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I once sat next to this dude on a city bus who was absolutely tripping balls and he lit into this long soliloquy about how Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie was actually this biblical homily. Charlie was Jesus, and Wonka was God, and the other kids represented the deadly sins that would get you relegated to hell. SO, Charlie (Jesus) was accepted into the kingdom of heaven (inheriting the factory, which was heaven) by Wonka (God), while the other kids (who had committed at least one deadly sin) were each tempted by different items in the factory (the stuff tempting them represented the devil) and they could not resist temptation. So, they were cast out of the factory (heaven) and back into the real world (Hell). Wonka became the de-facto father figure in Charlie's life (Jesus, son of God) and together they ruled the kingdom of Heaven.

It was 1am and although I was a little freaked out by this dude who smelled of piss and brokenness, that assessment always stuck with me. He then told me that things like bell bottoms were what caused the French Revolution. Quite a bus ride. I want whatever he was on. My question is, of course, what is your favorite color?

In school, teachers and professors always stressed including an "objective" at the top of your resume, I.e., "Objective: To utilize my skills in [field] in [company environment.]" Even at the time, I thought it was dumb - obviously my objective is to work in the field I'm qualified for in the job I'm applying to - it seemed redundant to include it. I've never included an objective, and lo, I've never had any trouble. I have done some hiring, and whenever I see "objective" on a resume, to me it makes it sound like either the person is really young and inexperienced and is just doing what the teachers taught them, or else they found something online and ran with it. It's never kept me from interviewing someone but my hunch about them usually turns out to be correct.

My question is - how do you guys feel about including an objective?

Hi there. I used to work for a public library and last year we received a book of Warren Jeffs' "revelations" and a letter from his group that the end times were close. I should note that this package just came to us out of the blue, we certainly did not request anything like that and we did not put the book in circulation. It was completly bizarre and I ended up keeping the book and the letter in my garage as a kind of odd momento.

My question is, does the group really believe they are living in end times? Are Jeffs' proclamations still seen as truth and how is the group preparing for end times? Do you think people in that group will eventually realize its a cult, and get out? Or do you think it will end up being a People's Temple type-ending eventually?

I guess Grandpa Joe was sort of a jerk. He laid in bed for 20 years letting Charlie and his parents do all the work and then BAM, first opportunity to do something cool and he's totally fine.

Nah I take it back. Grandpa Joe was awesome. Anyone who interrupts his "holy shit we're gonna die!" speech with a huge belch is ok in my book.