Feb 10th

All right, I apologize, there is no picture today, however, I have a story. :)  So... my favorite place in the library is the periodicals... specifically the photography magazine periodicals... So I was down there, with every intention of doing homework, and I found a really good issue of my favorite magazine Lenswork... when i got to the end of the issue i was reading the hillarious endnotes from the editor Bill Jay and started laughing so hard I had to put it down so as not to disturb the early morning students. :)  So... here is what I was laughing at... Enjoy. :)

Photography is non-denominational, adherents to any religion or belief system can justify taking pictures

The Communist: Everyone owns one camera; all pictures are equal in merit and belong to the state.  The Capitalist: The one who dies with the most cameras wins. The Environmentalist: Cameras can be used to record nature, except those with batteries.  The Darwinist: Pictures are not created, they evolve. The Zen Master: A photograph of a tree is not a tree unless it is a tree, photographed.  The Pentecostalist: Hallelujah for talking picture frames.  The Catholic: It’s OK to buy a new camera as long as you feel guilty.  The Hari Krishna: Photography while dancing is allowed but use the non-tambourine hand and a fast shutter-speed.  The Existentialist: Photography is boring, and your pictures bore others, good. The Confucian: A camera dropped in the sea is no longer dry.  The Christian Scientist: I am a camera.  The Muslim: It is permissible to take pictures of patterns.  The Jew: He who bought his camera for the lowest price, wins. The Jehovah’s Witness: Try selling your prints door-to-door. The Spiritualist: Look for ghosts in clouds, trees, and window reflections.  The Voodooist: Keep sharp objects away from self portraits.  The Buddhist: The desire for approval, a grant, or an exhibition causes suffering. The Fundamentalist: I don’t know anything about it, but if it gives pleasure it should be banned. The Aryan: Blacks and whites should not appear in the same picture. The Politically Correct: All colors must be equally represented in every picture. The Conservative: Only the rich and powerful can be trusted to take photographs.  The Liberal: The government should provide free cameras to all. The Survivalist: A camera, especially the Nikon F, makes a serviceable hammer, and a lens can start fires on sunny days. The Atheist: The spiritual does not exist so the camera cannot steal the soul. 


By the way, can anyone think of a good one for LDS/BYU culture? I couldn't think of any off the top of my head, but there has to be some good ones... :)