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To: aMorePerfectUnion
Now Scoutmaster, I like you in a man kind of way, but FIVE purses - I mean sporrans????

IF you really want to know the truth, it's six in total.

Long ago in my Scouting career I was in a position of authority and presided over a banquet for large multi-Council BSA event. Just for laughs (and because everyone knew that much of my work at the time was in the area of international Scouting), I entered the state from the wings dressed from the waist up in my BSA field uniform, but starting from the waist down wearing a kilt belt, Clan buckle/kilt pin, a McLaren (there's a Scouting tie to McLaren) kilt and flashes, thick knit hose, gillie brogues, sgian dubh, and a simple black leather sporran.

I looked at the audience with confusion and made some stupid remark about think it was supposed to be a dress event.

Anyway, as a result of that event, I've received sporrans as presentation gifts on some major occasions since then - but we're talking Council, Region, or higher occasions. Scout leaders being Scout leaders, the presenters tend toward the animal sporrans, where the flap is the head of the animal (there's a little taxidermy involved).

Personally, I get more use out of neckerchiefs - I collect international Scouting neckerchiefs. I guess in your eyes I accessorize.

As for heels, I don't have any. It's too hard to backpack in heels.

140 posted on 08/23/2011 1:29:39 PM PDT by Scoutmaster (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred.)
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To: Scoutmaster

:-)

Scouting can be such a fantastic thing. I only wish the troop I joined early in life had been well run.
Unfortunately, it was filled with young men who were forging signatures for merit badges, etc and we
seemed to spend most of our meetings unfolding and folding tents for some reason. Wish I had a do over
with a better troop.

I’m glad Scouting has had such a great role in your life.

ampu


141 posted on 08/23/2011 3:28:18 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (You know, 99.99999965% of the lawyers give all of them a bad name)
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