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kayjatta
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 Posted - 28 Feb 2006 : 17:49:55
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject: Puhus Puffs and Pants Along: A STORY
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Puhus Puffs and Pants Along
By Baba Galleh Jallow
Puhus the pious critic was not one to be distracted by jealous midgets and mouthy journalists, whom he will support when they blunder and curse when they are right. Such was the electric mind of our great post-modern critic, master of double languages, espouser of infallible philosophies, creator of words and phrases that matched the confusion in his confused mind - oops! - in the confused minds of our common townsfolk I mean to say - who spent their negligible energies bracing their puny little skeletal chests against the mighty winds of destiny - the glorious destiny of the great and glorious Dr. Yahakat D.D.D. Comganarr Medical of Ratatoi fame.
Of late, Puhus the critic had a message for all those lousy so-called opponents of the great Dr. Yahakat D.D.D. Comganarr Medical of Anyhow fame. Where were all those big mouths who thought that some insignificant group of nonentities who thought they were clever could challenge the unquestioned supremacy of the great leader? Where were all those miserable imps who made so much noise when so-called patriotic citizens decided to come together to challenge His Mighty Lordship, His Lordgoat, the great and glorious, immortal Yahakat D.D.D. Comganarr Medical, GCMG, XYCG, PP, Grand Lord, Master and Commander of the miserable natives of our little town? Did they not all shut their stinking mouth and thruist their puny little tails between their legs and flee the scene in shame when that so-called group of patriots bickered and fought in public for a place in the sun while it was still night? Indeed, no one could fail to see that our gallant Puhus the critic had been infused with renewed energy, vigor and confidence in the wake of the brawl over a place in the sun that caused so much noise in our little town and left all our common townsfolk holding their mouths and saying whatyasay? whoever saw the like? whatsadeal?
And now, Puhus the critic felt immensely victorious and vindicated. The great Dr. Yahakat D.D.D. Conganarr Medical of Not-ta-stay fame would be pleased with him. Had he not single-handedly defeated all those evil folks who thought they were wise? Did all his predictions of doom for opponents of the great leader not come to pass? Who would now dare open their big mouths to say Puhus was wrong? They all must now go get needles and thread and sew their fat lips together and keep their bad breath from polluting the pious airs of our little town. He alone - Puhus, the infallible and erudite postmodern critic - had the right to talk about what is possible and what is not in our little town. And true to form, the gallant Puhus embarked upon his task with renewed vigor and remarkable gusto. In the stunned assembly of our little town, the erudite Puhus stood proud and tall, his genrous lips drooping, his fat cheeks sagging on the sides of his face, a distant and knowing look in his eyes, the light of anticipated joy in his hooded eyes, extolling the great virtues of the great leader, repeating over and over again how his predictions never failed, asking all our amazed common townsfolk to just wait and see how the great leader shall soon vanquish all his critics and jealous enemies and climb up to heaven, with or without a ladder or ropes and sit right up there on the clouds, and cast a mocking glance down at all those jealous fools below.
'Didn't I tell you so?' Puhus the crtic proudly asked. 'I told you that the great Dr. Yahakat Comganarr is a miracle - a very special type of homo sapiens. He is no ordinary dude like you all. I told you Dr. Conganarr will live forever; that whether we like it or not, he will never die, will always shine like the sun itself - in fact, brighter than the sun. Did you hear what the learned Doctor say the other day? Did he not tell us all that rain or no rain, his crops will grow? Did he not wisely say that air or no air he will live? Well, that's some food for your miserable minds, if you have any. Dr. Comganarr is no ordinary dude like us all. He has done great things; greater things than any human being has ever done in history - living or dead. I challenge you all to prove me wrong. It is an unmistakeable sign of the preponderate sensibilities and catbird qualities that the great guy posseses. And those of you jealous intellectual dwarfs who hate to see him shine can go throw stones at the sun. I tell you all, it is easier to stop the sun from shining than to stop Dr. Yakakat Conganarr from shining. You all are going to fall down and chew the dust someday soon. Because like it or not Dr. Yahakat Comganarr Medical is infallible, without fault and invincible. He is a knight in the shining armour of day. He is immortal, shall never die. So go chew your hearts out you jealous nothings . . .
And so Puhus the crtic lectured on and on on the great qualities, the infallibility and invincibility of the great Dr. Yahakat Comganarr Medical of Siisugi fame, until his voice sounded like the continouos drone of an approaching airplane in the skies. And all our common townsfolk would stick their fingers into their tortured ears and some would shout, Oh shut up *****!!
But of course, Puhus the crtic was no *****. Neither would he shut up. He was a strategist of the sterling sort and would get what he wanted . . . come rain, come shine, come day or night . . . He had a secret in his heart; a secret no one knew; not even Yahakat Conganarr Medical. And this secret was dream . . . and no one will stop him from realizing his dream, one day soon.
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Niumi
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:38 am Post subject: PUHUS PUFFS AND PANTS ALONG : A STORY .
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This story seems to me a political satire ,a parody if you wish .
I am not attempting a literary critique of this wonderful story , rather my understanding and sense of it , rightly or wrongly .
The characters , Puhus and Dr. Yahakat have extra-ordinary names , perhaps reflecting their extra-ordinary personalities .Kind of onomatopoic . Maybe their is something in a name afterall !
The story appears to be a narrative of one person's (Puhus') "pious" and perhaps blind support , subordination and puppetry to a leader . Of course, Puhus like many of his types has a personal objective , his dream , whatever that is , according to the author .
The numerous titles and accolades , and the barrage of adjectives such as "infallibe" , "glorious" , "invincible" , "supremacy" , etc...etc elevates Yahakat to near supernatural status ; and to some extent Puhus himself whose "many predictions have come to pass".
The name Yahakat could be a Wollof word for ' destroyer ' , or a hybrid of that word and the name 'Yahya'. Puhus , the "post-modern critic'is fittingly a "post-modern" sycophant whose representation of his leader , Dr. Yahakat approaches the perfection of the "great leader syndrome".
Dr. Yahakat could nearly fit our Chairman , while Puhus could mean Ms. Ceesay , but more likely Mr. Touray. This story might also contain a depiction of the recent political deadlock in the opposition , NADD and the triumphant self-justification expressed by the incumbents .
This is not a simple writing , however . The first paragraph for instance, of more than hundred words comprised of only two sentences. Note the long sentences laced with strings of adjectives , combined with the frequent repetition of the flatteringly decorated name of Yahakat almost to the point of ridicule .
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Dalton1
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Posted - 28 Feb 2006 : 18:09:00
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The "puhus" well written, looks like a statue or shadow to me, in which the description fits well the statue or shadow. The "puhus" sounds like a cap or uniform that one can wear to such fellows, as a way of negative decoration, but telling the whole truth about such individuals.
While trying to avoid naming individuals helps Galleh a lot to survive his critisism, it will never be hidden about the real puhuses in numbers, and such fellows faint ten times, any time they read the pieces. That's my understanding of "puhus."
"Puhus" fan,
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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somita
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28 Feb 2006 : 19:56:53
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"Puhus" is very knowledgeable well at least by his own standard, as his many laboured, professed predictions make their humble journey into history books .... sorry folks I dont mean books that you can fine in libraries, I mean unpublished books, requiring "Puhus" very "mindset" reader to read.
Of course "puhus" and Dr Yahakat need each other, symbiotic breed, (puhuspahas breed special type of homo sapiens ... discovered by Dr. Yahakat D.D.D. Comganarr Medical of Ratatoi fame) not ordinary folks like you and I , they can "survive" where you and I will "perish".. |
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