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BADGE - a small round patch on a girl's sash or vest that she can't remember what she did to get it. |
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BROWNIE - short girl in a brown dress which is either 2 sizes too big or 1 size too small. |
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BUDDY SYSTEM - pairing of girls which guarantees they will never be in the same place at the same time. |
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CADETTE - tall girl who would rather be dead than seen in a uniform. |
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CANDELIGHTING - ceremony in which a Girl Scout demonstrates that she cannot light a match. |
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COLOR GUARD - groups of Girl Scouts tripping over each other while banging flag poles into door jambs. |
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COURT OF AWARDS - ceremony that parents attend to make sure their daughter has received more awards than the neighbor's. |
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DAISY - very short girl with blue smock, covering all food, paint, and grubby hand stains on regular clothes. |
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FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE - girls standing in a circle trying to out squeeze each other's hands. |
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JULIETTE LOW'S BIRTHDAY - usually called Halloween because that's more fun. |
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JUNIOR - medium sized girl in green with sash falling off her shoulder. |
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KAPER - fancy name to trick girls into cleaning the latrine. |
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KAPER CHART - poster board announcing for all to see who gets to the clean the latrine. |
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MOTTO - to "be prepared", but an experienced leader knows it's really "be flexible". |
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PATROL - 6-8 girls who use be best friends. |
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RANGER - a man in charge of scout camp, can see a gum wrapper under a tent 50 yards away. |
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SERVICE UNIT - a geographical sub-division of a council with a fancy name to confuse leaders as to where they belong. |
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THINKING DAY - special day when leaders world wide wonder why they are spending more than an hour a week on somebody else's daughter. |
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TRY-IT - triangular piece of colored cloth on a girl's sash/vest that shows she's been showing up to meetings. |
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TROOP - large group of girls dedicated to making the leader insane. |
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WAGGGS - what leaders do with their index finger to girls who are misbehaving. |
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"Gets along with everyone" - this one has never said anything at "Sharing Time." |
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"Perhaps you would like to join us on our next trip!" - I am never, ever driving your daughter again!" |
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"She loved observing animals at camp" - She refused to enter tent until spiders had been banished." |
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"Your daughter has given the troop some wonderful new ideas" - "Your child hates camp, wants to sleep in hotels." |
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"Your daughter is a lovely, energetic scout" - "Your child has been bouncing off walls." |
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"Your daughter is the most enthusiastic scout I have ever known" - "Your daughter drives me nuts and doesn't let others get a word in edgewise." |
