Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
Button Pushing
A while back I spent a good deal of time reading message boards on Yahoo. I still read a few here and there (both on Yahoo and elsewhere) on specific topics. I've discovered that no matter where you go on message boards and similar forums (including going back to my BBS days), there is always at least one person who posts something controversial just to get a rise out of others. Then, they just sit back and read the ensuing heated conversations with great amusement. I'm beginning to wonder if a recent question asked on the 100 Hours Board was asked by just such a person. Perhaps the questioner was completely innocent, but the resulting brouhaha is making ME laugh.
For those of you who aren't regular readers of the board, here's the original question. http://theboard.byu.edu/?area=viewall&id=34094 Over the last couple of days there have been a myriad of responses to it, mostly strongly polarized. There have even been a couple of comments that have just barely stopped short of blaming this poor questioner of being the cause of all sexual discrimination and rape in the US. It's amazing. There was even one guy who wants to be comfortable with his girl wearing whatever she's wearing to the temple. I'm thinking she better not like wearing sweats. Or even jeans. Sheesh. They did print one comment today that was fairly balanced and seemed to simply call for caution and restraint. http://theboard.byu.edu/index.php?area=viewall&id=34359 (Go Petra!) But even that one was a bit polarized. And here I still suspect that if this guy isn't a pot stirrer, he just worded his question rather poorly. Poor guy.
For those of you who aren't regular readers of the board, here's the original question. http://theboard.byu.edu/?area=viewall&id=34094 Over the last couple of days there have been a myriad of responses to it, mostly strongly polarized. There have even been a couple of comments that have just barely stopped short of blaming this poor questioner of being the cause of all sexual discrimination and rape in the US. It's amazing. There was even one guy who wants to be comfortable with his girl wearing whatever she's wearing to the temple. I'm thinking she better not like wearing sweats. Or even jeans. Sheesh. They did print one comment today that was fairly balanced and seemed to simply call for caution and restraint. http://theboard.byu.edu/index.php?area=viewall&id=34359 (Go Petra!) But even that one was a bit polarized. And here I still suspect that if this guy isn't a pot stirrer, he just worded his question rather poorly. Poor guy.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
A Presidential Candidate is Coming to Idaho!!!
How cool is that? I don't remember the last time a presidential candidate came to Idaho. Every third or fourth election we might get a vice presidential candidate, but a presidential candidate? Wow. Way to go Mitt Romney!
Okay. I understand why they don't bother. Idaho can pretty much be counted on to vote for the Republican candidate. And by the time we have our primary elections, the conventions haven't been held, but just about everyone has dropped out of the race and it's pretty much decided. I'd even convinced myself to not even bother evaluating candidates and deciding on my favorite this time around until May of next year since my candidate almost never appears on our ballot. Perhaps I'll rethink that. Hmmm....
Okay. I understand why they don't bother. Idaho can pretty much be counted on to vote for the Republican candidate. And by the time we have our primary elections, the conventions haven't been held, but just about everyone has dropped out of the race and it's pretty much decided. I'd even convinced myself to not even bother evaluating candidates and deciding on my favorite this time around until May of next year since my candidate almost never appears on our ballot. Perhaps I'll rethink that. Hmmm....
Friday, March 02, 2007
From my email
Top 10 reasons to elect Mitt Romney
10) The National Cathedral could be renamed the National Tabernacle
9) NASA could commission a satellite to 'hie to Kolob'
8) The Secret Service could be renamed the Sacred Service
7) All official government prayers could include the phrase 'that we all can get home safely'
6) Napoleon Dynamite could get someone other than Pedro elected
5) The President could not only explain things in Layman's terms, but also Lemuel's terms
4) The President could issue pardons in exchange for 100% home teaching
3) Not only could he pronounce 'Nuclear' but also 'Mahonri Moriancumer' and 'Maher Shalal Hash Baz'.
2) At his inauguration he would swear on the Bible 'as far as it is translated correctly'
1) Finally a first family large enough to fill up the White House
Now, to find out who Maher Shalal Hash Baz is.....
Oh. Here we go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher-shalal-hash-baz
10) The National Cathedral could be renamed the National Tabernacle
9) NASA could commission a satellite to 'hie to Kolob'
8) The Secret Service could be renamed the Sacred Service
7) All official government prayers could include the phrase 'that we all can get home safely'
6) Napoleon Dynamite could get someone other than Pedro elected
5) The President could not only explain things in Layman's terms, but also Lemuel's terms
4) The President could issue pardons in exchange for 100% home teaching
3) Not only could he pronounce 'Nuclear' but also 'Mahonri Moriancumer' and 'Maher Shalal Hash Baz'.
2) At his inauguration he would swear on the Bible 'as far as it is translated correctly'
1) Finally a first family large enough to fill up the White House
Now, to find out who Maher Shalal Hash Baz is.....
Oh. Here we go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher-shalal-hash-baz
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