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Title: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: ohcheap1 on November 15, 2009, 03:20:42 PM
Obviously, this has nothing to do with the site and all to do with ME. Surprised?  ::)  I didnt think so. I am a Girl Scout Leader and have 13 2nd-3rd graders and we want to do some work on a patch/badge that requires us to correspond with a troop from another country. If any of you have a daughter, niece, neighbor kid, grandchild, etc that is in scouting in your native country and might be interested in working together with my group I would love to hear from you. I posted this on our site because I know so many of you and trust you. Well......most of you anyway...... ;D   :P  AJ do not email me.  :-* :-* :-* :-*
 
Give me a heads up if this is something that you would be interested in doing.
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: smokester on November 16, 2009, 04:07:25 AM
I'm sure they still exist, but I haven't set eyes on a Boy scout or Girl guide in many years, nor do I know of anyone who has children involved with the organisation.

I remember a few years back when Girlguiding UK brought out the "guide to living for modern girls", which aimed to teach the girls Microsoft Word, how to assemble flat-pack furniture and making sure they practise safe sex. Maybe the end of the learning semaphore, making beds and lighting fires days, was the final nail in the coffin?  Without semaphore, it had little else to offer IMO.
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: indie180 on November 17, 2009, 01:36:18 PM
We have boy scout's in the village, don't know about girl scout. I'll find out and PM you.
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: smokester on November 17, 2009, 01:49:33 PM
We have boy scout's in the village, don't know about girl scout. I'll find out and PM you.

Are you somewhere near one of these:  North (http://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/information/info_ayrshire_north.htm)   South (http://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/information/info_ayrshire_south.htm)?
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: ohcheap1 on November 17, 2009, 02:01:00 PM
Well Goldshirt's daughter is in Girl Scouts and Subv was in scouting for alot of years so Im hoping that one of them will come through for me as well. Maybe posting this will be the pressure that they need.  :D  Kidding.....I dont want anyone to feel pressured into anything but I would like to make a contact if its possible.

Thanks for putting out some feelers Indie. Anything you find out would help. And since my girls are 7 & 8 I dont think that I will need to use the "safe sex" thing for along time. But thanks anyway Smokes.
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: indie180 on November 17, 2009, 02:46:28 PM
Are you somewhere near one of these:  North (http://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/information/info_ayrshire_north.htm)   South (http://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/information/info_ayrshire_south.htm)?

About 30 miles from Kilwinning (which has the oldest Archery Club and oldest Archery competition in the world) one of my old managers is from there and could phone him up and call in a favour.

And about 15 miles from Alloway (birth place of Robert Burns)

my girls are 7 & 8

We have what we call Brownies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girlguiding_UK) in the village which are for 7 to 10 year old.

I will ask about in the morning.
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: smokester on November 17, 2009, 02:50:33 PM
my girls are 7 & 8

Like indie said, over here they'd be brownies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_%28Girl_Guides%29)
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: ohcheap1 on November 17, 2009, 03:12:28 PM
Thats what they are called here too. My troop is a Brownie troop. I knew that instead of being called 'scouts' they went by 'guides' in the UK so I didnt know if the Brownie name would be the same or not.
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: subvinorosa on November 22, 2009, 06:04:51 AM
Cindy, I'd be glad to help.  Used to be a Girl Scout but that was in a past life.

Except I have two boys.  Who don't like girls.  Yet.

And oh, all my pics were water damaged.  None of them survived the flood.
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: ohcheap1 on November 22, 2009, 11:20:29 AM
So I have Goldshirts daughters troop and Subv lined up. Awesome!!! The girls will be thrilled. Im even gonna try and figure out a way that we might be able to interview Subv live via Skype sometime in the future. Technology is SO great. :D

Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: Geemonster on November 23, 2009, 06:22:17 AM
Who's the dude in your sig Cheapie?
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: ohcheap1 on November 23, 2009, 06:38:43 AM
Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. A recent episode had him competeing with his arch nemesis Will Wheaton, HILARIOUS!!! Just ask Jackal he'll back me up Im sure..... ::)
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: Geemonster on November 23, 2009, 10:36:31 AM
Ah!  There's a Wil Wheaton who plays Wesley Crusher in Star Trek TNG
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: Robin-Graves on November 23, 2009, 10:39:32 AM
The one and only
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: Geemonster on November 23, 2009, 10:40:29 AM
Hi Robin are you adjusting to your US life ok? :)
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: dweez on November 23, 2009, 12:30:22 PM
Wil Wheaton was also in an episode of Fringe.  He played a computer hacker.
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: Geemonster on November 23, 2009, 06:41:28 PM
Wil Wheaton was also in an episode of Fringe.  He played a computer hacker.

That's right i was googling it as you said it
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: subvinorosa on November 23, 2009, 09:04:20 PM
Sure OC1, am on Skype everyday.  We just need to figure out my schedule though.

I can't promise video though.
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: goldshirt*9 on November 23, 2009, 10:14:16 PM
Thursday, I'm taking the daughter to brownies.

will give brown owl your details  I promise ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: goldshirt*9 on November 26, 2009, 02:10:14 PM
have passed over your details and she seems excited.
if she doesn't get in touch let me know.
i'll send my daughter round  :D
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: goldshirt*9 on December 04, 2009, 12:38:33 AM
has she been in touch with you
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 04, 2009, 08:56:29 AM
hee hee,, you said touch
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: ohcheap1 on December 04, 2009, 09:52:23 AM
has she been in touch with you

Sadly, No she hasnt. But Im still waiting. I was hoping she might even join the site and sign up for a few trades with us.  :-\

hee hee,, you said touch

Dude......Its a Girl Scout thread.  ::)
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: dweez on December 04, 2009, 11:19:21 AM
Reminds me of the joke about how a cub scout becomes a boy scout.
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: ohcheap1 on December 04, 2009, 11:21:57 AM
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Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: dweez on December 04, 2009, 11:24:50 AM
Hehe, we have the makings of our own comedy team going on here oc1! ::) ::)
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: smokester on December 04, 2009, 03:39:15 PM
Hehe, we have the makings of our own comedy team going on here oc1! ::) ::)

Yeah, shortly followed by Howard Sims..
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 04, 2009, 04:01:44 PM
Sadly, No she hasnt. But Im still waiting. I was hoping she might even join the site and sign up for a few trades with us.  :-\

Dude......Its a Girl Scout thread.  ::)

Can i help it if I think cirtain words are funny sounding to me?
 Look at Guacamole,,it even looks the way it sounds,,like its done been ate once.
 
Title: Re: Girl Scouts/Guides needs you!!!
Post by: goldshirt*9 on December 05, 2009, 01:45:07 AM
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