George,
I've been giving this idea of taking on the role of a "Sergeant at Arms" some more thought. My initials, after all, are SGT. I was a sergeant in the Army (a long time ago) and even have some experience as a bouncer.
As for Rick, he's been here in the Village of Fools for over ten months. If we were all to wish him a job well done in teaching us to dig worms, perhaps he could jump on his trusty steed and ride off into the sunset in search of other battles. Isn't that what the Lone Ranger used to do? Then we could all stand around and ask "Who was that masked man?" He might even take his friend Tonto with him.
The problem I see here is that somebody from the Village of Fools might follow the Lone Ranger to the Village of Idiots or the Village of Morons, which neighbor our hamlet. They might poison his well much as he has done here. Perhaps we could ask all the citizens of the Village of Fools to pledge that they would not interfere with the work of our masked man in one of our neighboring villages. One of the many outstanding features of the citizens of the Village of Fools is that we are honorable and if the pledge were worded right, I am sure we would all stand behind our word.
Better yet, we could refer Rick to the founders of our nation at SI and request a new identity for him - sort of a witness protection program. He could then teach our neighbors how to dig for worms without having to look over his shoulder for a lynching mob from the Village of Fools. I would suggest that he pick a last name as well so that he would have a little more credibility (at least until his second or third tirade.) Johnny Appleseed, Clayton Moore and Don Quixote come to mind as fitting names. Of course, so do Norman Bates, Charles Manson and Karl Marx. He seemed to take great pleasure in taunting one of our Asian posters so how about Mao Say Tongue?
George, what do you think of this idea? If you like it could you perhaps compose a pledge for all of us here in the Village of Fools to sign? Your level of prose would work well.
Regards,
Steve T. |
