Comments on: Please No, Not Utah

By: lyle

lyle — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

"was very surprised at the increase in numbers and venom."

-And an increase in venom is a good thing? I second the comments of Sens. McCain & Gore's VP candidate, whom said that if we all aren't nicer to each other; the next 7 months will be very hateful/contentious.

Randy,
You will be glad to know that efforts are being made to remedy Utah's lack of political clout:
1. Getting bipartisan mailers out to LDS members with opportunities to participate in the party of their choice...in out of state activities.
For example: The RNC (yes, this would be me and 2-3 others) are working to get upwards of 2-3k Utah GOP voters to do mail ballots and then spend 7-10 days in surrounding swing states doing GOTV activities. Utah maybe powerless...but it doesn't have to be ignored. My [edited] site is bundling "dollars, voters & foote soldiers" for the Bush campaign...and then when he wins (assuming he does of course) we can go to Ed & Dubya and remind them that they need to pay more attention to the desires of the LDS church.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Aaron, our particular talent is making other people feel like they are cooler, but it’s really kind of an optical (or social) illusion. You just keep stroking your ego at our expense. We can take it. We like to share and validate…

Well, I agree the women are beautiful…perhaps David Lee Roth was hanging out in Park City? That’s not really Utah….

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Actually, Steve gave me an idea. A list of SLC quirks we love (or love to hate):

love:
thick milkshakes
the smell of rain on the dry desert ground in the summer

hate:
scrapbooking guilt
missing t's ("you live near the moun'ns?")

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

as in “all the fixins for the taco salad” or “I’m fixin to find me a gal”?

By: Aaron Brown

Aaron Brown — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Complain about the lack of ethnic food all you want, but there was simply no comparison to the vegetarian food at the Park Ivy (there was one near the Tower theatre in SLC, and one opened later in Orem inside a health food grocery store). I understand they have closed down, but the food was SPECTACULAR while it lasted.

I understand your love-hate relationship with Utah, Karen, though I probably feel more of the hate than the love, myself. But then, I am a Southern California Mormon after all, and everyone knows us SoCal folk are cultural snobs who look down at you hick Utahns with a combination of amusement and disgust, thanking the Lord daily that He made us way cooler than you. :)

Aaron B

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Dude, better than porn. (Well, I guess that depends on your point of view…)

By: Steve E.

Steve E. — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Err… I defer to Aaron on that point. Nice post, BTW — The TWOP ref is unbeatable. But you’re also right to point out the love-hate relationship people have with UT. Though I’m not from there, and I didn’t particularly like living there in college, I still look back at it wistfully.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

HATE
orrin hatch
janice crap perry
Utah Newspapers
polygamists

LOVE
mountains
Dallin Oakes
Hugh Nibley
KJQ

By: Aaron Brown

Aaron Brown — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

hate:

--Oh my heck!
--Frickin'
--Hearing "One Night in Bangkok" at least 10 times per day on the radio. Get over that song you silly Wasatch weirdos!

love:

--Park Ivy vegetarian burritos and soups
--cheap rent
--skiing
--Arches camping trips

Isn't bad apostrophe use a universal (not just a Utah) problem?

Aaron B

By: Steve E.

Steve E. — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Karen, what’s with your homepage link being T&S? Traitor!