Happy birthday, Gar!
Most of my Mormon interaction was with a guy I temped with for several months, and we struck up a friendship. He was atypical, I expect, as he was the keyboard player in a ska band in Utah.
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Dec 14, 2010 7:16:42 am PST #10985 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
DavidS - Dec 14, 2010 7:19:19 am PST #10986 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
OK, props for truth in advertising, but DEAR GOD WHY.
Because some families have a tradition of gag gifts. Or regifting something really ugly every year. Or a dud gift in a Yankee swap.
That's my guess, anyway.
Burrell - Dec 14, 2010 7:21:55 am PST #10987 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
but DEAR GOD WHY.
Because?
He was atypical, I expect, as he was the keyboard player in a ska band in Utah.
Most of the Mormon teens I meet are some brand of alternative, Goths or emo or skater punk or what have you. Plus you remember that cute "Jane Austen's Fight Club" vid that was going around the internet a while back? Mormons.
tommyrot - Dec 14, 2010 7:23:05 am PST #10988 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
but DEAR GOD WHY.
My mom would wear those.
meara - Dec 14, 2010 7:26:27 am PST #10989 of 30001
Why would the church cut the missionary food budget and say they can't eat with local members? I could see one or the other for various reasons, but not both!!
slayeroshadow - Dec 14, 2010 7:35:13 am PST #10990 of 30001
And what's with all the carrots?
but DEAR GOD WHY
That's a lot of decor to become stuck in a zipper.
bon bon - Dec 14, 2010 7:40:47 am PST #10991 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
OK, props for truth in advertising, but DEAR GOD WHY.
I kind of wish I had that for the hipster comedian holiday party I went to Sunday. That's why.
Connie Neil - Dec 14, 2010 7:44:19 am PST #10992 of 30001
brillig
Why would the church cut the missionary food budget and say they can't eat with local members?
The official reasoning is that missionaries were getting lazy and only cultivating local members so they could get food, ie, go hit up the potential converts for dinner invites, but in some areas the locals were beginning to feel like restaurants. As for the budget, church HQ doesn't explain the financial decisions it makes. Unofficial word is that frugality is righteous, etc. etc. Subversive word is that the huge mall/condo complex the church is building in downtown Salt Lake City is already 3 billion over budget, with little hope for the future in this real estate market. The church's books are *not* released for examination to anyone.
Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2010 7:46:55 am PST #10993 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
tommyrot - Dec 14, 2010 7:55:43 am PST #10994 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Hey, why not try the Necronomicon?
Heh.