[15-Nov-2007] [Azumanga Daioh] Withered Hope

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Title: Withered Hope
Challenge: 15-Nov-2007 "I hate quotations"
Based on: Azumanga Daioh
Characters: (several)
Type: Humor; 100 words
Warnings: None.

(From The Artist Formerly Known As echoalpha.)

Azumanga Daioh © Kiyohiko Azuma / Mediaworks / Azumanga Daioh Committee / ADV Films.

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The girls were enjoying lunch— except for Tomo. "Aw, c'mon!" Tomo cried. "Won't one of you lend me money for lunch?"

"Nope," said Yomi. "This is an important lesson for you to learn, Tomo. You've got to be more careful with your money."

"That's right," Osaka said solemnly. "Like Benjamin Franklin once said— 'She that lives upon Hope, dies farting'."

A stunned silence fell over the group.

Chiyo finally spoke up. "Miss Osaka? I think you mean 'dies fasting'."

"Yeah," Tomo said, "an' anyway, Yomi's the one who eats hot 'n' spicy food, so she's the one who's always faAAAUGH!!"