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Well, folks, you've figured out that I'm not in Scotland and don't need any money! Yup, I got hit-- My regular email account was hacked yesterday, and made a real mess of things, including the loss of a bunch of questions from you all!
This morning we have had a rash of emails to us via web forms and regular email asking about emails that appear to have come from one or more of these addresses: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The text of the message indicates that Andy has been robbed in Scotland and needs your money.
Rule No. 44 : Never argue with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. Dear Andy, I'm a member of the National Scout Council in my country, Liberia, Africa. Scouting says, "We are volunteers, and non-political…" Why aren't Scouts permitted to participate in national politics when we're (supposed to…
Rule No. 43 : Never give a Commissioner a weak cup of coffee. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Andy, How do I create my own website for the Communications merit badge? (Scout's Name & Council Withheld) You start by asking your Communications Merit Badge Counselor. Hey Andy, My son's a pretty weak swimmer.
Rule No. 41 : In a confrontation between emotion and logic, emotion will win. Rule No. 42 : Either employ the Scout sign or simply shout, "Sign's Up!" To do both is pointless. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Andy, Let me be the first to provide you an optimistic letter on the new "active" requirement.
War has been, for almost all peoples and all times, the purest test of manhood," stated Evan Thomas, editor at both Time and Newsweek and author of The War Lovers (Little Brown & Company, 2011). Scouting, Boy Scouting specifically, has been accused for decades of being an organization invested particularly in preparing young men for military…
Rule No. 39 : Knowledge and intelligent can be faked; clever and witty can't. Rule No. 40 : On any campout, the gadget most needed will be the one left in a trunk in the parking lot. First things first. Let's fix an error… Dear Andy, About those "pumpkin shooters" in your last column: I'm not aware…
The Ask Andy advice column will be ten years old on November 23, 2011. By that time Andy will have written about 1.65 million words of advice to fellow Scouters on a wide variety of subjects – a record that rivals that of Green Bar Bill's many writings.
Welcome to the redesigned Ask Andy at NetCommish web site. I hope you will enjoy your web experience here. Please pardon our dust as reconstruction of the site continues and content is moved here from the old site.
Rule No. 38 : Wealth doesn't assure happiness; neither does poverty. Dear Andy, Do you happen to know where I can find the requirements for the "Commissioner Excellence in Service to Units Award"? (We were told about it by De Nguyen, from the BSA National Council, when he came out to speak to us about the…
Rule No. 36 : Any Commissioner who believes Commissioners out-rank unit leaders should be immediately taken outside and shot. Rule No. 37 : Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water; the remainder is covered by FOS chairs and Popcorn colonels. Dear Andy, On the subject of pets on a Scout camping trip I'd like to offer…
Rule No. 30 : The moment you decide to wear the medal you received for your modesty, you no longer qualify. Dear Andy, I'm a parent and troop committee member. Recently I've been engaged in a discussion with the troop's Scoutmaster on a topic on which we have opposing views.
Rule No. 34 : All blanket statements have exceptions, including this one. Rule No. 35 : While on tour and staying in a hotel, the very first thing all Scouts will do upon entering their assigned rooms is check to see if there's access to the TV's "adult" channels.
Rule No. 31 : Sometimes it's OK to be average: It still means you're ahead of almost half the group. Rule No. 32 : There are five types of people in brainstorming sessions: Yes-But-ers, Not-Now-ers, It'll Never-Work-ers, We Tried it Before and it Didn't-Work-ers, and Why-Not-ers.
Andy's Rule No. 28 : Order of the Arrow elections are always "popularity contests." Scouts who best live the Scout Law with their fellow Scouts will always be the most popular. Andy's Rule No. 29 : Things you never want to see being made: Sausages and Troop Bylaws.
