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!!! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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