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Scouts

«His was a landscape of amiable codgers, nurturing moms, adorable dogs, callow soldiers with hearts of gold-grown-up Boy Scouts all.»
«Being in the army is like being in the Boy Scouts, except that the Boy Scouts have adult supervision.»
Author: Blake Clark | About: Army, Funny | Keywords: adult, boy scout, Boy Scouts, Scouts, supervision
«My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea.»
Author: Edward Weston | Keywords: camera, preliminary, Scouts
«A scout troop consists of twelve little kids dressed like schmucks following a big schmuck dressed like a kid.»
«In all of this, it is the spirit that matters. Our Scout law and Promise, when we really put them into practice, take away all occasion for wars and strife among nations.»
«In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.»
«A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.»
«Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.»
«A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.»
«Regarding the Boy Scouts, I'm very suspicious of any organization that has a handbook»

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