Comments on: I Used To Be A Scout http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/ Careful. We don't want to learn from this. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:04:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jody http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-11592 Jody Sun, 16 Apr 2006 15:43:42 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/#comment-11592 Too late! I mailed the uniform yesterday. I didn't think it'd be of value. Shit. I'm not going to check if it WAS valuable either. No I'm not. Too late! I mailed the uniform yesterday. I didn’t think it’d be of value. Shit. I’m not going to check if it WAS valuable either. No I’m not.

]]> By: Sol http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-11590 Sol Sun, 16 Apr 2006 15:14:33 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/#comment-11590 Scout patch collecting is big business. I might check the value of your collection with a scout trader before simply giving it away. Scout patch collecting is big business. I might check the value of your collection with a scout trader before simply giving it away.

]]> By: ChrisO http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-11370 ChrisO Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:28:54 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/#comment-11370 i always wanted to be a scout.... :( i always wanted to be a scout…. :(

]]> By: tommyboy http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-11369 tommyboy Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:10:12 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/#comment-11369 ahhh the days of youth...the young facist league...hidden behind the veil of an innocent woodland creature...yeah i was a beaver ...eeesh a couple of years ago anja demonstrated some interest in beavers yes girls are in beavers, but boys do not seem to be flocking to the brownies...did it for a year....ohhh went ot one of the "training" sessions...boy...I thought the masons were spooky for ritual...they had nothing on these leaders...needless to say i did not get my little leather tie ....however to a a large number of children and now young adults i am still known as bubbles.... ahhh the days of youth…the young facist league…hidden behind the veil of an innocent woodland creature…yeah i was a beaver …eeesh

a couple of years ago anja demonstrated some interest in beavers yes girls are in beavers, but boys do not seem to be flocking to the brownies…did it for a year….ohhh went ot one of the “training” sessions…boy…I thought the masons were spooky for ritual…they had nothing on these leaders…needless to say i did not get my little leather tie ….however to a a large number of children and now young adults i am still known as bubbles….

]]> By: Jody http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-11366 Jody Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:40:16 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/#comment-11366 The Scout folks replied to my email: <blockquote><em>The BP Guild would be happy to have your old uniform and other pieces your described.</em></blockquote> The "BP Guild" is: <blockquote><em>This is an organization comprised largely of former and current members of Scouting and Guiding. They were founded in 1980 and are headquartered in the Halifax area. Anyone wishing to help promote the Aims, Principles, and Objectives of Scouts Canada and the Canadian Fellowship of BP Guilds, and is eligible to be a member in Scouts Canada, is welcome as a member of the Guild. All those who are accepted shall take the Scout Promise as a condition of membership. The membership fee is nominal. A smile, a joke, and a helping hand are the most important requirements for membership and we can guarantee that you bring yours - we will share ours!</em></blockquote> The Scout folks replied to my email:

The BP Guild would be happy to have your old uniform and other pieces your described.

The “BP Guild” is:

This is an organization comprised largely of former and current members of Scouting and Guiding. They were founded in 1980 and are headquartered in the Halifax area. Anyone wishing to help promote the Aims, Principles, and Objectives of Scouts Canada and the Canadian Fellowship of BP Guilds, and is eligible to be a member in Scouts Canada, is welcome as a member of the Guild. All those who are accepted shall take the Scout Promise as a condition of membership. The membership fee is nominal. A smile, a joke, and a helping hand are the most important requirements for membership and we can guarantee that you bring yours - we will share ours!

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-11361 Phillip Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:07:00 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/#comment-11361 "I don’t remember being forced to go to this stuff; I enjoyed it, I think." You and I had completely different childhoods, Jody. “I don’t remember being forced to go to this stuff; I enjoyed it, I think.”

You and I had completely different childhoods, Jody.

]]> By: Jody http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-11360 Jody Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:56:23 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/#comment-11360 I don't remember being forced to go to this stuff; I enjoyed it, I think. We did lots of shit in scouts: lots of camping, visiting factories and tours of places. We went to Calgary in 1981, although I remember little about it except everyone wore a cowboy hat. We played sports, too. I broke a guy's arm playing that game where there are two teams that make a line in opposites ends of a big room, and someone is picked from the other team to try to break through the enemy lines. No one broke through my piece of the line, hence someone ALWAYS got hurt. I don’t remember being forced to go to this stuff; I enjoyed it, I think.

We did lots of shit in scouts: lots of camping, visiting factories and tours of places. We went to Calgary in 1981, although I remember little about it except everyone wore a cowboy hat.

We played sports, too. I broke a guy’s arm playing that game where there are two teams that make a line in opposites ends of a big room, and someone is picked from the other team to try to break through the enemy lines. No one broke through my piece of the line, hence someone ALWAYS got hurt.

]]> By: Pender http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-11354 Pender Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:50:00 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/#comment-11354 My scout group rocked. All we did was play sports and never did any crappy badge work. Whenever we'd play other groups in sports we'd totally slaughter their asses. Whenever we went to prissy events and the other groups would be all proud of their badges and scoffing at us cause we had none, we'd threaten to beat their heads in, and everyone was happy. My scout group rocked. All we did was play sports and never did any crappy badge work. Whenever we’d play other groups in sports we’d totally slaughter their asses. Whenever we went to prissy events and the other groups would be all proud of their badges and scoffing at us cause we had none, we’d threaten to beat their heads in, and everyone was happy.

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-11335 Phillip Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:09:19 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/#comment-11335 I was in Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Rephrase that: I was forced to go to Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Never was much into being part of a group. Like everything else my mother forced me to join when I was kid, I've pretty much blanked it all from my memory. I was in Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Rephrase that: I was forced to go to Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Never was much into being part of a group. Like everything else my mother forced me to join when I was kid, I’ve pretty much blanked it all from my memory.

]]> By: rekounas http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-11334 rekounas Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:04:12 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/05/i-used-to-be-a-scout/#comment-11334 I was a Scout Leader for Beavers last year. I don't think I ever had a headache before I became a leader. I coached kids the same age in soccer, piece of cake. Scouts was a whole other beast. The other Scout Leaders con you into it by telling you it is only 1 hour a week. NO! NO! NO! It's like weekends and planning activities and rushing kids to the hospital. I was a Scout Leader for Beavers last year. I don’t think I ever had a headache before I became a leader. I coached kids the same age in soccer, piece of cake. Scouts was a whole other beast. The other Scout Leaders con you into it by telling you it is only 1 hour a week. NO! NO! NO! It’s like weekends and planning activities and rushing kids to the hospital.

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