...growing up, rumours were rife that Lodge members metamorphose into all kinds of creatures during their meetings. The favourite creatures, it appeared, were crabs, lizards, snakes, and frogs. My understanding was that the Senior Members can take on multiple parts of these creatures. I remember myself, and these friends of mine, especially this passionate Lodge-hunter Laryea dude from Kaadzaano area, using all sorts of subterfuge to catch these people in the act. One Lodge group, if my memory serves me right, used one of the classrooms at Girls School (Actually Presby Girls School, Osu) across the road from our school, and well stick around after school in an attempt to unmask these folks. Worse, my own Uncle, and Uncle-In-Law, an Elder and Reverend Minister of Osu Presby Church respectively, (both gone now), were members. So were two cousins of mine. It was all I could do to stop thinking of which creature each turns into during these Orgy of Metamorphoses. To the extent that I became convinced that some of their facial features indeed do resemble either a crab, lizard, or frog. Needless to say we didnt catch any. However, I am sorry to say that to this day, I am convinced, and believe same to be true, that people belonging to such groups such as Rotary, Lions, FGBMF etc. are carrying on this nefarious tradition of metamorphosing into weird creatures. Which is why I have not joined any of them...yet. I always have images of some of my friends, similar to some characters in this Super OD movie in which people were turning into Owo (I can remember Super OD screaming He is about to turn, and jumping on a centre table), becoming all sorts of creatures. So today, having been told in those days too, that members of such groups communicate to each other, in say an office environment, through hand signals, the wearing of certain lapel pins etc, I went into a panic mode when this guy showed up at the office wearing a strange lapel pin. I sat at the far end of the table away from him, watching his every move. Particularly, I kept an eye out on his facial features, and for sure, I saw features of a crab beginning to form. As a precaution, I unlatched the window behind me, ready to take a dive unto the ground floor should he dare! My heart was beating pam pam pam like a Nikanika. Finally I gathered the courage to ask him what that lapel pin was for. I dont know if he suspected my reasons for asking, but he proceeded to hold it, and inspect it slowly as if this was the first time hed seen it! Then he slowly looked up at me, at which point I wanted badly to go take a pee. Then his lips moved, and I was like Oyiwa, thats like the shape of frogs mouth! I got up, sweating in an air-condition with the temperature not only at 16 but also on Turbo Cool! Then I heard, distantly, something to the effect of Business School. Say what? Oh, its the crest of the University of Ghana Business! Praise be to God I survived! But Im very shaken. I need Therapy. Any Lady Clinical Therapist here who wants to offer her tender services please? Im badly shaken peeps! And THAT, is my Toooooooooooli! Have a #RedFriday Peeps!
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:33:38 +0000
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