Meet the Mopologists

[_Daniel Peterson]

I, of course, am so enormous that my movements are tracked on the Richter Scale and local weather patterns are affected when I'm in the county, and my appearance is so bizarre that small children shriek and cling to their mothers' skirts when I pass by. But, perhaps for that very reason, I didn't notice any unusual proportion of obese people or any striking proponderance of inbreeding-related genetic abnormalities at the FAIR conference.

The folks who attended looked to me like a pretty representative sample of the general American population.

Perhaps one needs to view their disgusting physical defects in the light of antifaith, with antispiritual eyes?

[_The Nehor]

You needed an informant to show you a youtube video?

It's possible that these informants play key roles in his life. One with the code name "Mother" may even help him get dressed in the morning and tie his shoes.

[_Droopy]

Meet Mr. Scratch: liar, poseur, Intellectual charlatan, and anti-Mormon Moonbat.

Consider, as it were, your source.

[_GoodK]

I, of course, am so enormous that my movements are tracked on the Richter Scale...

By any chance, were you jumping rope on July 29 around lunch time? I thought I felt something... ;)

The folks who attended looked to me like a pretty representative sample of the general American population.

I finally caved and watched the video-- this thread had me expecting a leper colony. I think people may be forgetting that this conference took place in America, and in America:

-- Between 1962 and the year 2000, the number of obese Americans grew from 13% to an alarming 31% of the population.

-- 63% of Americans are overweight with a Body Mass Index (BMI) in excess of 25.0.

-- 31% are obese with a BMI in excess of 30.0.

That East High School student looked like every third kid I met in Utah (and I was reading Nibley long before 9th grade, chump!)

[_dartagnan]

At 3:10 you see two rows of tables set up. One has books on it and the other...? Given that there were a few people browsing the book row and the second was covered by some two dozen people, I guess that means it was the chow line.

[_Mister Scratch]

Well, well. On the advice of the same "informant," I have just concluded a screening of "Pt. 2" of the FAIR conference, which is also over at YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl4EUbxt ... re=related

As I sit here, my fingers pressed together in a steeple shape, I cannot help but nod my head in approval at The Backyard Professor's filmmaking prowess. For example, I have to say that the Muzak layover during the montage which begins at approximately 1:25 into the film, was a masterstroke. It is a real pity that Gadianton is no longer with us, since I know he was an avid critic of Mormon art. I wonder: would he have found this cinematic gesture to be on a part with the likes of Meyer, Wishman, and Wood, Jr.?

Some other highlights:
---I was impressed by the award that was given to Tyler What's-his-name at the beginning of the film. For an organization which has such an allegedly paltry budget, that sure does seem like a fancy award! Likewise, the venue seems quite impressive as well! Gee, how much did all of this cost? Was their budget supplemented by FARMS?
---At approximately 2:50, the lovable pilgarlic known as LifeOnaPlate pokes his saucer-eyed head into the frame, apparently an attempt at shameless self-promotion. No doubt this was a bid to win one of those shiny, expensive-looking "Defender of the Faith" trophies.
---K. Shirt's videography in this installment isn't quite as polished as it is in later parts. Here, he photographs himself at an angle which seems to extreme, and as a result we wind up peering into the caverns of his nostrils way too many times.
---At approximately 6:14, Kerry sums up the entire conference when he jubilantly exclaims, "This is ridiculous!" He also says, "If I'm talkin' to myself, it's just normal."

So, overall, I am once again going to have to rate this installment a mere 1/2 a star (out of four).

[_SUAS]

can we post a mirror somewhere around here..cause i'm thinking that some people need to look in a mirror..you know like MJ's song the man in the mirror..

[_GoodK]

can we post a mirror somewhere around here..cause i'm thinking that some people need to look in a mirror..you know like MJ's song the man in the mirror..

But the only thing I do besides post here is look in the mirror... that would make things pretty boring for me...

[_Daniel Peterson]

Well, well. On the advice of the same "informant," I have just concluded a screening of "Pt. 2" of the FAIR conference, which is also over at YouTube:

Without your creepy anonymous "informants," could you function?

Was their budget supplemented by FARMS?

No.

At approximately 2:50, the lovable pilgarlic known as LifeOnaPlate pokes his saucer-eyed head into the frame, apparently an attempt at shameless self-promotion. No doubt this was a bid to win one of those shiny, expensive-looking "Defender of the Faith" trophies.

Creepy anonymous "informants" and personal sneers. Master Scartch in all his glory.

Kerry sums up the entire conference when he jubilantly exclaims, "This is ridiculous!"

Master Scartch presumably wasn't there.

Not to worry, though. Just as with his repeated pronouncements concerning Skinny-L, a small private to which he has no access, lack of actual evidence simply frees him up for summary judgment.

So, overall, I am once again going to have to rate this installment a mere 1/2 a star (out of four).

The whole world has been waiting breathlessly for Scartch's evaluation.

[_Ray A]

Well, well. On the advice of the same "informant," I have just concluded a screening of "Pt. 2" of the FAIR conference, which is also over at YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl4EUbxt ... re=related

I believe the attractive lady who appears very briefly at 2:20-2:24 is Jan Anderson.