Foyer Talk: Any RMs Here?

[FFH]

You know, I never got the jello/Mormon references. I can understand the orange soda jokes, but not the jello ones. I never ate much jello when I was an active member, nor did I know many members who did.

Then you have never lived my friend...

I haven't touched jello since I left home, which we ate religiously for Sunday dinner after church, along with a pot roast and veggies or some venison my father had killed himself that year.

It's all about saving a few bucks on food, at the expense of one's health, it's no good.

Horse hooves were not made for the belly... (My edited version of the Word of Wisdom)

Jello should be a part of the Word of Wisdom as a "food" (which it should not be called) to be avoided at all costs.

The truth about Jell-O: snopes.com: JELL-O and Horses' Hooves

 

[pwsoldier]

Then you have never lived my friend...

I haven't touched jello since I left home, which we ate religiously for Sunday dinner after church, along with some venison my father would kill himself.

It's all about saving a few bucks on food, at the expense of your health, it's no good.

Horse hooves were not made for the belly...

Jello should be a part of the Word of Wisdom, as a "food" (which it should not be called) to be avoided at all costs.

The truth about Jell-O: snopes.com: JELL-O and Horses' Hooves

Heh, must be a Utah thing. I grew up on the East Coast.

 

[FFH]

Heh, must be a Utah thing. I grew up on the East Coast.

My wife is from Mass. Easterners know better than to eat that junk.

Nothing but more money in Bill Cosby's billionaire pocket.

 

[Scott C.]

Then you have never lived my friend...

I don't eat much jello, but I never understood the problem. I like jello with sliced bananas!

Ice cream is the best Mormon food IMO. They make a big deal out of frozen custard where I live now, but nothing beats good ice cream.

 

[Watchmen]

You know, I never got the jello/Mormon references. I can understand the orange soda jokes, but not the jello ones. I never ate much jello when I was an active member, nor did I know many members who did.

It's a Utah thing and part of the Mormon sub-culture I detest.

Utah is rumored, very widely, to be the #1 state for Jello...

 

[Worshipper]

I went to the Tokyo South, Japan mission . . .

Wow! That is an awesome slice of your mission. Thank you for sharing all that! I feel like I ought to round up more about my mission now!

I wish I could see the videos — BYU won't let us watch youtube.



But to keep DisneyMan from wanting to leave the foyer, let's forget I brought up Jello!

 

[silvermoon383]

What's wrong with Jello? There's always room for Jello...

 

[Orontes]

But I'll play anyway.

I served in Japan...

Me too.

 

[Watchmen]

BYU won't let us watch youtube.

I'm so glad I left that place!!!

What's wrong with youtube???!!!

 

[Watchmen]

So, by my count, we have three people who served in Japan.

 

[Katzpur]

I wish I could see the videos — BYU won't let us watch youtube.

Thanks for reminding me of another reason for picking the "U" over the "Y". I've just never understood why people who are old enough to be in college have to be supervised to the degree they are at BYU.

 

[Worshipper]

So, by my count, we have three people who served in Japan.

Yeah, that's kind of cool. I wonder why we have such a high number of you all here at RF. Of course, it's a pretty small sample we're working with, too.

Thanks for reminding me of another reason for picking the "U" over the "Y". I've just never understood why people who are old enough to be in college have to be supervised to the degree they are at BYU.

It's actually a bandwidth thing. Most sites dedicated specifically to streaming videos are blocked for the same reason, in fact.

There's recently been a bit of a furore in the Daily Universe about why youtube is blocked, and some kinda-bigwig cited bandwidth among a bunch of but-pornography-will-destroy-you whining. But the real reason they blocked it in the first place was bandwidth, and that's the reason they continue to keep it blocked.

So in this case it's more about poverty than prudishness, but I agree with you generally about the supervision issue.

Incidentally, I often wonder how BYU justifies its prudishness in light of President Hinckley's constant admonitions to not be prudish.

 

[Watchmen]

Yeah, that's kind of cool. I wonder why we have such a high number of you all here at RF. Of course, it's a pretty small sample we're working with, too.


It's actually a bandwidth thing. Most sites dedicated specifically to streaming videos are blocked for the same reason, in fact.

There's recently been a bit of a furore in the Daily Universe about why youtube is blocked, and some kinda-bigwig cited bandwidth among a bunch of but-pornography-will-destroy-you whining. But the real reason they blocked it in the first place was bandwidth, and that's the reason they continue to keep it blocked.

So in this case it's more about poverty than prudishness, but I agree with you generally about the supervision issue.

Incidentally, I often wonder how BYU justifies its prudishness in light of President Hinckley's constant admonitions to not be prudish.

Why does mighty BYU struggle with bandwidth when other universities don't have this issue?

 

[Worshipper]

Why does mighty BYU struggle with bandwidth when other universities don't have this issue?

I don't know. BYU students are more likely to waste time watching coke & mentos on youtube, perhaps?

Or in a more generous light, maybe BYU feels more of an obligation to conserve resources purchased in part from tithing funds.

 

[zippythepinhead]

Hey, the apostate Zippy here. I never served a mission. Instead I started a family. I went to the U as well. Nothing against the Y, but the U was a better place for me academically. Sorry if I have offended any of you. Never have meant to intentionally.

 

[Katya]

Hey, the apostate Zippy here. I never served a mission. Instead I started a family. I went to the U as well. Nothing against the Y, but the U was a better place for me academically. Sorry if I have offended any of you. Never have meant to intentionally.

:slap:

I'll forgive you this time.

 

[Worshipper]

So, you know what I hate about word processors? It's great to be able to go back and edit what you say after you've typed it, but that can actually create more problems than it solves at times. I go back and edit a lot. I'll edit one part. Then I'll edit another. Then another. The trouble is, I'll edit part A to match part B. Then I'll edit part C to match the new part A. Then I'll edit part B to match the new part C. Well, once I've edited part B, the new part A doesn't match it anymore. That's why it's always important to read everything you word process before you let others read it.

When Zippy called himself an apostate just now, I was afraid he might be referring back to my first post in this thread. I remembered DisneyMan doing that, and I thought, "But I cleared that whole thing up after DisneyMan said that, didn't I?" Then I went back to check it. Yeah, I didn't clear it up. I poured mud into it. This is what I ended up posting to DisneyMan:

I don't think you're apostate. I just figured everyone else did. Three arguments with three different people in one week and I'm the common factor in all three? I figured the problem might be more in my direction.

That second sentence was the victim of some very bad editing. And it could explain why DisneyMan has seemed kind of chilly toward me since I posted this. DM, this is not what I thought I was saying!

What I thought I was saying was this (change in red):
I don't think you're apostate. I just figured everyone else thought I was. Three arguments with three different people in one week and I'm the common factor in all three? I figured the problem might be more in my direction.

Usually when I do bad editing in a word processor, it just makes no sense when it comes out. This time, it made the opposite sense of what I was thinking. Please forgive me, DM! If it makes it easier to forgive, I don't agree with what I posted at all and never have and I thought I was posting something else altogether.

And now having said that, Zippy, if you called yourself an apostate because of my first post in this thread, know that I wasn't thinking you were apostate. I just figured that everyone else thought I was.



Now let me reread all this before posting.

<rereads, makes some edits, and finally rereads again>

All right. My nickname is Worshipper, and I approve this message!

 

[jonny]

I went on a mission to Germany in the 1990s. It was pretty fun, but I made a point to make it fun.

My current calling is avoiding callings. So far, I've been in my ward since May and haven't even been given someone to home teach.

 

[zippythepinhead]

So, you know what I hate about word processors? It's great to be able to go back and edit what you say after you've typed it, but that can actually create more problems than it solves at times. I go back and edit a lot. I'll edit one part. Then I'll edit another. Then another. The trouble is, I'll edit part A to match part B. Then I'll edit part C to match the new part A. Then I'll edit part B to match the new part C. Well, once I've edited part B, the new part A doesn't match it anymore. That's why it's always important to read everything you word process before you let others read it.

When Zippy called himself an apostate just now, I was afraid he might be referring back to my first post in this thread. I remembered DisneyMan doing that, and I thought, "But I cleared that whole thing up after DisneyMan said that, didn't I?" Then I went back to check it. Yeah, I didn't clear it up. I poured mud into it. This is what I ended up posting to DisneyMan:


That second sentence was the victim of some very bad editing. And it could explain why DisneyMan has seemed kind of chilly toward me since I posted this. DM, this is not what I thought I was saying!

What I thought I was saying was this (change in red):
I don't think you're apostate. I just figured everyone else thought I was. Three arguments with three different people in one week and I'm the common factor in all three? I figured the problem might be more in my direction.

Usually when I do bad editing in a word processor, it just makes no sense when it comes out. This time, it made the opposite sense of what I was thinking. Please forgive me, DM! If it makes it easier to forgive, I don't agree with what I posted at all and never have and I thought I was posting something else altogether.

And now having said that, Zippy, if you called yourself an apostate because of my first post in this thread, know that I wasn't thinking you were apostate. I just figured that everyone else thought I was.



Now let me reread all this before posting.

<rereads, makes some edits, and finally rereads again>

All right. My nickname is Worshipper, and I approve this message!

Worshipper. All is well. I am glad that you are here to help ground an old crusty hound like me. I was being "tongue in cheek" when calling myself "apostate". I don't think there is another religion than LDS that would have me. So I am in for the long haul

 

[DavyCrocket2003]

Hi everyone. I'm David. I don't really like jell-o. I hope to be serving a mission within the next six months or so. Right now I am an assistant eleven year old scout master and the ward/stake YSA representative. I do a horrible job at both. I should actually try and find out what I am supposed to be doing, it might help. I live at home with my parents in Pleasant Grove Utah. I attend the home of the mighty Wolverines (in case any of you don't know which I suspect none of you do, that is Utah Valley University). I work durring the day as an aide in a junior high and then as a janitor. I'm the kind of person who talks to much durring a lesson because I always think I have something important to say when I usually don't. I love God and I love people and I hope I can find a way to live a life that can make a difference in someone else's life.