Catchy Name...

... for a concealed firearm carrying permit. He must do a bang-up business. This photo was taken in the farming & rabbit community that is Delta.

I don't know what threats are around in the middle of nowhere that you would need a concealed firearm in this place. The crime blotter is probably headlined with cow-tipping high schoolers. But you never know when President Obama will come to take your freedom! ;)

Mormon-Centered Advertising

When driving through Utah, and Utah county in particular, you see some billboards for some services that you will see nowhere else. Here are a few examples:

DearElder.com
This site will let you send free letters to missionaries who are in training at the Provo MTC - the Missionary Training Center (sounds like a military installation, doesn't it?). this is where they learn the languages that they will need if they will be going to a foreign-speaking mission. This site will also let you send letters to missionaries anywhere. Ever heard of it?

Well, you will now! They are picking a new face for the website!!! Be sure to nominate your elder today! I guess the two years were up for the last guy???
MissionaryStandups.com
I just found this site while checking out DearElder.com - this site will let you make a life-sized cardboard cutout of your beloved missionary. Hopefully they can make the face area moisture-resistant for the love struck girlfriend customers.

Now that I think about it, isn't the website name an oxymoron???


Lastly, for today at least, is ModestClothes.com. I can't remember if this is the exact site that I saw advertised on my last trip through the most republican county in the most republican state in the nation, but it is certainly close. I was thinking that there is a limited market for many of these sites, but ModestClothes.com has categories for many different... er... "creeds" as they call them - even two categories for Christians - "Plain & Simple" and "Trendy & Modest" I didn't see the FLDS category on this site... They have their own: http://fldsdress.com/

What Celebrities Would Look Like If They Were From Utah.

What would your favorite celebrity look like if they were born and raised in Utah and never made it big??? Well, here is our best guesses:

Brittany Spears, Panguitch

Catherine Zeta Jones & Michael Douglas, Grantsville

John Travolta, Helper

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kamas

Tara Ried, Magna

Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen, Payson



Sharon Stone, Bountiful



Gwen Stefani, Rose Park



Ashlee Simpson, Vernal



Nicole Kidman, Logan



Paris Hilton, Draper (where our state prison is...)



Pamela Anderson, Kanab



Jennifer Aniston, Kearns



Cameron Diaz, Ephriam



Johnny Depp, Taylorsville



The Beckhams, Bluffdale



J-Lo & Mark Anthony, Ogden



And lastly, Tom Cruise, Provo

You Know You're FROM Utah When...

Ever wondered what the world would be like if you were actually FROM Utah??? Well, here is a list of things that native Utahans know, and other just have to learn over time:

· Green jell-o with carrots mixed in doesn't seem strange. 
· You can pronounce Tooele. 
· The U is not just a letter - Neither is the Y. 
· You have actually eaten funeral potatoes. 
· You've gotten both heat and frost burns off your car's door handle in the same month. 
· You are not surprised to hear words like "Darn, Fetch, Flip", "Oh, My Heck" and "Shoot". 
· Your tulips get snowed on three times after they come up and twice more after they bloom. 
· Hunting season is a school holiday. 
· The largest liquor store is the state government. 
· You can go skiing and play golf on the same day. 
· 30% humidity is muggy and almost unbearable. 
· Somewhere in your family tree is a polygamist. 
· You know the difference between a 'Steak House' and a 'Stake House'. 
· The elevation exceeds the population 
· You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you 
· You can see the stars at night 
· You have a bumper sticker that says "Families are Forever." 
· You were an aunt or uncle before you were three. 
· Your spouse's mother was pregnant at your wedding. 
· You have more children than you can find biblical names for. 
· Your family considers a trip to McDonald's a night out.
· Your first child was conceived on your honeymoon. 
· You feel guilty when you watch Monday Night Football. 
· Your kids believe the deer hunt is a national holiday. 
· You drink Coke from a brown paper bag. 
· You consider a temple recommend a credit reference. 
· At least two of your salad bowls are at the homes of neighbors. 
· You believe that you must be 18 or older to order coffee at a restaurant. 
· You wonder why fire truck drivers honk when you drive 35 mph in the left lane on the freeway. 
· There is a similarity between a ward basketball game and the L.A. riots. 
· You think Jack Daniels is a country western singer. 
· You negotiate prices at a garage sale. 
· You can make Jell-O salad without the recipe. 
· You've heard about BYU football in a testimony meeting. 
· You have two gallons of ice cream in your freezer at all times. 
· Your father-in-law thinks Ronald Reagan was a liberal. 
· A member of your family wrote in Lavell Edwards for president in the last election. 
· Cars in the slow lane are traveling the fastest; cars in the fast lane are traveling the slowest; cars in the middle lanes are always trying to exit. 
· Sandals are the best-selling shoes. 
· You have to ask for the uncensored version of "Titanic."
· Hotel rooms all have the Book of Mormon. 
· You buy your wardrobe at the local grocery superstore. 
· You learn about the Mormon Church by taking history in elementary school. 
· You live in a state where Democrats always come in third place, unless a zoo animal is running. Then they come in fourth. 
· You're on your own if you are turning left. 
· Schools stay open, even if two feet of snow falls overnight, but close for the opening of hunting season.
· People wear shorts and T-shirts if the temperature rises above 32 degrees. 
· There is a church on every corner, but they all teach the same thing. 
· The most popular public transportation system is a ski lift. 
· People drive to Idaho (or Arizona) to pick up a gallon of milk so they can play the lottery. 
· In-state college football rivalries are bigger than the Super Bowl. 
· Beer drinkers don't shop on Sunday. 
· You don't have to breathe cigarette smoke until you walk outside a building. 
· The cost of living rises while your salary drops. 
· Every driveway has a minivan and a pickup truck. 
· When you buy a new vehicle, cigarette lighters are optional equipment but gun and ski racks are standard.
· Every time a new family moves into your neighborhood, the local elementary school has to hire a new teacher.
· Your paycheck has an additional 10 percent deduction. 
· "Temple recommends" is acceptable identification for cashing a check. 
· More movies are filmed in your town than in Hollywood. 
· You've never had a Mormon missionary knock on your door. 
· Your neighbors complain about where they live, yet refuse to return to the state they moved from. 
· You make a toast with red punch at your wedding reception. 
· You have more raw wheat stored than some Third World countries. 
· Your idea of a good time is playing Pictionary in the cultural hall. 
· Your idea of a wild party is a six pack of Pepsi and a PG-13 movie. 
· You and all your friends come to your mother for a haircut in her kitchen. 
· You measure Kool-Aid by parts per million.
· You think "You're a 10 cow wife" is a compliment. 
· You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Utah.

Why so long?

Why do you need shorts that go to your knees in Utah??? Why, to cover your under garments, of course (my wife calls them holy underwear). You will also need modest t-shirts as well. Sorry - no cut-off's & tube tops allowed. :)

One more interesting bit... Notice they also have official BYU merchandise available here!