Ben and I are driving across the uglier halves of Arkansas and Tennessee today, taking 40 back to Nashville. Yesterday we were in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to speak on behalf of Compassion International in the morning chapel service at Ouachita Baptist University and play a concert in the evening.
By the way, I may start stipulating in my rider that concerts must end by 9 PM from now on. Last night’s started at 9. Yes, I wear a younger man’s haircut, but I’m still thirty-six: I drive a minivan. I take vitamins. And I’ve developed an allergy to 10 PM.
But, interestingly, part of me has not aged one bit. Nope. Inside me still lives a snickering twelve year-old. He thought these two buildings were funny yesterday…still does.
This first one is right next to the So-So Cafeteria and across the street from the Pretty Good Engineering School.
And this building must be for the backsliders on campus. I can’t believe the Baptists are allowing secondary cussing on their signage these days. What’s next? Card playing? Beer drinking? Donald Miller speaking at chapel?
I know. It’s not that funny. But inside? He can’t stop laughing. He’s obnoxious. It’s up to the old guy who controls the fingers to stop typing and hit “publish” on this post before…
Ken Summerlin says:
Do those names get funnier after 10 PM?
misty says:
I bet they do! ๐
Kelli says:
Hehehe…that is pretty funny. ๐
Michelle ~ Blogging from the Boonies says:
My inner 12 year old thinks they’re pretty flippen funny, too.
JessicaBowman says:
Win.
Kelly says:
Did you know I’m from Flippin, Arkansas??? Yes and Todd Smith’s inner 12 year stopped when Selah drove through town and took a picture next to the Flippin Church of God. Ask him about it sometime. ๐
P.S. Love seeing these pictures!
Sarah says:
That’s awesome!
jay sauser says:
does everyone know what a rider?
Kandi says:
OBU is my alma mater. I lived in Flippin-Perrin, thank you very much!
Funny pictures and commentary. And the cafeteria really is So-So. ๐
Sherron says:
Those Mabees get around! I went to Trinity University in San Antonio, where we ate in the Mabee Dining Hall, home of pretty good food. Possibly. On a good day.
Katie Ax says:
We’ve got a building on campus that’s abbreviated FNH… or FN Hall… which both sound really bad if you say them fast.
Katie
Jason Cormier says:
I think it is pretty darn funny.
Su says:
There’s a Mabee something-or-other at my husband’s alma mater, Lubbock Christian, as well. They DO get around.
There is no part of me that isn’t laughing at those buildings; no inner 12-yo required. And I agree that 10 PM is too late for the over-30 crowd.
Lori @ The Davidson Den says:
Ha ha! Thanks for seeing the humor, even though you’re MY age!!! (Read: “Old and Feeling It, But Usually Not Thinking It”) Being from (and still in) Arkansas, I’ve been to many a camp/audition at OBU, so I really appreciate this post. ๐
(We had a Mabee Library at our school. We always said “Mabee they’ll have the book you need, and mabee they won’t.”)
Leigh says:
One of the theaters at Baylor University is named Mabee. Just who were/are the Mabees?
NancyTyler says:
I still crack up over stuff like that. The trick to getting older and still laughing is to always hang onto a couple of friends who have the same grade school sense of humor. ๐
misty says:
So funny.
Ruth says:
I get a 12 year old giggle from those signs too :0)
Krissy says:
Love it!
Kit says:
haha! This reminds me of a college boy story about calling a chinese restraunt to make the employee with the heavy accent answer the phone, “Fu King Buffet, how can I help you?”
Karen says:
My favorite road sign is in Arkansas: Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery. Makes me wonder what that farmer’s wife did.
Alexia says:
If I was young and head to college I would totally go there just because of the names LOL I love them!