My roommate just informed me that...

[Reverend_Smitty]

over the summer she worked with someone who went to Bob Jones University. How the hell could she go two whole months into the semester without telling me this! I guess because I would ask about a million questions about this girl (and she was right) however she has no good stories to tell. My roommate basically avoided any conversations that would lead to a religious discussion, she apparently is a bigger person than me. (I wouldn't be able to help myself and end up saying something totally inappropriate like "so how 'bout that evolution, I heard that your 'university' doesn't teach it", cue holy war).

I just couldn't imagine going to a school like that (too many silly rules). Have any of you guys actually met someone who attends either BJU or Liberty University (Falwell's school)? Any interesting stories to tell?

[Arkana]

1. I'd just sit in a corner in the fetal position and suck my thumb

At least I think that wouldn't be against their code.

[murielm99]

2. I used to teach a girl who went there after high school.

She is a freshman at Bob Jones right now.

No interesting stories. She was just another boring Christian extremist.

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

3. I have heard of weird dating rules at Bob Jones

Supposedly, a guy can't ask a woman out directly and they can't go out alone, at least at first. There is a system where he writes a note asking her out and a central delivery system gets it to her somehow.

On date night, they meet at a parlor along with mabye 10 other couples. There are 10 tables in a circle - each couple sits down at a table and they have a conversation (NO TOUCHING!). Every 15 minutes a buzzer rings and the men rotate one spot to the next woman. The date is over when you reach your original date and get to spend the last 15 minutes with her (30 minutes total!).

1970s' precusor to "speed dating"

I heard this years ago from some SC Baptists - I don't remember if they actually went to Bob Jones or not.

[Reverend_Smitty]

4. So I guess...

for once these fundies were ahead of the curve? But I think speed dating is a stupid idea anyway