THE LIBRARY

Okay, now it's time to get edjubacated. What follows are musings that our esteemed mayor has found it necessary to write down and make available to the masses, in an effort to raise the intellectual and spiritual level of understanding for all of society. That, and just goofy stuff that he thought of and wanted to bug you with. It's all good.

TEN MAGIC BELLS This started simply enough. A question was posed of numerous individuals, extended members of City Council, and all were invited to respond. The best responses were then posted here on MARCEL- TROPOLIS, along with commentary by Marcel including his own answer. There's a LOT to read here, most of it pretty darn entertaining. Just for the record, the question was: "Suppose you were given a set of ten magic bells. Only you can see or hear them, and you have to give them all away to people you know. The catch is those people must either be ten FRIENDS or ten ENEMIES, no mixing and matching. You cannot tell anyone you've given them a bell, or mention it to those you'd like to. You can change the sounds they make, the distance from which they ring, everything...but who would YOU choose, your friends or enemies?" Hey, you're still welcome to respond if you want...!

COUNT TO TEN Is it just me or does the Mayor really like that number? This is a short story plotted several years ago and finished specifically for MARCELTROPOLIS. For the full background on it, go read the INFO PAGE. I strongly suggest you take a read, as it really is a SHORT story and packs one Helluva punch. M. Night Shyamalan ain't got nuthin' on us when it comes to surprise endings. O. Henry who?

MAFIA AXIOMS Okay, this one we "borrowed" from another source. Sue us. Uh, on the other hand...! It's self explanatory so go read 'em. They'll put a smirk on your face. The Mayor used to keep the complete list in his locker at work for years.

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