I must be nuts

“I'm leading a group of twelve boys on a one night backpacking adventure this weekend. We're doing 8 miles Saturday, one Sunday. Its a loop. 9 of the 12 are first year scouts, meaning they are 11 but think they are macho. We call them the "Ferrel Cat" patrol because they are hard to corral and scatter at the first opportunity. We aregoing to French Creek State Park, which isn't too hilly and there are cross trails so I can shorten the trip if need be.
Wish me luck!
(Oh yeah. Pound sand, the lot of you!)”

“I am leading a pack of girl scouts on a day hike Saturday. Oh Boy a group of 9 8y/o girls in the woods with yucky spiders and slimmy snakes. Hey wait, this might be more fun than I thought. Nah that's mean aint it.”

“wow! should be memorable fro both of you.”

“I didn't know Girl Scouts travelled in packs, <G>”

“sounds like you'll have fun! good luck! 'specially you crosscut!”

“The important thing to remember when taking out scouts is to do everything in your power to gross them out. This is your chance to pay them back!

When my son was a cub scout, the leaders played a practical joke on the kids during a hike. One of the leaders ran ahead of the group out of sight of the boys and dumped a handful of chocolate covered raisins in the middle on the trail. He rejoined the boys and then led them to the spot on the trail with the pile of candy, all the while talking what signs to look for to determine what animals may be in the area, such as fur, habitat, scat, etc. When they reached the candy, he pointed out the animal droppings and suggested that they may have come from a deer. Just to be sure, he picked up a few pieces, ate the droppings and confirmed that this was indeed deer poop. As you can imagine, the kids were horrified.

My son is now a Life Scout and loves to play this joke on the younger scouts.”

“That's a good one Creek Dancer. I'll have to remember that for my nephew.”

“What would have been really funny is if a deer had come up, eaten the candy and pooped on the trail before they got there.”

“Haha, GOOD LUCK!”

“I'll need it! three kids didn't have water at tonights shake-down (it was in their fridge at home chilling.)”