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YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A SCOUTING ADDICTION

IF:

• you break into song every time you see fire
• you take out a second mortgage to afford your troop
• you automatically shake with your left hand
• you raise your hand and make the scout sign to get attention in a crowd
• you read the Scout Bulletin before the newspaper
• you take all your vacations around camp dates
• you go straight to the camping section when you go out shopping
• you spend more on tin foil, charcoal and gas than your entire wardrobe
• your favorite magazine is the Scout Catalogue
• you have to send your camp blanket on a different plane because of the weight
• your camp blanket weighs more than all the troop gear
• you own more than 3 different kinds of compasses
• your idea of a religious ceremony is either getting out, or putting away, your camp blanket
• you go to a Jamboree, and you pack more crests for trading than you do clothes
• you won't take 3 minutes to sew on a button, but you will take 3 days to sew on all your crests after a Jamboree
• your collection of famous literature in your library consists of songbooks and craft books
• you know every chili recipe
• your idea of haute cousine is a bib, a campfire, and extra beans, onions and hot peppers in the chili
• your troop proves to you that lunchables are a main staple
• your troop proves to you that you can get more youth into a 9 x 9 tent, than into a 14 passenger van
• your troop proves to you that Murphy doesn't lie
• your bible is a book on B.P.
• you visit bulk stores before grocery stores
• you can survive an entire week of camping on 1 hour of sleep
• you can't go past a group of youth without arranging them into a horseshoe
• you learn that there are more than the 4 basic food groups
• you like coffee that is thicker than road tar
• you're engaged, and you wait to book your wedding date until after the camp dates are all set up
• you have pictures of your troop, but not of your wife
• your idea of a suit and tie is your camp blanket and beads
• you enjoy winter camping in tents
• you call every one "Scouter" instead of their name
• you remember all Scouting special moments, but not your anniversary

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