Comments on: Round Table on Mormon Humor, Round Three

By: J. Stapley

J. Stapley — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:46:53 +0000

Here, you go annegb.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:10:17 +0000

too sexy - head over to Feminist Mormon Housewives, and you'll find a lot of us out there!

By: annegb

annegb — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:11:56 +0000

Could you guys point me to Round Two? I think I read round one, but I’m blanking out.

My favorite best line from Kirby is I Dreamed I went to Hell and it was in Delta, Utah.

My ex-husband was from Delta.

I’ve used that line, but substituted other places, too. Like Tonopah, Nevada. or Pioche. Like that.

By: Ed Snow

Ed Snow — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:02:57 +0000

Too sexy, here’s a prescription–take it a couple of times a week, and if that’s not enough, buy all of Kirby’s books (you can do that anyway–no risk of taking too much):

http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_3626062

By: Ronan

Ronan — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:58:55 +0000

Sexy,
Welcome to BCC.

By: I'm too sexy for my church. . .

I'm too sexy for my church. . . — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:00:15 +0000

Can I tell you that I almost cried when I found your site? I am a Nauvoo generation mormon, married in temple, stay home mom, seriously disillusioned woman, struggling not to lose all sense of humor about the church. I have been in a ward for about 6 years now that is stifling the life out of me. Is there a place where I can be funny, expressive, (slightly) irreverent, ask really-not-so-probing questions, dress differently, vote democrat, and use the word ‘ass’ a lot in casual conversation, and not be accused of becoming “apostate”–literally–straight from the bishops mouth? Are there really others out there?

Seriously, you guys may save me from searching all the anti-mormon sites every Sunday after yet another uninspiring 3 hours of church ( and yes, I know if I don’t feel the spirit, it’s my fault and not those giving the agonizingly tortuous Relief Society lessons that speak over and over about drinking and smoking keeping you from the temple but never mention eating yourself into type 2 diabetes and then covering your 300lb. ‘temple’ up with a denim jumper as something we should concern ourselves with).

I’m scared to become bitter. . . .help me.

P.S. can anyone explain the temple to me?

By: Cherie Woodworth

Cherie Woodworth — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:37:14 +0000

Hi – a belated addition to this thread, since I just, by a very round about way, heard from Kent Larsen who recommended me.
By way of explanation – I was a funny Mormon from 1997 (“Farmer in the Dell”) until 2000. Why did I stop? Because I found that there was other stuff I wanted to write which was not funny; and funny stuff is so sought after (and in short supply — at least relative to demand) that once I had a reputation for writing funny people were disappointed if I wrote something that was serious. That’s kind of a bummer.
I think I stopped also because I couldn’t find a good balance between being read and appreciated and being the center of attention. It’s *not* a reward to me to be complimented on being funny; it’s kind of embarassing. (I suspect that this is a gender difference — guys like being the class clown.) So the more people praised it, the more uncomfortable it made me. On the other hand, I do want to know that I’m hitting the target — a “heh heh, that was a good one” is all I need.
And finally, with Mormon stuff, you think “Why are the old absurdities STILL absurd after 5 or 10 years?” There’s this point about “Why doesn’t it get better?” So huge kudos to Kirby and anybody else who can still keep it up. The Mormons need a little healthy deflation and a regular jab in the backside.
And as for funny women — Becky Linford IS funny, and, I would dare say, funny in a way that no man could get away with (at least no straight man).

By: William Morris

William Morris — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Todd:

The rest of you were very funny, but Amy Chamberlain and Stephen Carter were the best writers at The Sugar Beet.

By: Mark IV

Mark IV — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Who is the funniest general authority?

I think Elder Holland is pretty funny. And I was at a barbecue once where Elder Monson showed up wearing a hawaiian shirt. He is the life of a party. He knew lots of jokes I hadn’t heard before.

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I wish my friend Cherie Woodworth would write more Mormon humor. Her fake news story on the “Farmer in the Dell” was a classic — not that Mormon but many of her other fake news stories were equally funny.