Oops, looks like BYU’s Daily Universe made a little boo-boo in the caption, upgrading the Quorum of the twelve to “apostate” status. Hat tip Miguel. BYU News Net explains the error here.
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They’re only speaking the truth. Not one of them has more than a single wife. Disgraceful! 😉
lol, good point! 😉
The article is pretty funny too. I can’t tell if these folks are kidding or not:
Sorry, a spelling error in a photo caption can “harm your church”? Wha…?
My favourite quote was,
http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/72090
Some people have no sense of humour.
Can’t wait to see what the Student Review does with this. Should be a hoot.
I’m guessing a crossword puzzle in which all the correct answers are all ungodly typos of the apostle/apostate variety.
Craig — Wow, that is too funny! “We ourselves are offended as a department for this error.” They can’t be serious! Folks, it’s a typo! lol
Chino — lol, does the Student Review still exist?
Apparently these are selling for good money on Ebay.
chanson – yes, in our hearts, no?
Christopher — I don’t doubt it! 😀
Chino — So true! Actually, I’m on the SR alums mailing list, and they’re making jokes about possible alternate quorums (quora?), eg. the Quorum of the Twelve Pastas, etc. 😉
“We don’t think this error is glib or cute or humorous.”
I do. (Think it’s cute and humorous, I mean. I don’t know where that “glib” came from.)