Comments on: Missionary Lessons from the Land of Oz http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/ A weekly podcast exploring Mormon culture and current events. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: S.Faux http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82239 S.Faux Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:58:33 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82239 DrewE: I guess my statement “Your companions will always be a little goofy," is a straw man argument. DrewE:

I guess my statement “Your companions will always be a little goofy,” is a straw man argument.

]]> By: DrewE http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82235 DrewE Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:45:21 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82235 "Your companions will always be a little goofy." A little goofy? I was a certified freak. “Your companions will always be a little goofy.”

A little goofy? I was a certified freak.

]]> By: Mormon Heretic http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82205 Mormon Heretic Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:31:50 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82205 Cowboy, that almost sounds like a mafia reference, like "cement boots". That's kinda creepy. Cowboy, that almost sounds like a mafia reference, like “cement boots”. That’s kinda creepy.

]]> By: Cowboy http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82197 Cowboy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:55:54 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82197 We used to say "baptize 'em through the cement". I'm not sure exactly what it was supposed to mean, but I liked the way it sounded. How's that for irrelevant. We used to say “baptize ‘em through the cement”. I’m not sure exactly what it was supposed to mean, but I liked the way it sounded.

How’s that for irrelevant.

]]> By: Mormon Heretic http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82190 Mormon Heretic Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:14:18 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82190 A super soaker is hard to carry on a bike, though. A super soaker is hard to carry on a bike, though.

]]> By: S.Faux http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82171 S.Faux Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:35:36 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82171 Tatiana: I LIKE it!!!!!!! Tatiana:

I LIKE it!!!!!!!

]]> By: Tatiana http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82167 Tatiana Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:23:58 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82167 "Confront evil by throwing water on it" means keep a super-soaker handy. Even if it doesn't always melt the badguys, it makes them look silly. “Confront evil by throwing water on it” means keep a super-soaker handy. Even if it doesn’t always melt the badguys, it makes them look silly.

]]> By: S.Faux http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82161 S.Faux Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:09:08 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82161 Early Judy Garland: Yes!! Later Judy Garland: No!! Early Judy Garland: Yes!! Later Judy Garland: No!!

]]> By: Mormon Heretic http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82154 Mormon Heretic Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:51:51 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82154 Judy Garland isn't really my cup of tea, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Judy Garland isn’t really my cup of tea, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

]]> By: Ray http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82150 Ray Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:43:49 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82150 Oh, now it's even funnier when I picture Dorothy with a name tag playing the role of the religious mother in "Hairspray". ;) S.Faux, I had my son read this post. He leaves for the MTC on the 22nd, and I wanted him to learn what you said in it. It's just my sense of humor getting in the way. Oh, now it’s even funnier when I picture Dorothy with a name tag playing the role of the religious mother in “Hairspray”. ;)

S.Faux, I had my son read this post. He leaves for the MTC on the 22nd, and I wanted him to learn what you said in it. It’s just my sense of humor getting in the way.

]]> By: S.Faux http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82142 S.Faux Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:16:42 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82142 OK!! Sorry if I sounded snippy. I am in love with Dorothy may be a little defensive. OK!! Sorry if I sounded snippy. I am in love with Dorothy may be a little defensive.

]]> By: MH http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82136 MH Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:02:20 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82136 Yes, I know--I was just having a little fun. :) As you said, "Confront evil by throwing water on it. (I don’t know what that means, but it sounded smart." Yes, I know–I was just having a little fun. :) As you said, “Confront evil by throwing water on it. (I don’t know what that means, but it sounded smart.”

]]> By: S.Faux http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82134 S.Faux Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:55:08 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82134 Ray and MH: Dorothy threw water on the Wicked Witch and she dissolved. The running metaphor is Wizard of Oz, NOT Catholicism. Ray and MH:

Dorothy threw water on the Wicked Witch and she dissolved. The running metaphor is Wizard of Oz, NOT Catholicism.

]]> By: MH http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82109 MH Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:37:51 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82109 Yes, I get the image of a Catholic priest throwing holy water on someone possessed by the devil. :) Yes, I get the image of a Catholic priest throwing holy water on someone possessed by the devil. :)

]]> By: Ray http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/10/missionary-lessons-from-the-land-of-oz/#comment-82094 Ray Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:39:40 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=5736#comment-82094 <blockquote>"Confront evil by throwing water on it." </blockquote> Sorry, but I get this picture of Mormon holy water that missionaries carry with them in a squirt bottle, crying, "Get thee behind me, Satan," as they pull the level on evil.

“Confront evil by throwing water on it.”

Sorry, but I get this picture of Mormon holy water that missionaries carry with them in a squirt bottle, crying, “Get thee behind me, Satan,” as they pull the level on evil.

]]>