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How can you say no to them?.
Any of you do not buy them?.
Any of you do not buy them?.
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Yep...the quality got bad. I hide behind the door when they come now :-Cool/"
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I used to sell them, lol. They changed the recipe years ago and I don't like them any more, but when I did eat them, I'd trade all my chocolate ones for vanilla.
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That was the only method they had of fundraising, along with our .10 cent dues we had to pay each week.
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Since when do Boy Scouts sell cookies? I thought they sold apples, or that might be some other thing, like air cadets.
I buy multiple boxes of Girl Guide cookies, if I see someone selling them, especially the mint chocolate ones. Put those in the freezer, they taste better, if they've been in at least 24 hours, but don''t freeze the chocolate or vanilla ones, with the cream center.
I was never a Cub Scout, or a Boy Scout. Our family had a summer cottage, so I didn't need to join an organization, to do outdoor stuff. I also didn't want to wear a Hitler Youth type uniform, or a beany cap, like some of the kids at school.
The only time I wore a uniform, other than in gym class in school, was when I played Atom B hockey for a couple of years, when I was 8 and 9. I gave that up, because my feet were growing too fast, and I needed new skates every year, after only playing about 12 games with the previous pair. I didn't like organized hockey enough to want to keep playing.
I only ever played on outdoor rinks, and my mom made me wear a toque hat under my helmet. It kept slipping down into my eyes, and it was hard to push the hat up, with the thumb of a hockey glove. It was freezing when you played an outdoor night game in Quebec in January, especially if you wore one fewer pairs of socks, because the skates weren't big weren't big enough anymore. I played goalie for a couple of games, but they didn't have a goalie mask for me, so I had to use a baseball catcher's mask instead, and it's not meant for hockey.
I also didn't like getting penalized for clean body checks, of a guy who had the puck. Those guys could skate around me, if they didn't have to worry about contact, and they could look at the puck, instead of keeping their head up. When you got penalized, not for the hit, but because the guy who was hit started to cry, it was time to play ball hockey instead, where kids who cried didn't get asked to play again.
Why even play hockey, without contact, unless you're a girl? That's why they have figure skating, for guys who skate well, but only by themselves. Those guys cry, even if no one checks them, even as adults. They don't even need to be hurt; they cry when they're proud of themselves, but still want sympathy. What a bunch of pussies.
I just played 'pickup' sports after that, unorganized, kids sports, that were just for fun, until knee injuries curtailed my hops. In baseball and football, I had an accurate throwing arm, but not for any great distance. I could always get left handed batters out, playing baseball, but right handed batters usually hit my pitches a long way.
OK, so here's an on topic joke: A business man comes home, and sees that his kid has a lot of merit badges on his Boy Scout uniform. The father says "I'm impressed, son, by all those badges you've earned. The dad points to one badge, and says "What did you do, to earn this one?". And the kid says "Hiking." The father points to another badge and says "How about this one, what did you do to get that?", and the kid says "Hiking'". So the dad says "Why do you have all those different badges, if you only go hiking?", and the kid says "Whenever you're away on business, the Scoutmaster comes to visit mommy, and he takes a badge out of his pocket, hands it to me, and say's 'Here, kid, go take a hike.'.
That's truly a joke, but it didn't happen to me, because I wasn't in the Scouts.
I buy multiple boxes of Girl Guide cookies, if I see someone selling them, especially the mint chocolate ones. Put those in the freezer, they taste better, if they've been in at least 24 hours, but don''t freeze the chocolate or vanilla ones, with the cream center.
I was never a Cub Scout, or a Boy Scout. Our family had a summer cottage, so I didn't need to join an organization, to do outdoor stuff. I also didn't want to wear a Hitler Youth type uniform, or a beany cap, like some of the kids at school.
The only time I wore a uniform, other than in gym class in school, was when I played Atom B hockey for a couple of years, when I was 8 and 9. I gave that up, because my feet were growing too fast, and I needed new skates every year, after only playing about 12 games with the previous pair. I didn't like organized hockey enough to want to keep playing.
I only ever played on outdoor rinks, and my mom made me wear a toque hat under my helmet. It kept slipping down into my eyes, and it was hard to push the hat up, with the thumb of a hockey glove. It was freezing when you played an outdoor night game in Quebec in January, especially if you wore one fewer pairs of socks, because the skates weren't big weren't big enough anymore. I played goalie for a couple of games, but they didn't have a goalie mask for me, so I had to use a baseball catcher's mask instead, and it's not meant for hockey.
I also didn't like getting penalized for clean body checks, of a guy who had the puck. Those guys could skate around me, if they didn't have to worry about contact, and they could look at the puck, instead of keeping their head up. When you got penalized, not for the hit, but because the guy who was hit started to cry, it was time to play ball hockey instead, where kids who cried didn't get asked to play again.
Why even play hockey, without contact, unless you're a girl? That's why they have figure skating, for guys who skate well, but only by themselves. Those guys cry, even if no one checks them, even as adults. They don't even need to be hurt; they cry when they're proud of themselves, but still want sympathy. What a bunch of pussies.
I just played 'pickup' sports after that, unorganized, kids sports, that were just for fun, until knee injuries curtailed my hops. In baseball and football, I had an accurate throwing arm, but not for any great distance. I could always get left handed batters out, playing baseball, but right handed batters usually hit my pitches a long way.
OK, so here's an on topic joke: A business man comes home, and sees that his kid has a lot of merit badges on his Boy Scout uniform. The father says "I'm impressed, son, by all those badges you've earned. The dad points to one badge, and says "What did you do, to earn this one?". And the kid says "Hiking." The father points to another badge and says "How about this one, what did you do to get that?", and the kid says "Hiking'". So the dad says "Why do you have all those different badges, if you only go hiking?", and the kid says "Whenever you're away on business, the Scoutmaster comes to visit mommy, and he takes a badge out of his pocket, hands it to me, and say's 'Here, kid, go take a hike.'.
That's truly a joke, but it didn't happen to me, because I wasn't in the Scouts.
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The cookies used to actually be tasty...
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I think they were made by Boyer in the early days, then Keebler..................Not sure who makes them now.
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Smerf LLC?
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No we sold off the cookie cutting devision last year.
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Cookie History
In 1927, a Girl Guide leader in Regina baked and packaged cookies for her girls to sell as a simple way to raise money for their uniforms and camping equipment. Little did she know that she was starting one of Canada’s best-loved traditions - Girl Guide cookies!
Today, Girl Guide cookies are the official fundraiser of Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada. All money raised through cookies sales support girls and women in Guiding by:
- Helping us provide diverse and exciting programs and activities
- Allowing girls the chance to discover new interests, learn valuable leadership skills and making lasting friendships
- Assisting girls and leaders to attend camps and events
- Providing training and support for Guiding leaders
- 1927 - The first Girl Guide cookies are sold in Regina, Saskatchewan.
- 1929 – Girl Guides of Canada begins selling cookies as the official fundraising activity for the organization.
- 1946 - Vanilla crème, maple cream and shortbread cookies are introduced.
- 1953 - Classic chocolate and vanilla cookies make their first appearance.
- 1960 - A special box commemorates the 50th anniversary of GGC.
- 1966 - The classic vanilla and chocolate cookies are back!
- 1967 - GGC centennial cookies are sold.
- 1991 - During the Gulf War, every Canadian soldier is given a box of GGC cookies upon arrival in Saudi Arabia.
- 1992 – Former Girl Guide and Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar juggles Girl Guide cookies in space.
- 1995 – Chocolatey mint cookies are sold in all provinces across Canada
- 2003 - All classic chocolate and vanilla and chocolatey mint cookies are produced in a nut-free and peanut-free bakery.
- 2009 - GGC announced and launched reduced trans fats in the chocolatey mint cookies
- 2009 - GGC launches first national cookie-selling rewards initiative- Cookie All Stars
- 2010 – A special 100th anniversary commemorative box is produced. The classic chocolate and vanilla cookies are now 0 g trans fat per serving.
- 2011 – Girl Guide Cookies gets its own Twitter account.
- 2012 – The Girl Guide cookie box gets a new look, featuring fun illustrations tracing the journey from Sparks to Rangers.
- 2014 – Girl Guide classic chocolate and vanilla cookies are certified as Kosher.
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Not sure. Girl Guides and Boy Scouts here in Canada. I was a Tweenie, Brownie, Girl Guide and a Ranger. Then I quit.
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"Be Prepared"
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That was the motto, and we had a pledge too, but I can't remember the whole thing.
"I promise to do my duty, to God, the Queen and my country ..."
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For me it was
On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
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Failed on all three on the last line, huh? :biggrin2:
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