They have an amazing opportunity to shape a whole new person that’s going to emerge. Introduce him to all sorts of fun and frivolity! I can sense a repressed soul in there that’s just aching to get out!
Of course, it could backfire on them. Like the time Bart Simpson agreed to teach Martin Prince to be cool in exchange for tutoring. Bart was so successful that Martin was more interested in giving wedgies than helping Bart pass his history test.
Or Michael could be in L.A. on a mission. Then the girls’ll just get preached to until Donna starts buying it and Mona kills him out of frustration.
My former employer once had major facilities in Salt Lake City, so over the years I spent a total of many months in Utah. Yes, it is a lovely state, unless you like trees or grass. But the dominance of the LDS Church is stifling. Yes, the liquor laws were liberalized, but that was to have a Winter Olympics without the entire world making fun of their strange Mormon pre-occupations.
Chikuku posts about the growth of the LDS population. That’s because they believe heaven is filled with souls waiting to be born and it is their religious duty to have as many children as they can afford. This is why even the grandest houses in SLC are stingy compared to most places. (Once born, their souls are eligible to become gods in universes of their own making. That’s what they believe!)
I would write this all off as weirdness comparable to the people who think that a bit of wafer really turns into human (or superhuman) flesh, but the Mormons have a history of violating the concept of separation of church and state which makes me especially wary of them.
(Say, does Mitt Romney wear Mormon underwear? I’m surprised that nobody has remembered that it was the revelation that his father George wore it that ended his credibility as a GOP candidate for Pres. back in the ’60s.)
margueritem almost 14 years ago
Mona, check Utah out, it’s beautiful!
Sisyphos almost 14 years ago
C’mon now, Mona: no prejudices! Donna has heart; what do you have?
LittleSister18 almost 14 years ago
Run away! Quickly run away.
Psudo almost 14 years ago
Hey! My native Utah is a beautiful state! But, yeah, Mona would hate it.
State liquor laws aren’t so bad in Utah; it’s the city ordinances in rural areas that get weird.
cdward almost 14 years ago
So, is Utah a good place to be from?
catmandew almost 14 years ago
Yes, cdward, as far away from as possible, unless you’re a Mormon.
3hourtour Premium Member almost 14 years ago
..One of the wildest girls I ever met was ‘from Utah’:W.I.L.D.,and she didn’t even mind if I dated other women…
The missing M. Smokey almost 14 years ago
Good husband material … for Donna.
CarolinaGirl almost 14 years ago
3hourtour she probably wouldn’t mind if you MARRIED other women either!!!
Clobbered by Science Premium Member almost 14 years ago
They have an amazing opportunity to shape a whole new person that’s going to emerge. Introduce him to all sorts of fun and frivolity! I can sense a repressed soul in there that’s just aching to get out!
Of course, it could backfire on them. Like the time Bart Simpson agreed to teach Martin Prince to be cool in exchange for tutoring. Bart was so successful that Martin was more interested in giving wedgies than helping Bart pass his history test.
Or Michael could be in L.A. on a mission. Then the girls’ll just get preached to until Donna starts buying it and Mona kills him out of frustration.
Blypht almost 14 years ago
Careful now. You’ve got some great fans in Utah! ;^)
ottod Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Well, that does explain two kinds of milk!
pschearer Premium Member almost 14 years ago
My former employer once had major facilities in Salt Lake City, so over the years I spent a total of many months in Utah. Yes, it is a lovely state, unless you like trees or grass. But the dominance of the LDS Church is stifling. Yes, the liquor laws were liberalized, but that was to have a Winter Olympics without the entire world making fun of their strange Mormon pre-occupations.
Chikuku posts about the growth of the LDS population. That’s because they believe heaven is filled with souls waiting to be born and it is their religious duty to have as many children as they can afford. This is why even the grandest houses in SLC are stingy compared to most places. (Once born, their souls are eligible to become gods in universes of their own making. That’s what they believe!)
I would write this all off as weirdness comparable to the people who think that a bit of wafer really turns into human (or superhuman) flesh, but the Mormons have a history of violating the concept of separation of church and state which makes me especially wary of them.
(Say, does Mitt Romney wear Mormon underwear? I’m surprised that nobody has remembered that it was the revelation that his father George wore it that ended his credibility as a GOP candidate for Pres. back in the ’60s.)
DougDean almost 14 years ago
Do people in Utah have Shrek ears?
Wildcard24365 almost 14 years ago
@Doug Dean: I don’t, but I’m a naturalized citizen.