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Man walks into a bar with his dog. Barkeep says "We don't allow dogs in here." Man says "Ah, but this is a talking dog. Allow me to demonstrate." He asks the dog "What is on top of a house?" Dog responds "RUUUUFFFF!" He asks the dog "What is the opposite of soft?" Dog responds "RUUUUFFFF!" He asks the dog "Who is the greatest baseball player ever?" Dog responds "RUUUUFFFF!" Barkeep looks at the two of them and then throws them into the street. Looking up from the gutter, dog says to his master "What, I shoulda said DiMaggio?" And we are still no closer to answering

No. "Wheelists".

Spartans were as renowned for their dry wit as for their fighting. But B-P probably did not have the Spartan model in mind when he started the Boy Scouts. A Spartan king was once asked what the greatest gift Lycurgus (the father of Sparta) had left his countrymen. He replied "Contempt of pleasure." B-P defined Scouting as "a game ....with a purpose". Tough to reconcile those two.

A philosopher once had the following dream. First Aristotle appeared, and the philosopher said to him, "Could you give me a fifteen-minute capsule sketch of your entire philosophy?" To the philosopher's surprise, Aristotle gave him an excellent exposition in which he compressed an enormous amount of material into a mere fifteen minutes. But then the philosopher raised a certain objection which Aristotle couldn't answer. Confounded, Aristotle disappeared. Then Plato appeared. The same thing happened again, and the philosophers' objection to Plato was the same as his objection to A

Wheeler's posts are generally obtuse and obscure, but "old christ" (Palios Xristos!)? A new standard. Of what, I'm not sure....

This is my first year as CM also. Our pack's calendar looks similar. Some possible other events to consider that we included: - two family swim nights at the Council aquatic center, two family ice skating afternoons at the town's rink, two nature hikes for the pack - one at a county nature center, the other in town on "Jamboree on the Trail" Ssaturday, two service projects for the elementary school that lets us use it's gym for meetings (home of our CO - the PTA), one Earth Day clean up project at a county park, marching in two town parades (Memorial Day and St. Patrick's Day). For some reas

Maybe you should do some research before you start this project. The Supreme Court did not ban gays from being Scouts. The Supreme Court did not ban gays from being Scout leaders. The Supreme Court agreed with BSA's position that BSA is a private organization that can decide it's own membership and leadership criteria. The individual involved was James Dale. His Eagle was not taken away from him after "crossing from youth to adult". Dale was registered as an ASM(?)in his troop after turning 18. His registration as an adult leader was revoked after an article appeared in a NJ paper no

I'm not in Ed's couincil, but mine, Westchester=Putnam, in New York state, also only bills units for the net.

It's a new year. Bob has turned over a new leaf. Pretty funny, BW.

Happy Birthday! Hope all of your birthday wishes come true, amigo! You are welcome in my Council anytime. Marty

We could all stand to be a little less ornery.

I too was intrigued by the recap/reunion at the end of the show, where two other contestants (a lawyer and electrician) felt it was okay for them to be dishonest and not trustworthy (which could explain their fees) but not for Lill. She was held to a higher standard by the other players, because she was weraing her Scoutmaster uniform. Maybe we should be asking some of these questions of Burton, another contestant who didn't last as long, was as duplicitous as any other contestant, and is supposedly an Eagle Scout.

I'm pretty sure it mentions that in the current Webelos handbook, more than likely under Aquanaut, Athlete, Communicator, Fitness and Sportsman, all of which have requirements that state a Scout must earn specific A&S belt loops and/or pins to fulfill the requirement (i.e Aquanuat requires Swimming belt loop, Sportsman requires two individual and two team Sport belt loops, Fitness requires Physical Fitness belt loop and pin, etc).

In the mid 70's, Linda Ronstadt in Cub Scout shirt and shorts, during the Blue Bayou tour...... I need to go into a time-out now.

Paddy wagon it is. It was assumed thatthe wagon was full of "Paddys", which at the time was a perjorative term for recent Irish immigrants. See Thomas Nast's illustrations in Harper's Weekly to see what a "Paddy" was. St. Paddy's Day? Nope, never. St. Patrick's Day, in honor of the saint. And if you aren't Irish, but know why one wears green on the day, I wouldn't complain.

So Dave, shouldn't you then explain your Latin phrase, which we were told (many years ago) was actual grafitti from Pompeii? Non illigitemi carborundum - Don't let the "illegitmate sons" (fill in appropriate English expletive) wear you down. From fourth year Latin, when we were supposed to be translating Ovid, but "metamorped" into Catullus....

47 The mid-fifties seems to be a popular era for Scouters.

This is my first year as Cubmaster, and I put on this year's Pack Night schedule that there would be two official uniform inspections, one in December and one in May, with a practice inspection in November. (The December inspection nominally performed by a Marine, there for Toys for Tots kickoff, and the May one by a White Plains police officer, there for a short talk and demo). I handed out copies of the official BSA Cub Scout/Webelos Scout Uniform Inspection Sheet to all of the leaders at our last Leader's Crackerbarrel. Every den leader has called or e-mailed in the last two days asking i

This is my first year as Cubmaster, and I put on this year's Pack Night schedule that there would be two official uniform inspections, one in December and one in May, with a practice inspection in November. (The December inspection nominally performed by a Marine, there for Toys for Tots kickoff, and the May one by a White Plains police officer, there for a short talk and demo). I handed out copies of the official BSA Cub Scout/Webelos Scout Uniform Inspection Sheet to all of the leaders at our last Leader's Crackerbarrel. Every den leader has called or e-mailed in the last two days asking i

Medicine in the US is a fairly complex, intertwined business, whose total cost structure and linkages is not fully understood by the providers of service (doctors, hospitals, etc.) nor the purchasers of service (patients). Malpractice. What do you think an obstetrician pays per year in NYC for his or her professional liability insurance? Close enough to $180,000 to use it in an example. So, how much does that physician charge patients for each delivery? Probably between $6,000 and $7,000. So,the physician has to deliver sucessfully 3 babies per month, every month, just to cover the malpra

I do not think it is OK to kill either. There may be instances where it is medically necessary, to save the life of the mother, to perform an abortion. But very limited. As for executions, what right does the state, acting on behalf of it's citizens, to commit murder, even of a murderer?

Welcome aboard. All of these kind of patches are considered "temporary", and are only to be worn centered on the front of the right pocket of the uniform shirt, below the flap, for a short (determined by you) period of time (hence the term "temporary") - usually until you receive the next patch, or a more colorful patch, or a more meaningful-to-you patch. You can recycle old participation patches, if you choose... Your pack should invest in a copy of the Cub Scout Leader Guide and the 2003-2005 Insignia Guide, both availabale at your local Scout Shop. They explain about these type of

We print out this site to give to our first year Webelos Scouts to pick their "den name" and "den emblem" from. http://www.wildrice.com/Troop339/BSpictures/PatrolEmblems/PatrolEmblems.html One way to differentiate from other den (or patrols) emblems is by adjectuives - "Screaming Eagels", "Mighty Dragons", "Peregrine Falcons","Busy Beavers" etc.

I think alpacas (despite late night televison info-mercials) are mainly in higher elevations, midway beteen llama and vicuna. So stick to countries with the Andes for alpaca. (My wife's uncle imports alpaca products to the US - we have sweaters, hats, socks, capes, wall hangings, car seats, rugs, "teddy" bears,.... there is such a thing as too much alpaca). Galapagos is a definite must if you go to Ecuador - but it is not cheap, and involves a flight to the islands and a cruise around the islands, plus a US$100 admission fee (as of 2003). Ecuador has it's own version of Macchu Picchu - Ing

Following up on BobWhite's post. I remember the name of the tribe was Webelos (which at that time was an acronym for Wolf-Bear-Lion-Scout, the rank progression a Cub Scout was supposed to follow). And the original story may have been written by Seton. And Bonnie Tyler had nothing to do with it at all.