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OMG!! I'm laughing so much I'm crying! Wingnut, It's ok if I lose 1 hour of my life, my life isn't that exciting! you can PM so I'll understand the monkey hippo joke! Now, I'm not an engineer but I still quote Monty Python from the TV show & the movies & every once in a while I break out into the Spam Song, Lumberjack Song or Philosophy Song! So, what does this make me? OK, I've remembered a few jokes from 7th grade! It's a shame I can remember these but not what I did yesterday! Sorry if they were painful! My son Mark told me this when h

Scoutldr, Thanks for the link, it brought back memories! I'll have to show my daughter what my uniform used to look like! I wish I kept it but I gave it to my younger cousin, I don't even know if my parents saved my sash! Regarding Girl Scouts & camping, do they do any camping at all? My daughter is bridging to Juniors this week & I was hoping that when the troop starts up again in September that she'd be doing some camping eventually! I still think the organizations should be separate! Judy

You can tell your son that he can see his younger friend at pack nights & other pack gatherings & activities! Maybe that will help! Good luck! Judy

Ed, I tried posting this yesterday but was unable to, computer was toooooooooooo slow! Regarding your reply to my post on page # 4, I have no clue if the troop is planning a backpacking trip & that's why the boys were told to bring canned items to cook for themselves. If anyone knows if what I posted on page 4 about how my son & his troop will be cooking on the campout this weekend, will fulfill the Tenderfoot requirement # 3 I'd really appreciate it. I called his SM & left a message. Thanks. Judy

Eamonn, I get your point now! Yes, it is high for being made in a foreign country but it's probably priced high because it's a Jamboree item I guess. On another thought, even though a jamboree shirt & hat are not part of the uniform, you'd think it would be made in the US as it has to do with Boy Scouts! Am I right on this? Judy P.S. I love that you call your wife "Her That Must Be Obeyed"!

I think the scouts should cook a nutritious meal & pop-tarts are tasty, my fave is the chocolate fudge one, but I don't think they constitute a nutritious meal! Now, I have a question regarding cooking in camp for an overnight campout that my son & most of his troop will be going on May 21st. The instructions they all received from the ASM on meal planner is as follows: Lunch - please bring a bag lunch (sandwich, snacks, fruit, etc.) Dinner - Bring meals that can be cooked on a personal stove (made from empty coffee can)in mess kit (canned food - stew, beans, pa

I collect t-shirts from wherever I've been & I don't throw them out even though they don't fit me because I'm a "little" overweight but they are memories for me! I still have the t-shirt that I bought on my senior class trip back in 1975! Eamonn, is your point that Boy Scout items are NOT made in America? I would think that all Boy Scout items would be made in this country & not in a foreign country. I think it's rather sad that a Boy Scout Jamboree items are mad in another country. Sorry if I don't get your point as I have a headache & my brain cell isn't up to par!

Bob, That's so great to hear! You made more of an impression on him than you thought you did & were a great SM! It also says something that he invited you to his wedding even though you hadn't seen each other in a few years. He will probably tell his future children about you too! It's nice to hear of stories like this. Regarding the Raccoon Hunt, if it's anything like the "Bear Hunt" that my son's DL took him & the rest of the boys in his den as a Webelos I, it should have been interesting! My son "saw" 3 Bears, which is pretty talented since there aren't any bears on Long I

Scoutldr, Thanks! I wasn't able to get into Girl Scouts til I was in 6th grade 1968-1969 so it was a "few" years ago! I remember my Cadette uniform, dark green skirt, white blouse, same beret as Juniors, I think the knee socks were dark green & the handbook had a lavender color. I can remember most of that but don't ask me what I ate for dinner yesterday! LOL! Judy

OMG! My son & I were hysterical laughing! All the jokes were great. I didn't read the "feminine product" one to my son, I don't want to have to explain that to a 10 year old! NIScouter my son loved the Mahatma Ghandi joke! He kept repeating the punch line! Wingnut I'm sorry to say that I don't understand your monkey & hippo joke, can you explain that to me please? Thanks! Keep the great jokes coming & if I can think of one, I'll post it! Judy

OK OGE & Semper! I'll get my walker & my 8-track player with my Partridge Family & Rocky Horror tapes & we can go crazy man! I'll try & find my pet rock, I think it escaped! LOL! Torribug, the only part of the uniform the leaders told me to buy for my daughter when she started Brownies was the vest! I think the whole uniform should be worn & they have so many choices too! When I was a Junior I wore the green dress with snaps, the green web belt, the green purse, the green knee socks, the green beret, the green sash & I think there was a bow I wore around

I don't think it's a good idea either. I was a teenager in the 70's when girls were trying to get into Boy Scouts, etc. & I thought it was wrong back then & I think it's wrong now. There was even an episode on "The Brady Bunch" when Marcia was trying to get into a "boy" organization & then Peter "retalliated" by joining a "girl" organization. There is an organization for girls it's called Girl Scout!! I see nothing wrong with organizations just for boys & one just for girls! On another note & I guess showing my age again, when my son Mark visited a troop as a Webelo I

Sorry to hear that none of the boys earned their AOL. Since the boys have to have completed the 5th grade if they haven't turned 11 I would think that you would have to have the ceremony when school is finished. I an idea what our pack uses for Pack Graduation with a little variation, like having the SM of the troop they want to join & a few of the Boy Scouts too! First have those Webelos bring in the flag, post the colors & start the Pledge of Allegience. The CM can call up each of the boys & then call up there parents. The SM & the Boy Scouts are to the side with their troop

I think it would be a good idea for Scouts to post, I thought that they were able to already! I'm sure even Cub Scouts would have things to post, like questions they thought of or tell what activities they're doing & the fun they are having. It would be great to have the boy's point of view. The same with Boy Scouts. My son is a new Boy Scout & maybe "conversing" on a board with older Scouts he'd get an idea of what it's about, etc. from other Scouts besides the ones in his troop. I had more to write but my daughter, who's 8, starting playing "Jingle Bells" on the piano & all thoug

I think the school resource officer should have asked the boy why he had nails in his pocket before arresting him! (If that was mentioned in the article I didn't read it yet so sorry!) Then when the boy said it was from a Scout project, he could have been taken to the principal's office, called a parent & have the parent come to the school to verify instead of arresting the boy! I think they overreacted! I'm lucky that Mark rarely puts things in his pockets! Judy

Our pack hands out rank advancements at the B&G because by the middle of February that's when the boys have finished all of their requirements since starting around the middle of September. The only exception is the Bobcat which is awarded at the 1st pack night after it's earned. After the ranks & belt loops & beads, etc. are awarded we usually have our meal. We have it at Sports Plus & they have great banquet rooms! After the meal is the AOL ceremony for the Webelos II's, then we have dessert & then the bridging of the Webelos II's to Boy Scouts. The Webelos II's also rec

I clicked on the link but I did not see any survey under Hot Items? Did they remove it or do I need stronger glasses? Thanks! Judy

I think it's important to get the parents' permission also. I know when I sign a permission slip for my daughter Lori for Brownies, there's a spot to check yes or no if her picture can be published. I also agree with Torveaux, use 1st initial & last name, not the full name because there are too many whackos in the world. Good luck! Judy

I think what would help overweight females like myself who have problems buying any pants that fit right or finding the correct size would be to have uniform pants with an elastic waistband, a little extra room in the abdominal area but NOT like maternity pants & of course pockets! All of the pants I wear have elastic waist & pockets! I would still have to wear my blouse outside for previously stated reasons but at least I'd have official uniform pants that would fit me! There are times when people are overweight & look like me that the shirt should NOT be tucked in because it woul

Torveaux, Question regarding the pants your son & the boys in his den wear to school. Are they in a private school & wear their school uniform pants (which I assume would look similar to blue scout pants) to den meetings or do they all just wear the same jeans? I think the Webelos that were a year ahead of Mark's den some wore the tan & some wore the blue & I don't think any of them had the pants, they just wore their jeans. The Webelos I's now I believe all the boys wear the blue shirts & jeans, none of them wear the pants. I don't know if any of them are near ou

I'm sorry to say that I will still wear my uniform blouse outside, it really looks better on me like this. I'm not trying to be a rebel, but the last time I wore any blouse tucked in was about 12 years ago! I do have a weight problem & try to hide my fat but I also have a female medical problem (no I'm not pregnant!) and when I can find a job again & have medical insurance, I can go back to the doctor & possibly have surgery. If I wore my uniform blouse tucked in I would really look horrible & probably be asked too many questions! Judy

Torveaux, I would say the DL said to have the tan/olive green uniform because then they'd have it already for Boy Scouts! As I stated, there were 4 new boys who didn't have the blue uniform so I guess instead of having them buy the blue uniform & then have to buy the tan/olive green one a year & a half later for Boy Scouts it was easier for everyone to be in the same colors - tan & olive green! That's only my guess! I would have had to buy Mark new pants if they continued with the blue uniform as his legs grew faster than his arms, he had outgrown the pants by graduation pack

My son crossed over on March 20th, he's in a NSP & had his 1st troop meeting on March 22nd! It's not easy for parents to let go but I kept preparing Mark that as a Boy Scout he'll have more responsibilities & that I won't be involved in his troop meetings like I was his den meetings (I was the AWDL). I told him it's up to him to have requirements signed off on, the SM it not going to be chasing him to sign off completed requirements! I remind him of these things before every troop meeting because it's still new to him. I told him that I will help him with requirements & anything th

My 3 cents worth (inflation!) I think it's important that the complete uniform be worn, especially in Boy Scouts. When my son Mark joined Cub Scouts as a Bear in Sept 2002, I had asked the CM about how much it would cost between uniform & activities & explained as a single mom (husband deceased in April 1997) that money was a little tight. He explained that the registration fees include the subscription to Boys Life, the handbook & the neckerchief & slide at graduation. He told me that I didn't have to get the pants & that Mark can wear clean jeans without holes in them. Al

Fotoscout, I'm still learning about the Boy Scout program since coming over from Cubs. Whomever I've spoken to it seems that there sons go away for a week of summer camp outside NY state, but that is only a few troops. I've been to Baiting Hollow with my son as a Webelos I & II & since it was only overnight & one time was for Webelos Woods, obviously the program is different. I'll find out when & where his troop camps. CTBoyScout101, I sent the SM the link & he saved it. He said he would look into it for next year. They already have a place for summer camp th