled off my feet.
“Hoezit moegoe?” came a voice from the body towering over me. (How are you doing, sucker?)
I knew that voice only too well. It was Darrel Lobel. My nemesis.
He pulled me up by my tie, almost strangling me in the process.
“I just don’t like your bladdy face, hey. I just want to moer you every time I check you.” (I just want to beat you up every time I see you.)
“I’m going to klap the snot out of you, china.” (I’m going to smack the snot out of you, buddy.)
“Wait,” I pleaded. “Listen. I'll save you the time. Let me beat MYSELF up. I know where it hurts. I’ll do a good job. I swear.”
Darrel looked at me with the strangest expression on his face.
I closed my eyes, waiting for the blow.
It never came.
I opened my eyes again.
Darrel suddenly burst out laughing and let go of me.
“Cheers Arnie,” he said, laughing as he walked away with his cronies. “He’s okay.”
“It’s not Arnie, it’s Trevor,” I said to his back, fully expecting him to turn around and confront me once again.
“Ja Arnie, I know,” he said, still laughing.
I retrieved my cap and put it back on my head.
He never picked on me again.
Posted by trevor at December 26, 2005 01:59 PM
Comments
I was never was bullied or , a bully, but I saw my share . luckily I was in a position to stop it, most of the time, and Im proud of it
However there were a few charachtors who actually needed { underwear adjustments }, I just casually observed . { REALLY ] . Anyways I enjoy youre artwork Humour and good works
Thank you. Youre very reminescent of Author/Artist James Thurber, who brought me many laughs in High school I need to pick up
Those books again I think I read them all but not sure .. Thanks , Kyle Skinner
Posted by: Ford,Maddocks,Ford,Griswold at January 4, 2006 02:34 AM