Quotes of the Day Part 2: Day 8

But I Don't Have

the Time:

There are 365 Days per Year...

with 24 Hours per Day...

giving 8760 Hours per Year...

of which 2920 Hours sleeping per Year...

(8 hours per Night)

leaving 5840 waking Hours...

deduct 1065 eating Hours...

(1 Hour per Meal, 3 Times per Day)

giving 4745 Hours left over...

not forgetting 2665 Leisure Hours...

(about 48  Hours per weekend,

52 weekends per Year)

even with 176 Hours...

(Which is about 3 Hours per Week,

52 weeks per Year)

there are still 2489 Hours left over...

to do Anything you Want to Do!

So ask Yourself this Question...

"Is your Child worth some of

Your Leisure Time?"

Try it!

You will, No Doubt...

Have Fun!






Murphy was a Scouter
(Murphy's Law):


Law #1:
Scout Leaders who Fail to Show-up at the...
Leader's Planning Meetings are Automatically...
volunteer for the next Least favored...
Instruction or Activity!;


Law #2:
The last Scouter who Quit will be held...
Responsible for Everything that...
goes Wrong - at Least until the...
next Scouter Quits!;


Law #3:
 No matter how Long or Hard you shop...
for a Particular piece of Camping...
Gear, Immediately after you have...
Bought it, it will be on Sale...
somewhere Cheaper!;


Law #4:
Under the most rigorously controlled conditions of...
Time, Planning, Material Acquisition,...
Skill Testing, and Training, Boy Scouts will...
Invariably Do as they Dang-
Well-Please!;


Law #5:
The time Spent on Consuming a...
Camp Meal is in Inverse Proportion to the...
time spent Preparing it!;


Law #6:
Any tent-stake, when Dropped will...
Immediately fall where the Tent will be...
Placed and Directly underneath...
where you will Place your...
Sleeping-Bag!;


Law #7:
Leak-Proof seals will Fail...
during the First campout you...
Bring that particular...
Tent on!;


Law #8:
The Person that has the First Aid Kit...
is Always the Furthest person...
Away from the Emergency!

Quotes of the Day Part 1: Day 8

Scout Association United Kingdom

9th Huddersfield Scout Group

(aka Crossland Scout Group)

Humorous Camping Terms

(Used in the United Kingdom (UK))

Term #1: Altar Fire:

A fire place

(aka Campfire Ring or Bed)

Made of half a Oil Drum with 4 Legs

Drum is Raised off the ground;

Term #2: Bedtime:

Instruction by Scout Leaders to...

Tell the Scouts to Go to Tents and...

Make as much Noise as Possible...

which Lasts for at least 4 Hours!

-or-

A Opportunity to Play the game...

"Sneak out of Tent without...

being Caught by a Scout Leader!";

Term #3: Cool-box

(aka Cooler):

A Box that is Designed to Keep...

Perishable food Cool for Extended...

periods of Time but usually Fails within...

the First day or so! Potentially wildlife-

proof!;

Term #4: Fire:

A thing for Scouts to Play with...

in an Obsessive manner that usually ends...

with at least 1 Scout getting a Minor...

Injury but Bad enough to Freak...

out the Mom's at the End of...

the Campout!;

Term #5: Free Time:

An Opportunity to Eat sweets, run...

Around, go Crazy, and in general...

Try to get a Scout Leader as...

Annoyed as Possible!;

United Kingdom Humor:

Tater Types

(Tater=Person -or-

Potato):

Tater Type 1:

"Spec Taters":

Those who are Never motivated to...

Participate, but are Content with Watching...

Others do the Work!;

Tater Type 2:

"Comment Taters":

Those who Never do Anything to...

Help, but are extremely Gifted at finding...

Fault with the way Others do...

the Work!;

Tater Type 3:

"Dic Taters":

Those who are very Bossy and like...

to Tell others What to Do, but...

Don't want to Soil their Own Hands!;

Tater Type 4:

"Agie Taters":

Those who are Always looking to cause...

Problems by Asking others to Agree with...

Them with it either being...

"Too Hot"

-or-

"Too Cold"

and

"Too Sour"

-or-

"Too Sweet";

Tater Type 5:

"Hezzle Taters":

Those who Say they will Help, but...

Somehow just Never get Around to...

actually Doing the Promised help!;

Tater Type 6:

"Emma Taters":

Those who Put up a Front and Pretend to...

be Someone they are Not!;

Tater Type 7:

"Sweet Po Taters":

Those who Love others and Do what they Say...

they Will! They are Always Prepared to Stop whatever...

there Doing and Lend a Helping Hand and...

bring Real sunshine Into the...

Lives of Others!;