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Sleeping in EQ · 01-29-2007, 04:13 PM

A colleague just now asked me about where I studied before I came here (to the University of the People’s Republic of Monsanto) and so I’ve gotten to explain a bit about BYU. My colleague went to an expensive, Lutheran-sponsored liberal arts school. We were having a great conversation and then she asked me “Aren’t there kind of other BYUs? Like in Idaho or something? (As it turns out, she had a H.S. friend go to BYU-I/Ricks) And then I found myself having to explain Rexburg, at least on some level.

In the hidden corners of my mind I was thinking that Rexburg is like:

Children of the Potatoes

Bob Jones for Mormons

An enclave, run by religious zealots who are also John Birchers. This is not a place you want to fill up on gas, much less, live.

The unholy child of Footloose and the Dating Game, conceived in an apartment with a tennis racket in the window, and after a fireside.

But what came out of my mouth was:

It’s less academic than BYU and has a lot of the ‘small-town conservative feel’ for a college town. It’s a smaller school so people often know each other, and there's lots of intramural and group activities. They wear their ‘churchiness’ on their sleeves more. The Californians who go there usually hate it.

Venkman · 01-29-2007, 04:21 PM

I think what came out of your mouth is an accurate description.

I had zero desire to go to Ricks and I wouldn't want to live in Rexburg, but there's some great people up Rexburg/Rigby way. Even if they are Birchers.

il Padrino Ute · 01-29-2007, 04:21 PM

I would explain it as "a hole in the ground so big and deep that not even the dam breaking could fill it."

il Padrino Ute · 01-29-2007, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Venkman

I think what came out of your mouth is an accurate description.

I had zero desire to go to Ricks and I wouldn't want to live in Rexburg, but there's some great people up Rexburg/Rigby way. Even if they are Birchers.

There is also one of the worst people on the planet from that place, but there is no need to get into that and ruin Mike's forum.

Surfah · 01-29-2007, 05:11 PM

That's a perfect description. My mother is from Rigby so I spent many a summers floating down canals and Christmas' at Kelly's Canyon and sledding at the buttes. So yeah, I figured long before I started sending off apps that I'd never go to school there. Which is weird, as UCSD, UCLA, and UCSB were my first choices. I still wonder at times how I ended up at the Y.

Detroitdad · 01-29-2007, 05:18 PM

Is it really that bad? I have only been there 3 times and it was a little draconian. But with all of the changes that have taken place in the last few years I wonder if it will turn into a decent place to be. A decent place, not a great one.

Detroitdad · 01-29-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ

A colleague just now asked me about where I studied before I came here (to the University of the People’s Republic of Monsanto) and so I’ve gotten to explain a bit about BYU. My colleague went to an expensive, Lutheran-sponsored liberal arts school. We were having a great conversation and then she asked me “Aren’t there kind of other BYUs? Like in Idaho or something? (As it turns out, she had a H.S. friend go to BYU-I/Ricks) And then I found myself having to explain Rexburg, at least on some level.

In the hidden corners of my mind I was thinking that Rexburg is like:

Children of the Potatoes

Bob Jones for Mormons

An enclave, run by religious zealots who are also John Birchers. This is not a place you want to fill up on gas, much less, live.

The unholy child of Footloose and the Dating Game, conceived in an apartment with a tennis racket in the window, and after a fireside.

But what came out of my mouth was:

It’s less academic than BYU and has a lot of the ‘small-town conservative feel’ for a college town. It’s a smaller school so people often know each other, and there's lots of intramural and group activities. They wear their ‘churchiness’ on their sleeves more. The Californians who go there usually hate it.

I think that the corners of your mind are hilarious and partly true. But....you know that is what a lot of people think of Provo. Including many of the people that live in Provo.

I think that your outward manifestations were probably closer to the truth. Anyway, it is probably the best policy to have solidarity when confronted with outsiders, unless you know them really, really well. Even then you can just wait for them to go Benedict Arnold on you, but I digress.

Mormon Red Death · 01-30-2007, 11:07 PM

Rexburg is what I picture hell to look like....

Jeff Lebowski · 01-30-2007, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

Rexburg is what I picture hell to look like....

Of course. Lingo lives there, doesn't he?

mpfunk · 01-30-2007, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

Rexburg is what I picture hell to look like....

Hell is far too nice of a description for it.

01-29-2007, 04:13 PM	#1
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	How do you explain Rexburg? A colleague just now asked me about where I studied before I came here (to the University of the People’s Republic of Monsanto) and so I’ve gotten to explain a bit about BYU. My colleague went to an expensive, Lutheran-sponsored liberal arts school. We were having a great conversation and then she asked me “Aren’t there kind of other BYUs? Like in Idaho or something? (As it turns out, she had a H.S. friend go to BYU-I/Ricks) And then I found myself having to explain Rexburg, at least on some level. In the hidden corners of my mind I was thinking that Rexburg is like: Children of the Potatoes Bob Jones for Mormons An enclave, run by religious zealots who are also John Birchers. This is not a place you want to fill up on gas, much less, live. The unholy child of Footloose and the Dating Game, conceived in an apartment with a tennis racket in the window, and after a fireside. But what came out of my mouth was: It’s less academic than BYU and has a lot of the ‘small-town conservative feel’ for a college town. It’s a smaller school so people often know each other, and there's lots of intramural and group activities. They wear their ‘churchiness’ on their sleeves more. The Californians who go there usually hate it. __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies. Last edited by Sleeping in EQ; 01-29-2007 at 05:16 PM.

01-29-2007, 04:21 PM	#3
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	I would explain it as "a hole in the ground so big and deep that not even the dam breaking could fill it." __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

01-29-2007, 05:11 PM	#5
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	That's a perfect description. My mother is from Rigby so I spent many a summers floating down canals and Christmas' at Kelly's Canyon and sledding at the buttes. So yeah, I figured long before I started sending off apps that I'd never go to school there. Which is weird, as UCSD, UCLA, and UCSB were my first choices. I still wonder at times how I ended up at the Y. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

01-30-2007, 11:07 PM	#8
Mormon Red Death Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton Township, MI Posts: 3,126	Rexburg is what I picture hell to look like.... __________________ Its all about the suit

01-29-2007, 04:21 PM	#2
Venkman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 1,799	I think what came out of your mouth is an accurate description. I had zero desire to go to Ricks and I wouldn't want to live in Rexburg, but there's some great people up Rexburg/Rigby way. Even if they are Birchers.

01-29-2007, 05:18 PM	#6
Detroitdad Resident Jackass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,846	Is it really that bad? I have only been there 3 times and it was a little draconian. But with all of the changes that have taken place in the last few years I wonder if it will turn into a decent place to be. A decent place, not a great one.