RememberSchiff 3627 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Smokey turns 70 this August! We used to do a lot more PR and education with Smokey and the U.S. Forest Service. We need to reconnect. Maybe summer camps can run with this - fire prevention program with Forest Rangers, a Smokey whittling contest,... Happy Birthday Smokey, we switched to all LED lanterns. Link to post Share on other sites
TAHAWK 1420 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 But does this branch of the current government want to work with us? Link to post Share on other sites
RememberSchiff 3627 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 But does this branch of the current government want to work with us? Well if only we had someone with experience in working with government. Oh wait, we do, Robert Gates. Link to post Share on other sites
koolaidman 110 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I think it's a fantastic idea. I'd also like to take the time to mention that his name is actually "Smokey Bear" with no "the". Although, I'm sure he answers to both. http://www.smokeybear.com/vault/name_main.asp Link to post Share on other sites
RememberSchiff 3627 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Oops. Smokey Bear it is. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1608 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Yep. No middle name. Now, what is the middle name of the President in 1948? Link to post Share on other sites
walk in the woods 888 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 S Link to post Share on other sites
King Ding Dong 540 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 S So why does everyone use a period? The S is not abbreviated. Link to post Share on other sites
RememberSchiff 3627 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Why is there a Camp Fire Girl instead of a Girl Scout in this poster? Link to post Share on other sites
Peregrinator 85 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Since Smokey is a bear, it is quite correct to call him "Smokey the Bear" even if that is not his name. Link to post Share on other sites
AZMike 173 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I'm pretty sure "The" is his middle name. The "The" is short for Theodore. Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3452 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Why is there a Camp Fire Girl instead of a Girl Scout in this poster? Maybe because Campfire Girls make more campfires than Girl Scouts.... ???? Stosh Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3452 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Since Smokey is a bear' date=' it is quite correct to call him "Smokey the Bear" even if that is not his name. [/quote'] There's only one Smokey THE Bear. The other Smokey Bears ride around in cruisers. Stosh Link to post Share on other sites
RememberSchiff 3627 Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Regarding a Camp Fire Girl, more outdoorsy seems likely. In all my years, I have only been involved in one joint outdoor activity with Girl Scouts, a day hike (walk). It was comical. Never took so many breaks and long ones at that. Each girl had a small picnic cloth which was spread out and set at each break. Boys were eager to get moving, girls content to sit and talk. Anyway, I have also heard this explanation: "The Camp Fire Girls organization was begun in the United States with the joint efforts of some of the very people who were instrumental in founding Boy Scouts of America, and by the sisters and wives of the men who built BSA in this country. James E. West, first Chief Scout for BSA, always made clear that Camp Fire Girls was the "sister" organization to BSA; West served as the top executive officer of BSA from 1911 to 1943. " http://www.alicemariebeard.com/campfire/bsacfg.htm Camp Fire Girls is now Camp Fire, an inclusive youth organization. Link to post Share on other sites
NJCubScouter 1389 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 RememberSchiff, if you look closely at the poster it says "50th Anniversary Boy Scouts of America and Camp Fire Girls". So that is probably why the girl is a Camp Fire Girl. The poster is evidently from 1960, so the GSUSA was only 48 years old. Right? Link to post Share on other sites
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