OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:



Well, there are always the evil evil Mallomars.......

Thank goodness there are still some things I can resist, those being near the top
of the list.

In article ,
Dave Smith wrote:

Doug Kanter wrote:


My son and I had such hideous experiences with the Boy Scouts that the name
of the organizations makes us nauseous. No money for them.

My son never made it as far as scouts, just cubs. The leaders of the local
cub
pack were a married couple, a couple of knobs. They were always on his case
about things, not that he was an angel, but they just didn't like him at all.
The last straw was when they had a bicycle safety rodeo and Mrs. Cubleader
said
in a loud voice in front of him and everyone else "Don't let this kid
anywhere
near a road on a bicycle". I don't think he was that bad. I used to ride all
over the place with him. We would cycle for miles and I never had to worry
about him. I never cared much for either one of those two dinks and I
seriously think that they were judging him on the basis of their negative
attitude towards him. He was a very witty kid and did not get along with
their
not surprisingly knobby kid. Ironically, it was their son who got himself
killed in a car accident.


Damn. That made me cringe...
Nobody deserves to lose a child. :-(
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Doug Kanter wrote:


The organization attracts some real ******s! My son's troop did a trip from
upstate NY to Hershey, PA and a few other places down there. The leader was
a woman who had her head up her ass. When we arrived at the church to
depart, she had arranged for the priest to bless the troop and the trip.

I had to wonder about our local pack right from the beginning. One of the first
events was the Cub Car rally. In case you don't have them there, the kids buy
the car kids, basically a few pieces of wood with some axles and plastic wheels
and they put them together and paint and decorate them. Then they get together
and have a race. They also judge the cars on appearance. The cub master's kid
won. There is no question it was the nicest car. His father did a great job on
it. If I had known that it was a project for the fathers I would have done my
son's car for him. I thought it was hi project and made him do it himself.

In article ,
"MareCat" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...
Thin mints.

Peanut Butter Patties, Caramel deLites, and Thin Mints (in that order).

Mary--eating some PB Patties and Thin Mints as I type... (Hey, I AM eating
for three now



Twins???? :-)
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article ,
"Doug Kanter" wrote:

How sad...
They can do SO much good!

The scouts are an excellent alternative to street gangs IMHO.
--
Peace, Om.

Yeah, but the goal is to teach boys how to be men, not sheep, which is what
some of the leaders believe.

Keep the parents involved.
The majority of that crap can be prevented that way?
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On 2006-03-28, Doug Kanter wrote:

My son and I had such hideous experiences with the Boy Scouts that the name
of the organizations makes us nauseous. No money for them.

That's unfortunate. Hopefully, an isolated case and not represetative
of the organization as a whole. After 3-4 yrs as a Cub Scout and 3 as
a Boy Scout, I finally quit due to blatant nepotism within our troop.
But, while I regret that incident, I can't default an organization
that taught me many meaningful lessons in life, gave me a lifelong
love of the outdoors, and provided my with many great memories.
Unfortunately, like any organization, it can only be as good as the
people running it at any given time.

nb

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:


On the upside Carol, it's not GS cookie season right now! G

It's March around here. Interestingly, over on the Illinois side it's a
much different time, like in the fall, so we get a second shot at
cookies from the parents who live over there. I'm not sure if that's
good or not.



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:


not surprisingly knobby kid. Ironically, it was their son who got himself
killed in a car accident.

Damn. That made me cringe...
Nobody deserves to lose a child. :-(

Sorry, just pointed out the irony. I wasn't revelling in it.

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:53:46 -0500, Dave Smith
wrote:

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

(laugh) That was their catchy song ... they make nice
cookies. Small boxes, pricy. Good.

Is it a brand name, putting out several varieties of cookies, or are
Peek Freans a particular variety?

It is a brand name. They make a variety of biscuits like Digestive,
Shortbread, Tea biscuits, Nice. My favourites are the round ones with
currants in them. They also have layers biscuits, like Bourbon Cream
(chocolate) , cream filled, jam filled.

Thanks!

Peace,
Carol

Richard Kaszeta wrote:


The Little Brownie Bakers lineup:
http://www.littlebrowniebakers.com/cookies/cookies.html

None of the cookies are exactly the same between bakers, although it
takes a careful eye to tell the difference between most of the varieties.

As far as I know, i've always gotten the ones from Little Brwnie
Bakers. The names of the cookiea are the ones I know - the other site
looks like a buncha copycats to me!!!

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:56:53 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

In article ,
Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

Carol, who is low-carbing for life

smiles It's ok, it's masochism at it's best.
I'm back to serious low carbing too, so GS cookies are out for the time
being.

So are Lindt's truffles.

sigh

I've switched back to small lettuce leaves in place of crackers for
snacking. Just had some boston butter lettuce leaves with a smidgin of
mayo, mozarella cheese and a pickle slice.

Sounds like a plan. Any chance we'll be seeing you in that other
newsgroup?

Peace,
Carol

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:57:57 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

On the upside Carol, it's not GS cookie season right now! G

That's okay. Girl Scouts are pretty scarce around here, so temptation
isn't an issue. Cookies are one of my worst vices.

Peace,
Carol

Default User wrote:
Richard Kaszeta wrote:


For the current cookie rundown:

The ABC lineup:
http://www.girlscoutcookiesabc.com/atc/default.asp

Oh! They still have lemon pastry cremes. Those were very good, but they
haven't been available here in Little Brownie territory in years.


We bought a new variety called Lemon Coolers this year. They were a
new, low-fat variety. I thought they were boring. My daughter liked em
though. (We seem to be Little Brownie residents here in VA)

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:00:07 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

Well, there are always the evil evil Mallomars.....

Ick! Just my opinion, of course.

Peace,
Carol

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:


On the upside Carol, it's not GS cookie season right now! G
--

It is around here! Preorders came in a month ago, but there's still
soccer moms outside of every Wal-Mart in town with a half-dozen
cases.......