Spiney Norman 10 Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Hello All, Started scouts as a cub and almost made it to first class. Really wish I would have stayed with but somehow got led astray. Was cubmaster in a Pack I helped start for a couple years until it folded, a sad day. Rejoined scouting when my son joined as a Cub. Served as asst. den leader and asst webelos leader. I am now a committe member and advancement chairman. I try never to miss a meeting or campout, I love this scout stuff. I'll be missing this weekend's campout to attend my OA ordeal. Oh, my real name.... Ken Knasiak. (hi, dale) Link to post Share on other sites
EagleInKY 14 Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Welcome to the campfire. Hope we keep the flame burning for you. Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy 10 Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Welcome! What area of Illinois? I was in the Calumet Council, just south of Chicago on the Indiana state line. Link to post Share on other sites
dsteele 20 Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Hey Ken, welcome to the campfire! We're glad to have you here. For the uninitiated, Ken's title of this thread, "Noise from Illinois" is catchy to the eye, but it doesn't actually rhyme when said aloud. Try to rhyme it in Dixon and they'll string ya up! Unc. Link to post Share on other sites
Eamonn 61 Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Best of Luck with the ordeal. Welcome to the forum. Eamonn. Which doesn't rhyme with Amen, so far as I know no one has ever been strung up for trying. Link to post Share on other sites
dsteele 20 Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Touche' old bird. I love the English backhand. It's kind of like the American joke -- never tell an englishman a joke on Saturday, he'll break up the service when he gets it on Sunday! God Bless you, my friend! Unc. Link to post Share on other sites
purcelce 11 Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Welcome to the campfire! I'm a displaced Illinois dude. Been in the state for about 7 years now. What part of the state are ya at? I'm in Southern Illinois with the Okaw Valley Council Link to post Share on other sites
hops_scout 9 Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Hey, I'm from Okaw Valley as well:) How's it going Purcelce? Welcome LaGrange, IL is up north, correct? If so, welcome from the OTHER side of the state;)(This message has been edited by hops_scout) Link to post Share on other sites
johndaigler 10 Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Welcome Spiney!! Lake County (Northeast IL Council)sends its best!!! jd What DOES Eamonn rhyme with???? You've been letting me mispronounce it for months!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Spiney Norman 10 Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Thanks for the welcome. I live in Brookfield, which is a commuter suburb west of that big bad city. Got back from my ordeal today and I AM SORE! I've got band-aids over the blisters on my hands but I think I'll live. I had a great time and met some great scouts and scouters. As far as my my rhyme goes, Youse guys should come down to da city an' learn how real people talk. Link to post Share on other sites
ScoutNut 147 Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Hey Spiney! You had perfect weather at Tomo this weekend! My son was going for his ordeal this weekend too. Unfortunatly he was sheduled to work and could not find anyone to take over for him. He is now hoping he can make it to Mach in May! Congratulations and Welcome! Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Brookfield? How close to the Zoo? Originally from Wood Dale, used to date a girl from Brookfield, be sitting in her back yard, all enclosed by trees, a very romantic setting and then w huge loud lions roar would waft through the trees, the first time it terrfied me, especially when she said it was her dad. Link to post Share on other sites
Spiney Norman 10 Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Oh yes, the weather was gorgeous this weekend. Guess I got lucky. I live about 1.5 miles directly west of the zoo. A little too far to hear or smell anything. I think it's highly ironic that you can regularly see coyotes and deer running along the north side of the zoo that faces the forest preserves. Link to post Share on other sites
eagle90 125 Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Spiney Norman????????????????????????? Dale Link to post Share on other sites
Spiney Norman 10 Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 It's an obtuse reference to a Monty Python epsode. Spiney Norman is actually a 30 foot tall hedgehog. Totally nonsensical, dont' you think? Ken BTW what was the score of the Illinois game Saturday, I heard it was exciting, Link to post Share on other sites
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