Mormons Dig Video Games
In case you haven't guessed already, I am not a particularly religious man. My allergy to evangelism began at an early age, when I was told that I'd be going to hell for, well, being remotely different than my churchgoing peers. In fact, I still hide under the couch whenever those nice Mormon boys come to my front door... but what if they're not there to sell me on how much Jesus loves me in spite of the fact that I date men? What if they're just lost and looking for somewhere to rest their tired feet while they play video games? Now that I know Salt Lake City is the "video game capital of America", it's certainly a possibility that I'm willing to entertain:
Thirty-two percent of the households in Utah's capital city own video game systems, compared to 24 percent nationwide, according to a report released on Tuesday by Scarborough Research, a New York-based firm that measures America's shopping patterns....
"Utahns are relatively higher educated and younger - and these are the people who play video games," said Hal Rushton, president of the South Jordan-based Saffire, Inc., scheduled to release its fantasy game titled "Cryptid," next year. "That's also why we have a fairly large number of video game companies in the Salt Lake Valley."
Having taken a look at the games produced by Saffire, I'd normally be a little skeptical of taking Mr. Rushton seriously. However, his logic does make sense, since I'd imagine Utah would have a fairly significant number of younger parents within its borders; come to think of it, some of the healthiest families I've seen often have parents playing video games with their kids.
So... not only does Salt Lake City feature a relaxation on Utah's liquor laws, but it's also gaming-friendly? Perhaps if we can get them to embrace The Rainbow we might want to consider stopping by for a visit...
SLC is video game capital of America [Salt Lake Tribune]
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Posted to Miscellany on 15 March 2007
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Orgasmo!!!
;) Those two guys in that pic looks so cute....and soooo corruptible.
In my 30+ years of life, I've never had "Mormon boys come to my front door." Jehovah's witness boys, yes. Mormons, no. They are not the same thing.
Clearly you're not interesting enough for them. We get Mormons about once a year at my house, Jehovah's Witnesses come by every couple of months.
Nice Orgazmo pic, Boy of Tomorrow... such a great movie.
The mormon boys in San Francisco tend to be really cute. God help me.
Well, as a Mormon myself, I think I can understand why.
No premarital sex. No coffee. No tea. No drugs. No alcohol. No tobacco. Damn it, we have to do *something* for fun.
Ah, shit - I forgot: no swearing either.
T'is true, t'is true... One of everybody's favorite activity is "Game Night." Oh, and there are so very many cute missionaries... makes me look forward to going to the MTC and seeing them all together. ^^... showering...
John Hummel, I would be worried for the day when they get a "revelation" that games (much like that other substances you mentioned) are fun and quickly ban them. If R rated movies are banned, why are they allowed to play GTA/Halo/Gears/GoW/etc.? It's only a matter of time.
It should be noted that the ratio of mormons to non-mormons in the Salt Lake City/Provo areas are drastically different from the rest of the state. So I wouldn't quite jump on board the "mormons love games" train yet, but rather the tech-savvy people they import are big on game