Life in Fantomia

A quaint little tradition in Fantomia, the capital city of Fantom island, is the obligatory dancing movements.  Every man, woman and child is obligated by law to move about in a dancing manner, whether he is walking, shopping, serving drinks as a waiter, etc.  There are signs at the port and airport making tourists aware of this requirement so that there may be no unpleasantness.  The Police are giving strict instructions to kill on sight any person who does not comply with the law. 

This law has been in effect for 12 years, since Peovoulos Megalokolos became mayor.  Having failed to become a dancer he succeeded in his efforts to have his motion accepted by the town council.  The most renowned Freudian psychoanalysts in Gariston failed miserably in their relentless and unyielding efforts to tap into the inner recesses of Megalokolos’ mind, despite the hours upon hours of tireless sessions.  Professor Veronia Lo advanced the theory that the subject’s nerve synapses were “out of whack”, whereas professor Alexandror Ravidranath was of the firm belief that Megalokolos’ dendrites did not make proper contact.  There were those like prof. Fanaria Effraxia who claimed that the super ego had completely failed to assert its will over an id gone wild and that the ego had been relegated from the position of arbiter to mere waterboy.

At first, the people were shocked, dumbfounded, puzzled, perplexed, surprised and baffled, not to mention freaked out.  Slowly, and after a few gun-downs (not fatal of course -this is Gariston we’re talking about!) the people started to abide by the law.  Dancing was the order of the day and still is, so if you find yourself in Fantomia, remember: Dance ’till you drop!