the story of the roller derby
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forget sk8ER boys.
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they have good hair, but not much else.
(if you’re a sk8er boi, ignore that comment above. call me!)
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on the other hand, i went to my first roller derby
this weekend.and met some sk8er girls.
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and no, drew barrymore was not there.
(I know, I know, part of me thought she’d be there too.)
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fish net stockings. short skirts. skates. tattoos.
daaaaaaaamn gina!
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these girls weren’t nice.
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they were bad ass.
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remember what it was like when we were kids and
we hung out at the roller rink?
(side note: remember when roller rinks existed?!)
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ok, now add a few things to that image
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trash talk. shoving. beer. bruises.oh yeah, and the occasional broken face.
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and the names. oh the names.
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missile america. peter pansy. primp daddy.
sheeza brickhouse. carmen getsome.
hard cora.
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and then there was the re-animate’her.
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yes, she is for realz.be afraid.
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she was the most intimidating girl i’ve ever seen.
(well aside from that girl in the ring. but they kind of look alike, don’t you think?)
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i think maybe i’ll put on a few more coats of eyeliner
this week and see if I can imitate her cold stare.
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but i don’t think my mom would approve of tattoo sleeves.so alas, i’ll probably just look like a tired raccoon.
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I suppose most of us book nerds
don’t grow up to be roller derby girls.
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but thats okay.
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because we all secretly own
‘whip it‘ on dvd anyway.