Who wants a butter Johnson?

**Jeremy** · 07-01-2008, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by ornryactor

Oh, so what? Yes, there's lots of bad stuff going on in the world, but that's always been the case and always will be the case. Is that really a valid excuse to not allow ourselves to celebrate something good?

She's not just a 'good' gymnast, she is the best one in the world. Period. I love the state of Iowa with all my heart, but this is not a place that typically fosters that sort of claim. This is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, and I think it's perfectly acceptable that we're celebrating it as such. Nobody batted an eyelash last year when a butter Harry Potter was sculpted, and he's a fictional character. Johnson is a real Iowan with real accomplishments. Besides, how is the coverage of Johnson any different than coverage of other professional athletes anywhere else in the country or world? Major American metros devote nearly 100% of their sports sections to the local pro teams, usually ignoring high schools and colleges. Overseas, newspapers have entire sections on nothing but soccer. Iowa is just participating in the same level of coverage, and substituting our most applicable professional athlete. I think a 15-year old girl winning a third-straight world championship is probably deserving of a front-page article or two, especially from a small newspaper like the Register.

Great post and good points.

**1100011CS** · 07-01-2008, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

So many jokes, not of them appropriate.

Glad I'm not the only one

**dustinal** · 07-01-2008, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

So many jokes, not of them appropriate.

Originally Posted by cycopath25

I thought this was some kind of innuendo.

Originally Posted by aeroclone

Ohhhhhh, the gymnast! Most misleading thread title ever!

My thoughts exactly!

**Broodwich** · 07-01-2008, 01:22 PM

We need to be very careful as to make sure that Shawn Johnson and Barack Obama aren't in the same vicinity at the same time. It could cause people to spontaneously combust from massive amounts of excitement.

**superdorf** · 07-01-2008, 01:25 PM

I think the Olympics are on the exact same time as the fair... So I envision an NBC cutaway to commercial with the "Butter Johnson" from the IA State fair... Thus exposing the country to the spectacle that is the Iowa State Fair.

**ISUFan22** · 07-01-2008, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by superdorf

I think the Olympics are on the exact same time as the fair... So I envision an NBC cutaway to commercial with the "Butter Johnson" from the IA State fair... Thus exposing the country to the spectacle that is the Iowa State Fair.

Or parents covering their children's eyes when Costas comes on and says "Now we'll take a moment to show you photos of the Butter Johnson from the Iowa State Fair...".