I smell like copper now

[cleolinda]

Hmm. I wasn't sure if we were going to get our weekly fix of Qdoba's 3-Cheese Crack Queso for dinner tonight. On one hand, $12 more or less isn't going to pay our taxes. On the other, it adds up. Do we raise the troops' morale with queso, or do we further tighten our belts? That kind of thing. We ended up going anyway, but saving half the food for

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[falco_conlon]

This isn't even vaguely related to anything you posted on, but I really feel like it's an important current event: Raid on FLDS ranch yesterday. Something like...419 children are now in custody of the state. It's a really chilling story. I don't know if you've heard of FLDS, but it's a crazy ass polygamist cult that marries 14 year old girls to 50 year olds (as most polygamist cults do) and expel most of their young men onto the streets. Their leader, Warren Jeffs is standing trial as an accomplice to the rape of a fourteen year old and sexual exploitation. He's been on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for a year.

Also: The Jezebel community has some really interesting commentary on it

I guess people are scared that this sect, the Yearning for Zion Ranch, could turn into another Waco or Jonestown.

In other news, Uwe Boll is a douche.

[cleolinda]

Oh, no, I've been keeping an eye on that story. I think I even read the Jezebel article. Have you ever read Under the Banner of Heaven?

[falco_conlon]

No, but now I really want to.

[delle]

Do. It is most excellent and creepy as hell.

[cleolinda]

Yeah, it's really good, and Krakauer goes out of his way to point out that Mormons aren't the same as and don't approve of the crazy fundamentalists. Also: if you read it, keep a running tally of how many times someone gets into plural marriage because he wants to sleep with his stepdaughter.

[falco_conlon]

Oh, ew :(

[cleolinda]

Yeah... like delle said, it's creepy.