Awards Time

[dave951]

Well the usual awards campfire got rained out so every troop hunkered down in their respective areas for the last night in camp. Not to be deterred from some fun, we held our own awards ceremony in the Trading Post at Cripple Creek, located in the Mountain Man compound of the Scout camp. To set this up, we shoot at some pretty difficult targets with Civil War muskets. One of those targets is "Col Mustard" a solitary mustard pack affixed to a piece of drywall and is shot with volley fire from the kids and adult leaders. Col Mustard is guilty of a litany of heinous crimes like cheating at Solitaire, tearing off mattress tags, jaywalking, and the list goes on and on. Well, Andy winged Col Mustard and let out a huge war whoop and did a victory dance worthy of Mick Jagger so we couldn't just let this go unrecognized.

The citation-
For his keen marksmanship and striking a mighty blow worth of Thor himself in the ongoing struggle to rid the solar system of the scourge of yellow mustard, it is with great trepidation that the Ancient and Noble Order of the Blind Squirrel does hereby, forthwith, and with some hesitation award Andy with the rank of Hero and membership in the Order. This award comes with all recognition, privileges, honors and duties pertaining to his esteemed membership.

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301970

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Of course Andy had to ask where the rank of Hero stands among the Nobles in the Order so we told him, it's another way to say Head Janitor. The kids were howling with laughter and one even brought in a broom from outside.

[armoredman]

That's awesome! Congrats, Hero of Mustard!

[Gtek]

Bless all of you for the time and guidance given towards those young minds!

[Sasquatch-1]

I don't know how long I would leave that in the trophy case. It might start going rancid and stink.[smilie=1:

[dave951]

I don't know how long I would leave that in the trophy case. It might start going rancid and stink.[smilie=1:

In the manufacture of this prestigous award, only the finest packaging from a bespoke supermarket was used. It was carefully processed by a trained embalmer who drained the internal contents of the carcass before giving it an interior bathing in a preservative solution of Dawn and water. The faux bullet holes were crafted with care by artisans laboring under the highest standards of precision. The ribbon was sourced from internationally acclaimed millenry sources available only at finer Walmart establishments. Artists from the misty mountains of Applachia produced the fine calligraphic inscription. This truly is a one of a kind work of art. :mrgreen:

[bedbugbilly]

Kudos to all of you who give so much of your time to those kids - both you and they will always treasure the good memories and you can all be very proud of the positive impact you are having on their lives.

[Sasquatch-1]

In the manufacture of this prestigous award, only the finest packaging from a bespoke supermarket was used. It was carefully processed by a trained embalmer who drained the internal contents of the carcass before giving it an interior bathing in a preservative solution of Dawn and water. The faux bullet holes were crafted with care by artisans laboring under the highest standards of precision. The ribbon was sourced from internationally acclaimed millenry sources available only at finer Walmart establishments. Artists from the misty mountains of Applachia produced the fine calligraphic inscription. This truly is a one of a kind work of art. :mrgreen:

Sounds like an award that an Olympic athlete would be proud of.