It's just not something I come to expect out of the typical bishop is all. There's a stigma that goes with poker & being around people drinking is often frowned upon. I grew up in the Utah County Bubble and am more used to LDS folks who would "feel the dark spirit" in GF's basement than I am to the kind who are less uptight about stuff like this. For example, a good chunk of my family won't step a foot on the Las Vegas strip because it feels sinful to them.
As to your father, I wouldn't have anything but good things to say about him. He's the good natured type of person that everyone likes to be around. My comment was directed more toward LDS stereotypes and wasn't really about your father. I could have inserted you or Archie or Conan if he were to ever show up and the point would essentially be the same.
p.s. I hope he busts you reading this at work._
I know it's been awhile and the thread has veered slightly from this, but I wanted to comment on this.
Don't worry, I didn't think you were going to bang on him. I think he would take this as a compliment. I think a lot of his attitudes come from his upbringing. He wasn't very active in the church growing up. He didn't get active until after my older brother was born. He used to drink and smoke. In fact, he tells me stories of how he got so drunk he passed out in his gutter and literally **** himself. Now he's very active, but not uppity. He's not afraid of a good cuss word or a good night of poker.
The type of mormon you were describing drives me absolutely bat-**** insane. I don't like to be around them.
Oh, and don't worry about him catching me at work reading this. I only recently got a device that allows me to do that and I hardly am on it at all at work (and only when he's not on the same job site as me).
