I would like to thank my parents who allowed me the freedom to listen to all kinds of music. The inventor of the 8-track player who allowed me to listen to 2 1/2 song per track endlessly looping until a lever was hit, and most of all to google.com for finding me the answer.

 

Dang, I pegged you as one of the few here that might also own a copy of that on good old vinyl.

 

Cheater.

Dang, I pegged you as one of the few here that might also own a copy of that on good old vinyl.

 

Cheater. 

 

I knew it was a Pink Floyd at least. It just took me a while to search out the exact title.

Are cigarettes really called f**s in Britain?

I heard that in school today and I was shocked, that's insane.

Are cigarettes really called f**s in Britain?

I heard that in school today and I was shocked, that's insane.

Yes. I got asked if I had any more than a few times at clubs and pubs out there. The first time I was a little pissed (read british for drunk) and was so confused.

Man, that's so weird.

 

I was learning about dialect today, some intersting stuff.

Why can't they make a good "Movie Theatre Butter" microwave popcorn?

Why can't they make a good "Movie Theatre Butter" microwave popcorn?

 

Because the people that do that are getting pissed and smoking f**s in Britain.

Because the people that do that are getting pissed and smoking f**s in Britain.

 

 

For what it's worth, the best microwave butter popcorn I have ever had is Trails End extreme butter. Every last kernal pops and the butter actually comes close to tasting like butter.

 

Available from a Boy Scout near you.

 

For what it's worth, the best microwave butter popcorn I have ever had is Trails End extreme butter. Every last kernal pops and the butter actually comes close to tasting like butter.

 

Available from a Boy Scout near you.

For what like $20, damn Boy Scouts trying to steal my hard earned money.

We sold Christmas wreaths.

 

If you go to a regional boy scout meeting, they break out the stale unsold popcorn from 6 months earlier.

 

For what it's worth, the best microwave butter popcorn I have ever had is Trails End extreme butter. Every last kernal pops and the butter actually comes close to tasting like butter.

 

Available from a Boy Scout near you.

 

We purchased two boxes of this from Brian's nephew and it's great! I sprinkle Tastefully Simple's Seasoned Salt on it and it tastes even better.

They also have a caramel and chocolate covered popcorn The $7 version of Cracker Jack is very good also. I forgot about 6 tins I had in my garage for almost a year. I opened one and passed it around a meeting and thought, these damn kids will eat anything. Then I saw one of the adults chowing down. A year later, it still tasted fresh.

 

Damn that scared the crap out of me. What kind of preservatives do you need to keep sealed popcorn fresh for over a year

 

It was good, I ate almost a tin by myself

The BSA will pay in twenty years when the Trail's End Cancer scare hits from all those preservatives :-)

The BSA will pay in twenty years when the Trail's End Cancer scare hits from all those preservatives :-)

I don't doubt it one bit.

I don't doubt it one bit.

 

Ahh, but that's the beauty of the set up, Trails End is not part of BSA. Although I would be willing to bet a lot of the shareholders own a Scout uniform or two [geek speak] with gold epaulets. [/geek]

I bet the left one is upside down.

I bet the left one is upside down.

 

I gave my right one for a really cool car . . .

A pinewood derby car??

A pinewood derby car??

 

One track was always faster than the other ones.

Pinewood Derby, what once was a great father-son event is now a bidding contest on eBay.

Championship Cars only $100

I heard something about some controversy the other day regarding the Boy Scouts padding numbers to get more cash from charities like the United Way. Anyone else hear anything like this?

I heard something about some controversy the other day regarding the Boy Scouts padding numbers to get more cash from charities like the United Way. Anyone else hear anything like this?

 

This is the second time it has come up. I honestly cannot tell if it is sloppy record keeping by volunteers at the unit level or sinister fraud higher up, or an unavoidable reporting situation.

 

For example, I currently have over 40 boys on the membership list. About 10-15 have not been active for months. When school starts some are playing football, basketball, band, etc. They will stay on my roster until my annual recharter date. Sometimes they return, sometimes they don't. They paid for the year, so they stay on the roster. If an auditor asked me to "pull them out of the backroom" so to speak, I couldn't. Bottom line I have 45 paid Scouts, and 30 "active". Which number should be reported?

If they paid, they are active.

 

Apparently, this time around they are talking about hundreds of kids on the rolls named "Doe, John"

If they paid, they are active.

 

Apparently, this time around they are talking about hundreds of kids on the rolls named "Doe, John"

 

That would take some explaining.

Sure was slow today, even for a Monday. Where was everybody?