In the beginning, there was class. Principal's of Interpretation at 11:25 AM with a second year college student, who is often called Hatgirl, sitting in the back with a handout and a pencil. The teacher, whom shall remain nameless although he's well-known around OCC as the Canadian, makes an offhand remark about heretics, those who have incorrect interpretation of the Holy Scripture.
Typical of any bored student who also happens to be a doodler. The following picture appears at the top of the handout.
The rest, as they say, is history.
The cartoon making business took off in the back of that classroom and became a hit in the college cafeteria at lunchtime. But what really got the sparks to fly was when the first HERETIC was named.
After hearing that the Hatgirl had been invited on a trip to Paris, a certain friend of hers asked if he could come along. In a jovial manner she replied, "The only reason I would take you to Paris would be so I could throw you off the Eiffel Tower."
The next day, this kind of cartoon appeared in her notes.
After this, several HERETICS were given names of different people for different reasons. Four of the guys however, who had an organization called the He-Man Woman-Hater's Club (after the Little Rascals), became subject to quite a few. This became especially apparant after Nick, the president of the H.M.W.H.C. decided the Hatgirl needed to be married off.
The story goes like this, the Hatgirl is sitting in the library doing word studies when Matt, the Vice-President of the H.M.W.H.C., asks if he and a buddy can use her name for an assignment. It just so happened that for Practical Ministries, they each had to write a wedding. She trusts him and says, "Sure, why not?" He comes back a few minutes later and asks if they can have an interview. Tired of doing word studies, she goes with him to a study room, where Nick is typing on a laptop. Matt then decides to tell the Hatgirl, "Oh by the way, I'm not doing your wedding, he is." So much for trust.
It was said that the "groom" for the wedding hasn't been picked out yet, so after the interview, Nick leaves for the weekend and says that she'll find out Monday. Fortunately, Zach spills the beans Saturday night and tells her "You're getting married to Mark." So the cartoons following that episode begin to show much bitterness and contension towards the "pastor" of the wedding. Nick wound up getting a "B" on the assignment.
