Today's funny: ETBenson redux at BYU ....

[_Rollo Tomasi]

See link below to read a BYU student's 'letter to the editor' in today's Daily Universe. I couldn't help but picture Ezra Taft Benson (of "a good Mormon cannot be a good Democrat" infamy) writing this kind of letter. ;) Enjoy!

http://newsnet.BYU.edu/story.cfm/62404

[_Who Knows]

See link below to read a BYU student's 'letter to the editor' in today's Daily Universe. I couldn't help but picture Ezra Taft Benson (of "a good Mormon cannot be a good Democrat" infamy) writing this kind of letter. ;) Enjoy!

http://newsnet.BYU.edu/story.cfm/62404

Wow, that is funny. I sometimes wonder if they include letters just for the purpose of embarrassing the person.

The letter about recycling is almost funnier. Actually, it's kinda scary now that i think about it...

[_Who Knows]

Oh jeez, read the one about the video games. You've got to be kidding me:

This will give them delusions of grandeur and they will incorrectly assume that they will have the same success with real swords. So, instead of running when ninjas attack, like most normal people do, they will stay, fight and ultimately lose.

Am I missing something? Are these letters supposed to be parodies or something?

[_Rollo Tomasi]

Oh jeez, read the one about the video games. You've got to be kidding me:

This will give them delusions of grandeur and they will incorrectly assume that they will have the same success with real swords. So, instead of running when ninjas attack, like most normal people do, they will stay, fight and ultimately lose.

Am I missing something? Are these letters supposed to be parodies or something?

As far as I know, they are legit ... and very, very funny.

[_Mister Scratch]

I found this one extremely funny:

Special TAs Aailable Now

The author of the letter regarding the lack of non-member religion classes asked that there be special TAs for non-members. In fact they are here. They are called missionaries.

Bill Lund

[_MormonMendacity]

Is that first guy Gazelam?

[_moksha]

That was rather hateful stuff he was saying wasn't it? Hard to understand how such a Jell-O filled environment can produce such anger.

[_Dr. Shades]

Ahh, I see that others have read through the whole page, so I didn't have to post a note encouraging them to do so.

Yes, there are some true classics there. As has already been mentioned:

So, instead of running when ninjas attack, like most normal people do, they will stay, fight and ultimately lose.

I'm sure that was a parody of someone's earlier rant about the supposed desensitizing effects of the Nintendo Wii.

[_OUT OF MY MISERY]

That was rather hateful stuff he was saying wasn't it? Hard to understand how such a Jell-O filled environment can produce such anger.

But there is a sercret ingredient in green jello,,,,that is why Mormons eat so much...and hate to much....didn't know there was a connection did you???

[_Coggins7]

I have noticed an alarming increase in the number of "progressive" or "liberal" minded members of the LDS Church who appear to have simply adopted the propaganda of the liberal media and are only too happy to slam conservative values. This is manifested in some of the letters bashing the president for the war in Iraq (agreed to and funded by Congress), the economy (which is booming), same sex marriage (an obvious disgrace to mankind) and abortion, among other things. Do these "liberal Mormons" realize liberalism is the foundation of socialism? The mission of liberals is to make the American people so weak and dependent on the government that they can literally control every aspect of life. Of course, nobody will admit that.

Conservative values, in their purest sense, promote self-reliance, protect the family and, when practiced properly, greatly reduce spending and governmental involvement in our lives. It is a mystery to me why so many BYU students will submit hateful letters, which merely recite the latest dicta presented on CNN or in the New York Times. As students of BYU, we may not agree on politics; however, we should certainly agree on the very basics. I was in disgust when Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), a self-proclaimed temple recommend holder, blatantly rejected the prophet and voted against the Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Who else is willing to sell their soul in order to blindly join the mainstream liberal mantra?

Loran:

Great letter, and I agree with the author that the very existence of "progressive", ie. socialist, or more broadly, leftist LDS, is rather alarming, to say the least. Probably the most depressing example of this is MESJ.

Loran