11 Ch11-My Genius Ideas

Chapter 11 My Genius Ideas Okay, here's genius idea #1: Me and the guys would hold a protest rally in front of the church and stop the wedding. Mr. Louie had told us that back in the Sixties, kids were always protesting stuff. He said if you didn't like something, you could protest and change the world. I

didn't like Miss Daisy getting married, so the best way to stop it would be to protest. On the morning of the wedding, my mom said I had to wear a jacket and tie. What's up with that? Why do men have to wear a dumb cloth around their neck? Whoever thought up that idea should get the Nobrain Prize. That's a prize they give to people who don't have brains. I went to the church with my parents. Michael, Ryan, and Neil the nude kid were waiting out front. I told my parents to go inside and I would meet them in there. "Okay, let's do this!" I told the guys. The four of us formed a line and

started marching back and forth in front of the church. "DOWN WITH LOVE!" I chanted. "LOVE STINKS!" "NO MORE KISSING!" Ryan chanted. "KISSING SPREADS GERMS!"

"STOP THE WEDDING!" Michael chanted. "GIRLS HAVE COOTIES!" chanted Neil the nude kid. We were hoping other boys would join our protest, but nobody did. It was just the four of us marching back and forth. That's when Mr. Louie came out of the church. He was wearing a black robe. "What up, dudes?" he asked. "We're protesting against the wedding," I told him. "You said if somebody doesn't like something, they should protest." "Protesting against love is a bummer," Mr. Louie told us. "Come inside and sit down."

So much for genius idea #1. It was time to try genius idea #2. Me and the guys went in the church and sat down together. *I had been to one wedding before. It was at our school, when Mr. Klutz married a pig. But I don't think that was a real wedding, because Mr. Klutz was already married to a human being named Mrs. Klutz. Mr. Louie stood at the front of the church. All our teachers were there. Mr. Klutz brought his wife (who wasn't a pig). Mrs. Cooney was there with some guy named Mr. Cooney. I hate him.

"Is it time?" Ryan whispered to me. "Not yet." My tie was choking me and I was really thirsty. But there was no way I was gonna drink from the water fountain. Mr. Louie probably put his love potion in that one too. There was no time to get a drink anyway, because some lady started play- ing that "Here Comes the Bride" song on the organ. Miss Daisy came from the back of the church and walked down the aisle with some old guy. She looked really pretty in her wedding dress. Then Mr. Macky walked across the aisle and stood next to Miss Daisy.