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The Secret Club...

A secret club? Well, it is called G.R.O.S.S, which stands for Get Rid Of Slimy GirlS. Well, it is a club founded by Calvin and Hobbes. According to Bill Watterson in his tenth anniversary book, "This club is based on similar clubs my next-door neighbor and I formed when we were kids. Our mission was to harass neighbourhood girls, but if they won't come out, we'd often settle for harassing my brother. We prepared for a lot of great struggles that never happened ...."

Here is a text version of how G.R.O.S.S. started. I've adapted it from the comic version. To see the complete comic version, why not buy the books and read it. You definitely won't regret it.

"Good news, Hobbes! I'm starting a secret club and you can be in it!" says Calvin.
"Oh boy!" replied Hobbes.
" It'll be great! We'll think of secret names for ourselves, secret codes for our secret correspondence, a secret handshake... We'll have a secret clubhouse with a secret knock to get in, and we'll do big secretive things!" Calvin said.
Hobbes ask, "Why all the secrecy?"
"People pay more attention to you when they think you're up to something. OK, the first thing we need is a name for our club," replied Calvin.
"Let's call it 'The Hobbes Fan Club'!" Hobbes suggested.
"THE HOBBES FAN CLUB?! GIVE ME A BREAK! I'M SURE!! This is a top-secret society! The name should be something mysterious! Something vaguely ominous and chilling! Something like, "The Sinister Icy Black Hand Of Death Club"!" Calvin screamed.
"I still like my idea better," Hobbes said.
"I've got it! We'll call our club G.R.O.S.S. - Get Rid Of Slimy GirlS! That way , Susie Derkins can't join!"
"Is she slimy?"
"ALL girls are slimy. Now the first order of business is to elect officers." answers Calvin...

The story actually goes on..but this is all I will review. This is roughly how G.R.O.S.S. started. To find out more, check out the books!

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