tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post4120830277881749507..comments2024-01-17T03:54:39.225-05:00Comments on Hieing to Kolob: White Shirts: The Best Look in the WorldBored in Vernalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-74289514716853867692008-11-10T22:00:00.000-05:002008-11-10T22:00:00.000-05:00You write very well.You write very well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-56187255529155635152008-10-08T14:18:00.000-04:002008-10-08T14:18:00.000-04:00Man, I love the SNL skit! That's a keeper!Man, I love the SNL skit! That's a keeper!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165696105698812361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-87444613509094263232008-10-08T09:34:00.000-04:002008-10-08T09:34:00.000-04:00Is that anonymous comment real? I have to agree wi...Is that anonymous comment real? I have to agree with John in his post. White shirts are indeed evocative of purity and cleanliness, unless, of course, they're not clean. It's been 7 years since I've been able to keep a shirt clean for more than 15 minutes, my husband's shirts included. And I dunno, white is really kinda boring and unimaginative.sarah k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18443012372866539495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-53371230946493742612008-10-07T21:55:00.000-04:002008-10-07T21:55:00.000-04:00Yes, I agree with some of these comments. Can you...Yes, I agree with some of these comments. Can you imagine a deacon passing the sacrament with a white shirt buttoned only to his navel as Johnny Depp?<BR/><BR/>I think the members would prefer a covered chest! :)Mormon Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041005866499638646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-38493694325411651252008-10-07T13:52:00.000-04:002008-10-07T13:52:00.000-04:00I'm going to have to disagree with your photograph...I'm going to have to disagree with your photographic examples. Even with a white shirt, neither Mr. Bloom nor Mr. Depp would be viewed favorably in any LDS chapel with that heretical mop top and facial hair! The uniform of the priesthood also includes a clean shave and hair trimmed above the ears. And all of the 007 pics show him in a tux. We all know that the only reason Mr. Bond dons that tux is so that he can bed as many ladies as possible - again, behavior that is not necessarily LDS-approved. It seems to me that you are just trying to be "of the world" instead of "in the world but NOT of the world."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-40342897180778946632008-10-07T08:47:00.000-04:002008-10-07T08:47:00.000-04:00You have made one of the best arguments for the ca...You have made one of the best arguments for the case that I have run across. I recently wrote a little essay entitled: "<A HREF="http://mormoninsights.blogspot.com/2008/09/double-0-heaven-part-1.html" REL="nofollow">Double-0-Heaven</A>" based on my secret admiration for Double-0-Seven. I never noticed the white shirt correlation before. Now I know.<BR/><BR/>Still, I am willing to be that tiny splash of color in the priesthood quorums. If people think I am an iconclast, then so be it.S.Fauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172834057530110206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-66089517330607982222008-10-07T08:19:00.000-04:002008-10-07T08:19:00.000-04:00You forgot one important caveat: the white shirt o...You forgot one important caveat: the white shirt only looks good if it's long-sleeved.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, but I think the short-sleeved white shirt is kind of tacky-looking. Practical for missionaries in hot climates and grocery store managers, but not exactly "dressy."Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06261411264695719660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-65116145575613182042008-10-07T07:20:00.000-04:002008-10-07T07:20:00.000-04:00I like white shirts 'cause they go with just about...I like white shirts 'cause they go with just about any suit and tie. <BR/><BR/>That said, I've never understood the argument that a white shirt is a symbol of purity, etc. Why is just the shirt vested with such meaning in sacrament meeting? Why not socks? Suits? Shoes? A lower law that permits the non-temple worthy to participate in meetings? <BR/><BR/>If it's important at all, how can we hide the shirt under the bushel of a navy blue blazer or charcoal suit coat and still consider ourselves square with the Lord?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-5578792899922926072008-10-06T23:13:00.000-04:002008-10-06T23:13:00.000-04:00Biv, I gotta give you major points for trying to m...Biv, I gotta give you major points for trying to make mandatory white shirt wear more palatable. It is a novel approach to link white shirts and the Sacrament with hotness instead of worthiness. But the fashion statement power of a white shirt on Daniel Craig doesn't seem to hold its value when pictured on every man in the Church. In fact, when mandated, a white shirt becomes at best a bland uniform and at worst, a unfortunate but effective way for some people to judge who is righteous and who is not.Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276948499916713520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-70987269653077501322008-10-06T19:52:00.000-04:002008-10-06T19:52:00.000-04:00D'arcy, welcome! Come back and visit anytime.Here...D'arcy, welcome! Come back and visit anytime.<BR/><BR/>Heretic, I would be quite pleased to see more pics of Orlando Bloom. Shirt color optional.Bored in Vernalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-69070258162818122922008-10-06T19:35:00.000-04:002008-10-06T19:35:00.000-04:00BiV,Surely you could have found Johnny Depp in a n...BiV,<BR/><BR/>Surely you could have found Johnny Depp in a non-white shirt, as well as most of the other celebrities....Why are you only showing one side of this issue?<BR/><BR/>I'd try to put up some rebuttal photos, but I have absolutely no idea how to do that in the comments.<BR/><BR/>This whole white shirt thing seems like mormon folklore to me. While I can admit that white shirts look good on occasion, it's like eating vanilla ice cream all the time. Isn't variety the spice of life?Mormon Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041005866499638646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-20922800076425463902008-10-06T18:11:00.000-04:002008-10-06T18:11:00.000-04:00Wow! From Bond to Depp to Sacrament....that was a ...Wow! From Bond to Depp to Sacrament....that was a craftfully spun entry!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I've seen your name on the bloggernacle a lot, but I don't know why I haven't stopped by until now! Glad I did!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584248569655542892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-87093471764939170442008-10-06T17:36:00.000-04:002008-10-06T17:36:00.000-04:00ugh.. the more GA's (or anyone else with authority...ugh.. the more GA's (or anyone else with authority) talk about the importance of white shirts, the less likely I am to wear one... just to be difficult.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610344574135095983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-40515937985157158112008-10-06T12:16:00.000-04:002008-10-06T12:16:00.000-04:00I think Jana would appreciate the best look in the...I think Jana would appreciate the best look in the world.Bored in Vernalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-76968360105628215812008-10-06T11:47:00.000-04:002008-10-06T11:47:00.000-04:00Almost thou persuadest me to don a white shirt! I ...Almost thou persuadest me to don a white shirt! <BR/><BR/>I gratefully gave up white shirts when I stopped going to church...maybe I'll put one on occasionally for Jana. :PJohnRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822899155130408891noreply@blogger.com