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....Windigo
You might be taking Scouting too seriously if:
-You buy a 1989 Chevy Caprice because you really like that fleur-de-lis hood ornament.
-Your favorite color is "olive drab".
-You decide to lash together the new deck on the back of your house.
-You plan to serve foil meals at your next dinner party.
-You walk the streets in broad daylight with a coffee cup and flashlight hanging from your belt.
-You raise your hand in the scout sign at a heated business meeting.
-You were arrested by airport security because you wouldn't give up your official BSA pocket knife until the cop said "thank you".
-You didn't mind losing power to your house for three days.
-Your son hides his copy of Boys' Life from you.
-Your plans for remodeling the bathroom include digging the hole deeper.
-You trade your 25 foot center-console fishing boat for a 15 foot canoe.
-Your favorite movie is "Follow Me, Boys" starring Fred MacMurray, and you spent months trying to convince Disney to release it on home video.
-You managed to find that 8th day in the week.
-Your patron saint is Ward Cleaver.
-You disconnect the automatic dishwasher in favor of the "3 pot method".
-You sneak a cup of "bug juice" after the troop turns in for the night.
-You can start a fire by rubbing two sticks together.
-Latrines at camp start becoming comfortable.
-You felt you won a moral victory when BSA brought back knee socks.
-You think campaign hats are cool.
-For Christmas you gave your wife a mummy bag rated for -15F.
-You name one of your kids Baden.
-Your favorite tune is "Camp Granada" (hello mudda.....hello fadda) by Allen Sherman.
-You can recite the 12 points of the Scout Law backwards, in order, in 3 seconds flat.
-You bought 10,000 shares of Coleman stock on an inside tip they were about to release a microwave accessory for their camp stove line.
-You can't eat eggs anymore unless they are cooked in a zip-locked bag.
-You plan to get rich by writing a best selling Dutch Oven cook book.
-You took a chemistry course at the local college to help you develop a better fire starter.
-You actually own a left-handed smoke shifter.
-The height of your social season is the district recognition dinner.
-A trip to Philmont is a pilgrimage.
-You are convinced the center of the universe is Irving, Texas.
-The sales operators at the BSA Distribution Center's 800 number recognize your voice.
-Singing "Scout Vespers" makes you cry uncontrollably.
-You were disappointed when Scouting magazine didn't win the Pulitzer Prize last year.
-The Scouts in your troop chipped in to have you abducted by a professional cult de-programmer.