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You Might Be Taking Scouting Too Seriously If...

(US Original - Date Unknown)

  • You buy that '89 Chevy Caprice because you really like that fleur di lis hood ornament.
  • Your favorite color is "olive drab".
  • You decide to lash together the new deck on the back of your house.
  • You plan to serve foil meals at your next dinner party.
  • You walk the streets in broad daylight with a coffee cup and flashlight hanging from your belt.
  • You raise your hand in the scout sign at a heated business meeting.
  • You were arrested by airport security because you wouldn't give up your official BSA pocket knife until the cop said "thank you".
  • You didn't mind losing power to your house for three days.
  • Your son hides his copy of Boy's life from you.
  • Your plans for remodeling the bathroom include digging the hole deeper.
  • You trade your 25 foot center console fishing boat in on that great little `15 foot canoe.
  • Your favorite movie is "Follow Me Boys" staring Fred MacMurry, and you spent months trying to convince Disney to release it on home video.
  • You managed to find that 8th day in the week.
  • Your patron saint is Ward Cleaver.
  • You disconnect the automatic dishwasher in favor of the "3 pot method.
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  • You sneak a cup of "bug juice" after the troop turns in for the night.
  • You can start a fire by rubbing two sticks together.
  • Latrines at camp start becoming comfortable.
  • You felt you won a moral victory when BSA brought back knee socks.
  • You think campaign hats are cool.
  • You gave your wife a mummy bag rated for -15 deg F for Christmas.
  • You name one of your kids Baden.
  • Your favorite tune is "Camp Granada" (hello mudda....hello fadda) by Allen Sherman.
  • You can recite the 12 points of the Scout Law backwards, in order, in 3 seconds flat.
  • You bought 10,000 shares of Coleman stock on an inside tip they were about to release a microwave accessory for their camp stove line.
  • You can't eat eggs anymore unless they are cooked in a zip-locked bag.
  • You plan to get rich by writing a best selling Dutch Oven cook book.
  • You took a chemistry course at the local college to help you develop a better fire starter.
  • You actually own a left-handed smoke shifter.
  • The height of your social season is the district recognition dinner.
  • A trip to Philmont is a pilgramage.
  • Your are convinced the center of the universe is Irving, Texas.
  • The sales operators at the BSA distribution Center's 800 number recognize your voice.
  • Singing "Scout Vespers" makes you cry uncontrollably.
  • You were disappointed when Scouting magazine didn't win the Pulitzer Prize last year.
  • The Scouts in your troop chipped in to have you abducted by a professional cult de-programmer.
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