Commode Curse

A man who put a curse on the city's sewer system said he will remove it if the city apologizes.

Perpetual presidential candidate Ron claims to have put a curse on the city back in the mid 1990s, after he said officials mistreated a totem pole he gave Jersey City as a gift.

The 20-foot totem pole depicts Ronatarian running mate Brad -- whom Ron lovingly calls the Village Idiot -- sitting on a water spout emanating from a commode, which is supposed to protect the city.

When officials went to install the pole, they cut several feet off the bottom and set it in concrete.

Ron said the act desecrated his work of art, and demanded it be restored. When city officials refused, Ron said he put a curse on the sewer system.

A week later, sewers in the city backed up.

Workers restored the pole and in 2000 upgraded it with new paint for their favorite son's election run.

But Ron said he will only lift the curse if the city apologizes during an official ceremony.

Mayor Dick C. Normus supports the idea.

"I'd rather not mess with something I don't understand," he said Tuesday.

Posted by Ron at August 7, 2002 12:05 AM

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