] Liars, all of them, according to Jo Hamlett, the mayor of ] this tiny Fox River town just north of the Missouri ] border, who fills many a day soaking up the stories spun ] around the long table here at A.J.'s. Tired of the ] extra-tall tales, and always on the lookout for cash to ] pave the town's roads, Mr. Hamlett has proposed an ] ordinance to ban lying here. ] ] "I just feel like it would put a little more Midwestern ] honesty back in these people," Mr. Hamlett, 69, said, ] adding that the hunting and fishing here are so good, no ] exaggeration is necessary. "I'm for God, motherhood, ] apple pie and honesty. That is my agenda." Shh... can you hear that??? It's very faint, but it sounds like the beginning of "Dueling Banjos".... Hear the One About the Mayor Who Wanted to Ban Lying? |