You should copyright it.
> 
> From: Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2007/04/18 on AM 08:50:41 CEST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Ämne: Smart Town - A Story
> 
> Smart Town
> 
> By Baba Galleh Jallow
> 
> Our little town was a veritable cocktail of spectacles, miracles, and, well, 
> talkatles, if you know what I mean. Any of our common townsfolk could swear 
> to you that if you want to see real life adventures not from Sir Rider 
> Haggard or any Bruce Lee movies, all you need to do is come to our little 
> town. Not only come to our little town, but come to the big tree in the 
> middle of our little town where our common sages meet to discuss matters of 
> cultural philosophy and argue about the great exploits of our common 
> ancestors.
> 
> You know, what is mot amazing about our little town is the caliber of 
> geniuses we have among our ranks. Great folks like Dr. Homicus Medicus, who 
> could boast of an unlimited number of academic credentials under his belt 
> and who could conjure the very angels of heaven under his feet if he so 
> desired. Dr. Medicus is so popular in our little town that at least one out 
> of every hundred of our common townsfolk could swear by his name in the 
> morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening and still call for more. Of 
> course, our gallant Homicus Medicus himself would argue that ninety-nine out 
> of hundred townsfolk actually go to bed singing his name and wake up singing 
> his name and walk about singing his name in a constant chorus of praise that 
> sinks to the crust of the earth and rises up to the seventh heavens. And you 
> know what, most of our common townsfolk are inclined to agree with him, 
> because good old Homicus Medicus is just plain old smarty.
> 
> But then all by himself, Dr. Homicus Medicus would have soon bored our 
> common townsfolk to death and they would have either emigrated from our 
> little town or stuffed their ears with wool to keep all the funny noises 
> coming from his side from polluting their sacred sensibilities. The reason 
> they keep loving our little town is that there are so many other great guys 
> on the swing in our common streets. On a typical workday, folks could add 
> sugar to their spice by simply sitting beside the road and watching the 
> streams of gallant bigwigs sail by. What makes this spectacle worthy of so 
> much interest is that the bigwigs do not simply sail by in their flamboyant 
> outfits. They also make it a point to loudly espouse their exotic 
> philosophies and erudite expositions on perennial questions on the meaning 
> of truth and justice, of life and death, of honor and dishonor, and many 
> such topics of vital interest. Mostly, our common townsfolk noted, those 
> closest to Dr. Medicus usually espoused the most erudite philosophies and 
> displayed an unusual level of expertise in what became known as the 
> wiri-wiri tactics of persuasion and preservation.
> 
> Consider for instance the case of our famous Homicus Fenikus. Now Mr. 
> Fenikus was not only a well-respected guy in our little town, he was also 
> well known for his expertise in wiri-wiri tactics. And he is always quick to 
> tell all doubting Thomases that what comes after wiri-wiri is jaari-ndaari. 
> And if you do not believe him, go check it out yourself. But what makes Mr. 
> Homicus Fenikus really special is his ability to tell amazing stories about 
> his perceived opponents. Which is why if you are a stranger in our little 
> town, one of the first pieces of advice you get from our common townsfolk is 
> ‘beware the ides of Fenikus.’ For our gentle friend Homicus Fenikus can 
> literally build a whole castle without touching a single brick or plank of 
> wood. And he will build this castle so magnificently that our common 
> townsfolk can only stand there and stare, open-mouthed, and marvel at just 
> how ugly or beautiful this castle is, as the case might be.
> 
> And then there is the incomparable Homo Solomal of the sliding gait. Homo 
> Solomal is so unique in our little town that our common townsfolk called him 
> Mbahal on account of his ability to throw so many spices into the mix and 
> handle them so well that they come out just fine and ready for consumption. 
> For Homo Solomal was not only a great philosopher and a patron of the arts; 
> he was also a great craftsman and master wordsmith himself who, if he were 
> really in the mood, could tell you that what is not really is, and what is, 
> is really not. Or he could just appear on the scene one fine day and tell 
> you that if you wanted to reach the skies, all you need to do is fly. And he 
> would challenge you to prove him wrong. And of course, none of our common 
> townsfolk could ever prove him wrong. All they did in the face of such 
> magnificent erudition is hold their mouths and wildly stare and call him 
> Mbahal. At which point the infallible Homo Solomal would loudly sigh and 
> raise his hands and wonder why he really was so smart. But hey, is he not 
> part of the reason why our little town is nicknamed Smart Town? He sure is. 
> Thank God for the likes of Homicus Medicus, Homicus Fenikus, and Homo 
> Solomal, alias Mbahal. They are the proverbial apples of our eyes. Try 
> telling our common townsfolk otherwise and you will find yourself swimming 
> in really hot soup. Go Medicus! Go Fenikus! Go Mbahal! Nyangkatang!!!
> 
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