they must be above the rules

those people, i mean.

they blatantly disregarded the sign on the grass in front of the wilk that says:

"i'm trying hard to grow, please don't walk on me!"

they are standing right there, on that very grass! quite audacious i'd say. 'specially towards such an entreaty.

i guess it isn't a very obvious sign because it IS this wimpy, smallish blue sign, placed amongst the trees on the huge expanse of field... but the plea is so sincere, i just can't help but feel for the grass...

yet, there they stand - the would-be kings of yesteryears, yes, even the Utah Valley sparring club members who dress in medieval garb and spar (fight?) with wooden swords once a week in front of the wilk. i suppose they figure the grass (and the BYU grounds crew, for that matter) can give way for their sport. besides, their overlook is understandable. the signs weren't even translated into Olde English.

but, mostly it was just funny to me. the moment i walk by this sign, i look past it only to see these guys standing on the grass in an attitude that seems to say, "we are above the law!" it was just ironic. kind of like the time i saw a tube of toothpaste next to the sink, crumpled and disformed and center-squeezed, and the directions were face up, reading "for best results, squeeze from the bottom up." take that, "Man"! ha! i noticed that they don't put those directions on the toothpaste anymore. it can only mean one of a million things, but i will give you two. for one, they probably realized that the toothpaste produces the same result if you squeeze the tube from the bottom, middle, or top. for two, they couldn't fit the translation of the directions in Olde English on those small tubes.