Friday, March 4, 2011

Where's Your Socks?

I was intrigued by the story in the news of Brigham Young University kicking their star basketball player off of the team for knowing his girlfriend in the Biblical sense.  That's right...they did the deed.  They engaged in premarital sex.  I would like to point out that he probably could have gotten the premarital sex charge thrown out because it's only premarital sex if you intend to marry the person you are having sex with.  Maybe he is...I don't know.

Evidently, BYU's honor code is clear on the point, and despite the unusual nature of the requirement, they make it pretty clear up front that engaging in "hakuna matata" before you are married is tantamount to moral turpitude in the view of the school.  I find this so stupid because the guy that BYU's whole code is based upon had like a billion wives at one time.

Anyway, I think I can speak for many of those in my generation when I say that I would not have survived one day at BYU in any capacity, so I have nothing but respect for those who commit to following the 'code'.   But I'm thinking...didn't anyone tell this student about putting a sock on the door?  There's a code I can follow.  Ah, the unwritten code of college dormitories.  When doing the 'forbidden dance' always make sure you put a sock on the door, so that, your roommate knows to stay the hell heck away.  See, I violated one of their codes again.

Being honest is at the top of the BYU honor code list.  Also on the list is living a chaste and virtuous life.  They want you to use clean language and to abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, and substance abuse.

In the spirit of the day, I'd like to honest...I don't think I could make it at BYU.  Right now, I'm sitting here drinking a cup of tea while I'm writing.  I guess they would kick me off the Blogging Team for that violation.  Hell, Heck, if I had to take the SAT this year, I probably wouldn't even get into college at all.

I guess since the BYU player is kicked off the team, he and old Jezebel can go and boink, boink, boink all night long!  I'll drink to that!

Be Well.

Bill