11 year olds!!!!!!
Scott Killen (SKILLEN@AUTOTESTER.COM)
Mon, 12 Feb 1996 09:34:16 CDT
I went on a camping trip this weekend and had an
amusing experience I'd like to share.
While making one of my frequent Scoutmaster rounds
of the boys camp I came upon a bunch of 1st year
scouts playing with matches on a pile of dirt.
Immediately they showed some concern that they were
going to get into trouble.
They were having a blast, and there was no tender within
several feet of their location so I cautioned them against
burned fingers and let them continue. (I told them it
would be ME that got into trouble if I brought them home
with burned fingers.)
Anyway, as soon as they realized that it was ok, one of the
boys approached me and asked: "Mr. Killen, if you cut
the corners off the Totem' chit, do you burn the corners
off the fireman's chit?"
I suppressed a laugh and told him no. I could imagine
his disappointment. It almost seemed that he was
ready to volunteer to burn the corners of his own or
another's card.
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| Scott W. Killen |
| ASM Troop 890 Dallas Texas |
| Eagle Class of '66 |
|... and a good ol' BobWhite too.|
| skillen@autotester.com |
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