After the dive a few of my friends met me to hang out. The first thing I told them about was the snake we saw in the spring while we were diving. Matt just stared at me and finally said that he couldn’t believe I just said that. Apparently he’d just spend the last two hours explaining to the two girls how there were no snakes in the springs and then I went and ruined it. What can I say? It’s a gift.
Another scout meeting, more scout funnies.
Scout: Neither of our leaders are here. You run the meeting.
Me: Oh I don’t think so.
Scout: What are we going to do?
Me: Sit here and look at each other until someone steps up and takes charge of the troop.
Another scout: I’ll do it!
He had everyone vote to decide what game they wanted to play since we couldn’t play the normal outside game due to inclement weather.
Leader: OK, who wants to play four corners?
Five people of twenty raise their hands.
Leader: Good, that’s what we’re playing.
Group: Wait what about all the other choices? We didn’t vote on those!
So he didn’t get away with hijacking the vote but it was close. They did wind up playing four corners anyway. During the presentation, one of the scout’s parents started plinking around on one of the pianos in the back of the room.
Scout, yelling: Really poppy? Really?
That was all it took to restore order.
One of the scouts in the patrol I work with suggested it would be really fun if I came and worked cub scout day camp with him. He's right, obviously, camp counselor is my True Vocation but I pointed out that I would have to be working at my day job and wouldn't be able to go.
Scout: You mean you don't get summers off?
Me: No, I have a regular job now.
Scout: So all you have to look forward to is death?
You just never know what's going to happen when you put a bunch of middle schoolers in a room together. This episode is from last night's scout meeting.
Scout 1: Take the F out of way
Scout 2: There is no F in way. Even if you spelled it whey there still...
Leader 1: I think you missed the joke buddy.
Scout 2: Ohh...
Leader 2: You've got a bat in the belfry.
Scout 2 rubs his nose
Leader 2: You got it.
But when we looked on the floor there was a chunk of pineapple or something that looked like a big booger. We started laughing.
Scout 1 walks up: What? Did something fall on the floor?
Leader 1, laughing, nods.
Scout 1: Where is it? I'll eat it.
Leader 1, still laughing, shakes his head.
Scout 1: Yes I will! I'll eat anything. Unless it's a booger.
Leader 1, still laughing, nods and motions in the direction of the thing
Scout 1: Eeew!
Later we were practicing our edge training technique with snorkeling skills and we had one scout laying on 3 chairs demonstrating the dolphin kick. A couple of the other boys started recording him with their cell phones. He said if it wins money we can all split it. The younger scouts demanded exorbitant fees from $1 to $100 if we won the $10,000 prize. The swimmer wanted $5,000 which makes me think he's the only one who got the math.
