Cubs, Scouts and Brownies

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 10:31

Were you a Cub, Scout or Brownie?



Do they have anything like this in Turkey?

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 10:45

Dib dib dob, oh yes I was a cub & a scout, Mrs Wick was a brownie.

P

livethedream


Joined: 12/04/2007
Posts: 455

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 11:16

Hi No1 - I was a brownie. The institution in the UK is closely linked to the church, so not sure about in Cyprus or Turkey.



Don't know if there is an equivalent, I'm sure someone will let us know.



ltd

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 11:58

Lots of famous people were Scouts.



Daniel Radcliffe aka Harry Potter was a scout

David Beckham, Paul McCartney, Billy Connelly, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford and Bill Gates were all scouts.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 12:00

I was a Patrol Leader in the Scouts... 'til I lost them on a yomp..

RedSnapper


Joined: 12/08/2008
Posts: 540

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 12:02

Cubs, Scouts then Army Cadets!

ilovecyprus


Joined: 08/05/2007
Posts: 2880

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 12:06

cubs then sea scouts then on to being drunken yob

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 12:32

Did you do much 'yomping' Groucho?

fredred


Joined: 09/12/2007
Posts: 89

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 12:46

I was a Cub and a Scout, loved going on the annual camp.

come_on_aylin


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 12:51

No1D



He certainly does a lot of chomping now....

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 13:57

Dyb Dyb Dyb - Dob Dob Dob.



Dyb meant 'Do Your Best'. What did Dob mean?

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
10/12/2008 14:03

Do our best

Rocker



Joined: 24/09/2008
Posts: 384

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 08:23

Yes they do have cubs and scouts in the TRNC and I was a Venture Scout Leader

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 08:42

Doyen,



I did loads of it mostly around the countryside of Hampshire.. I still have vivid memories of the frosty fields, the plumes of breath on the early morning air and the smell of unwashed youth tramping with heavilly loaded karrimors. Racing across soggy grasslands. aimlessly (my fault - a fool with a map and a compass) trying to find a route to camp with its promise of some hot tea in giant enamelled mugs..



Ah the happy days of youth. Spent most of it curled up in laughter at how daft we all were...

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 08:45

I was also in the ATC for a while, enjoyed the shooting but not much else.. they seemed obsessed with marching skills which I found tedious in the extreme... I knew how to walk, did I want to walk like a prannet... err no!



I didn't like the ATC leader he was a total egomaniac and I think a bit of a sadist...