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You might be a scouter if...
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- You decide to lash together the new deck on the back of your house
- You didn't mind losing power to your house for three days
- Your plans for remodeling the bathroom include digging the hole deeper
- You plan to serve foil meals at your next dinner party
- You were arrested by airport security because you wouldn't give up your official BSA pocket knife until the cop said "Thank you" when he had a hold on it
- You walk the streets in broad daylight with a coffee cup and a flashlight hanging from your belt
- You take a map and a compass along on a family walk around the block
- You have your own desk and filing cabinet just for scout related paperwork
- Your garage is full of what you used to consider trash, that you now consider raw materials for arts & crafts projects
- Your calendar is full of meetings that you never forget, but you can't remember to get a card for your spouse's birthday
- You really love your self-inflating sleep pad
- Your neighbors hide when they see you going door to door with the popcorn order form again
- You go to someone's house for dinner, don't like the food, and ask if they have peanut butter and jelly
- Your front door has a zipper instead of a dead bolt
- You know more than two ways to light a fire
- Your gourmet meal consists of cornbread, "Spam," and bug-juice
- Your "family vacation" includes 30 kids your spouse doesn't know
- You hear the phrase, "Trust me, it's only an hour and a half a week!!" and can only laugh
- You say "signs up" in a business meeting to quiet everyone down
- You see a pile of rocks and immediately put them in a circle
- You know 100 uses for a bandana
- You have a collection of used candles and dryer lint
- Your favorite cologne is "Deep Woods Off"
- You have the end of every rope at home backspliced or whipped
- You know 365 one pot meals
- All your dishes have little pieces of egg stuck to them
- Your pots and pans are all black
- You always have a cup hooked to your belt
- Your cannot walk by a piece of trash without picking it up
- You carry a duffle bag size first-aid kit in your car
- You carry your own toilet paper wherever you go
- You spontaneously break into strange songs in public
- You always read by flashlight
- You hoard tent stakes
- You always have hat hair
- You actually own a left-handed smoke shifter
- A trip to Philmont is a pilgrimage
- The Scouts in your troop chipped in to have you abducted by a professional cult de-programer
- You keep a bucket of water by your side while cooking dinner
- You disconnect the automatic dishwasher in favor of the "3 bucket method"
- You gave your wife a mummy bag. It was the nicest gift you've given her
- You can recite the 12 points of the Scout Law backwards, in order, in 3 seconds flat
- You named one of your kids "Baden"
- You pack to go on a weekend trip to visit friends and you take your backpack instead of your suitcase
- People don't recognize when you're not in uniform
- You take the family on vacation, and you stop at the Scout office to pick up a tour permit
- You have the local BSA office on speed dial
- You actually own the book, "How to S*** in The Woods"
- You have to go to the restroom and you start looking for a buddy
- You wear two pair of socks to bed
- You sleep under a trash bag
- You're always counting how many matches you have left
- You're the only one on your block with a fire pit in the back yard
- You correct someone who says "Gee, I used to be an Eagle Scout", and then get him to volunteer in your troop
- You can't remember which hand to shake with in the office on Monday morning
- Latrines at camp start becoming comfortable
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