Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/73933/

I thought Marguerite St. Just and Maven did a good job answering a tricky question. They asked the right people for information, and they got very good points to make in response.

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/73945/

For what it's worth my friend went to USU a couple years ago and joined a sorority. She was probably 26. So yeah age is not a valid reason to not at least try to rush.

Edit: pledge? not really up on sorority lingo now that she's graduated and not talking about KD all the time.

^ Yeah, there are all kinds of sororities and fraternities and they aren't all the traditional sex and party all the time stereotype. My cousin was in a sorority in undergrad, and I've met some of her sorority sisters over the years when I've gone to visit her family, and they are multicultural, LGBT-accepting, all shapes and sizes (my cousin is plus-sized like I am), a lot of them were science majors, and I think a few of them were single mothers. They did a lot of service and academic activities, and a lot of them didn't even drink.

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/73926/

This was good. I think it's important for people to learn that when you become an adult, it doesn't mean you can do whatever you want, it just means people can't tell your parents about it. Where I live, the drinking age is 18, and when I was in high school they used to have a meeting every year for everyone who would turn 18 before the year ended where they told them that yes, they were old enough to drink and the school couldn't tell their parents about it, but if they came to school drunk or were drinking at school, the school would still call the police because drinking in public is illegal.

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/73963/
I loved that Anne, Certainly gave it a more serious examination than "sparkly vampires suck," though a bit of snark isn't all bad, of course.

Dead Cat wrote:http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/73963/
I loved that Anne, Certainly gave it a more serious examination than "sparkly vampires suck," though a bit of snark isn't all bad, of course.

This is probably my favorite answer of hers, ever.

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/73999/

I love the brochure.

Cindy wrote:http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/73999/

I love the brochure.

I was just going to come here and say that!

https://theboard.byu.edu/questions/74054/

Sego Lily wrote: Be who you are and embrace what you love regardless of where that falls on some bell curve.

I really needed this, I think. It gave me all kinds of warm fuzzies and just really struck me. I wish everyone could read this!

Owlet wrote:https://theboard.byu.edu/questions/74054/

Sego Lily wrote: Be who you are and embrace what you love regardless of where that falls on some bell curve.

I really needed this, I think. It gave me all kinds of warm fuzzies and just really struck me. I wish everyone could read this!

I loved the original. Loved. It.

A. It made me realize that I really do have the fabulous career with all the perks, so I should quit my whining about how "stressful" it is (yes, I'm sure it's stressful compared to an emergency department or rehab facility or logging trees. NOT.)

B. It made me realize that I really have dated fabulous men, who are unambiguously hot, brilliant, and the top of their class, and that I should quit my whining about how "hard" relationships are. (Oh, how awkward, you had to run into another one of your admirers today, Portia. Boohoo.)

C. Cognoscente has always been a standup dude, but his Thoreauvian reality slap was just what I needed.

I liked the "causticness." And anyway, to both the chicks, I'd just remind you that even a life of money, prestige, hot men, and great careers has its share of sorrow. Your parents can still die, your heart can still be broken, your can still fall out with your friends, and so on. Money's a nice buffer from those basic problems, but I didn't wake up one day and find instant happiness, despite having a lot of the things people want. (If that makes sense.)

At any rate, I'm going to try to have a more positive attitude to my "trials" going forward!

The guy on the far right looks a lot like my brother, to the point I did a double-take.

I absolutely loved this answer from Sister Nym. Her advice was so heartfelt and spot on in my opinion. Yay for Sister Nym!
(It probably doesn't hurt that I'm about 99% sure I'm related to her too, that just adds to her awesomeness)

Oh, really? I love Sister Nym too. She's a regular Board reader and often texts me when answers are awesome (or awful. that too). I'm wondering how you might be related? You should email me if you don't feel like posting a Boardie genealogy here.

Concealocanth wrote:Oh, really? I love Sister Nym too. She's a regular Board reader and often texts me when answers are awesome (or awful. that too). I'm wondering how you might be related? You should email me if you don't feel like posting a Boardie genealogy here.

Done. Well, I messaged you, anyway.

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/74117/

I can only imagine what kind of strange targeted ads Ms. Lily is going to get, with a search for "Midget bicycles" in her history.

On a tangent, Google tried to get me to buy a Dyson AirBlade for a few months after a single search about them.

Giovanni Schwartz wrote:http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/74117/

I can only imagine what kind of strange targeted ads Ms. Lily is going to get, with a search for "Midget bicycles" in her history.

On a tangent, Google tried to get me to buy a Dyson AirBlade for a few months after a single search about them.

If you use chrome, install AdBlocker.

https://theboard.byu.edu/questions/74149/

yayfulness answer was masterfulness. Especially liked these two lines:

yayfulness wrote:Love is not about what another person makes you feel about yourself. Love is about how you are motivated to make another person feel.

Counseling is meant to help you achieve your goals, not someone else's.

You are right, S.A.M. That was good.

Love the answers to this one.

MSJ wrote:And then call him a whited sepulchre and feel awesome that you just burned him with doctrine.

https://theboard.byu.edu/questions/74162/
If Prince Hridayenda ever returns to Nepal and defeats the Maoists, I will laugh. And call him Harry. On second thought, I'm calling him Harry anyway because I can't pronounce his name.