Last Meeting:
       Scouts last week cleaned dishes, organized patrol boxes, and...dried dishes.  All in all, it was a blast!  If you weren't there, then you missed out.  Big time.

       OK, that's enough lies for one newsletter, here is the critique of the Fall Camporee:

       Goods                    Bads                                          
       "Rocky Top"          Campfire starting  (A little kerosene,
                                           some white gas, and presto!)
       Food                      No milk
       Pancake Flipin        Waking up upside down (Don't ask)
       Pioneering Proj        Pancake in face (Don't ask times 2)
       Log Twitching          Clothes smell like smoke
                                            (Campfire smoke)
       Venison Stew          Making chairs took too long
       The Skit                  Talking after taps
       Events                    Sick people
       Nature Trail             Younger scout behavior
       Weather                  Patrol boxes look like poo
       Band
       Bamboo Cups
       Mid-Age Scout Leadership
       Awards

       I know you're wondering, "What awards did we win this time at the Fall Camporee?"  Here's your answer:
       1st Place -Log Twitching -Wolverine Patrol
       2nd Place -Pioneering Projects (133 total)
       3rd Place -Flapjack Flippin' - Wolverine Patrol
       Participation Award- For the 49 scouts who went

Next Meeting:
       One word: Bring your class A!  Next week we have a Court of Honor and everyone needs to arrive early (6:45) and wear their class A's.  Every week from then on we will be wearing class A to meetings.  You know you love it.  They keep you warm with all those patches and they make you feel so spiffy; they are the BSA Class A, your new best friends.  Get aquatinted, get close--real close. Practically wear them.

Calendar:
       This weekend - Blast off! For the Popcorn Fiends of 159!
       October 29 - Court of Honor - Wear your full class A.
       November 2 -  VFW Flag Placing - Participants in this service
project will leave at 9:00am from the SUMC and should return before
12:00.  Sign up with the SPL.

Scout Announcements:
       Hey!  Who is making that "Patrol Competition Board"?!  And what's taking so long?  It's only been, oh, a month!   Sheesh...

Adult Announcements:
       The troop is missing tents A1 and A2 and would like them cleaned and returned as soon as possible.

Jokes of the Week:
       I am impressed people; I have jokes this week.  But, being the greedy person I am, I want more.  Come on guys!  Bring it!  Make me laugh till I cry! Grrrrr...

        *A guy goes into a store and tells the clerk, "I'd like some Polish sausage." The clerk looks at him and says, "Are you Polish?" The guy, clearly offended, says, "Well, yes I am; but let me ask you something: If I had asked for Italian sausage, would you ask me if I was Italian? Or if I had asked for German bratwurst, would you ask me if I was German? Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog would you ask me if I was Jewish? Or if I had asked for a taco would you ask if I was Mexican? Would ya, huh? Would ya?" The clerk says, "Well, no." With deep self-righteous indignation, the guy says, "Well, all right then, why did you ask me if I'm Polish just because I ask for Polish sausage?" The clerk replies, "Because this is Home Depot."

       *Here's a riddle: A boy and his dad were in a car wreck, his dad died and he was taken to the hospital. When it was time to operate, the doctor said, "I cannot operate on him he is my son." How can  that be?
       Answer. It was his Mom (you prejudiced bum..:)

       *==Safe Driving Award==
A guy was driving when a policeman pulled him over. He rolled down his window and said, "Is there a problem, officer?"
-"No problem at all. I just observed your safe driving and am pleased to present you with a $5,000
'Safe Driver Award.' Congratulations! What do you think you're going to do with the money?"
-The driver thought for a minute and said, "Well, I guess I'll go get that driver's license."
-The lady sitting in the passenger seat said to the policeman, "Oh, don't pay attention to him; he's a smart-mouth when he's drunk and stoned."
-The guy from the backseat said, "I told  you guys we wouldn't get far in a stolen car!"
-At that moment, there was a knock from the trunk and a muffled voice said, "Are we over the border yet?"

       *Two men walk into a bar, the third one ducks.

Scout Trivia Question:
       OK guys, last week this didn't work with all the things we've been doing.  So, Let's make this one simple:

       Who is the founder of Boy Scouting? (First and last name)
      
       The patrol with the most correct responses (in proportion to that patrol's size) before the meeting next week wins!  And maybe, just maybe, someone will make a posterboard to put that patrol's points on.

Questions? Comments?  KEEP THEM TO YOURSELF!!!
  Just kidding, send them to me, press the "reply" button, or talk to me at the meeting.