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Author:  NYIntensity [ Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:40 pm ]
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Exactly how it was with me DF.

Author:  Crosscheck [ Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:56 pm ]
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Displaced Fan wrote:
When I was in as a kid the whole oath was just something I had to memorize. Nothing more honestly. I never even thought about it. It was like the pledge. I mean did I ever think about the word "god" in the dang thing or did I just mumble through it each morning at good old Lew Port? point is my troop never went through and emphasized it much. We talked about what each part meant but outside of learning it I never heard a peep about religion again, and it was held in the basement of the 1st Pres in Lewiston. I guess I don't take, and never took the religion side of the oath as very serious. Now as an adult though with a greater perspective and deeper well established beliefs it's a bit harder to fake it. I will have to think hard on it.


Well, like I said, it depends on the troop.

So just look into the makeup of the troops around you and pick the one that fits the best.

Author:  Squanto [ Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:59 pm ]
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Displaced Fan wrote:
When I was in as a kid the whole oath was just something I had to memorize. Nothing more honestly. I never even thought about it. It was like the pledge. I mean did I ever think about the word "god" in the dang thing or did I just mumble through it each morning at good old Lew Port? point is my troop never went through and emphasized it much. We talked about what each part meant but outside of learning it I never heard a peep about religion again, and it was held in the basement of the 1st Pres in Lewiston. I guess I don't take, and never took the religion side of the oath as very serious. Now as an adult though with a greater perspective and deeper well established beliefs it's a bit harder to fake it. I will have to think hard on it.


You and Ed are lucky you're functioning humans after attending that God forsaken school system.

/N-W 4 LIFE

Author:  Crosscheck [ Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:18 pm ]
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Squanto wrote:
You and Ed are lucky you're functioning humans after attending that God forsaken school system.

/N-W 4 LIFE

And you're lucky you can write that sentence...you must have been near the top of your class ;)

Author:  Squanto [ Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:36 pm ]
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I was. :p

They didn't teach punctuation though. The farmers didn't need it. I picked it up on my own.

Author:  Displaced Fan [ Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:53 am ]
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Squanto wrote:

You and Ed are lucky you're functioning humans after attending that God forsaken school system.

/N-W 4 LIFE


Author:  Sabresfansince1980 [ Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:26 pm ]
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If we're going to throw down over N-W vs. Lew-Port I have to jump in for the Falcons. Of course, during my time it was not really a thrown down...more like a beat down. I was never on a team - through little league football, HS football and HS baseball, that lost to Lew-Port. In fact, my career stats were padded quite well playing against Lew-Port. At least you guys had Daryl Johnston (Cowboys FB that blocked for Emmitt Smith for those who don't know).

Author:  Crosscheck [ Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:43 pm ]
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Sabresfansince1980 wrote:
If we're going to throw down over N-W vs. Lew-Port I have to jump in for the Falcons. Of course, during my time it was not really a thrown down...more like a beat down. I was never on a team - through little league football, HS football and HS baseball, that lost to Lew-Port. In fact, my career stats were padded quite well playing against Lew-Port. At least you guys had Daryl Johnston (Cowboys FB that blocked for Emmitt Smith for those who don't know).

You obviously didn't play Soccer....

Author:  Sabresfansince1980 [ Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:33 pm ]
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No, but nobody watched it either...so if a tree falls...lol.

I'm trying to remember the guy's name that was a real good soccer player at Lew-Port while I was at N-W. Last name started with an L (Liecester or something like that)...I guess he didn't make it too far after HS but he sure dominated then.

Author:  Displaced Fan [ Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:53 am ]
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I'll take academic strength over successful jocks any day. I played volleyball and ran track but I don't know a dang thing about the rest. As for arts and the academics though Lew Port was one hell of a school looking back on it.

Author:  CriminallyVu1gar [ Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:29 pm ]
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The boy scouts hooked up with GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network) to combat bullying this year so their views may be evolving.

Author:  Squanto [ Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:21 pm ]
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Crosscheck wrote:
Sabresfansince1980 wrote:
If we're going to throw down over N-W vs. Lew-Port I have to jump in for the Falcons. Of course, during my time it was not really a thrown down...more like a beat down. I was never on a team - through little league football, HS football and HS baseball, that lost to Lew-Port. In fact, my career stats were padded quite well playing against Lew-Port. At least you guys had Daryl Johnston (Cowboys FB that blocked for Emmitt Smith for those who don't know).

You obviously didn't play Soccer....


NW soccer had one claim to fame, and that was never finishing games with Wilson because there was always a brawl.

Author:  Squanto [ Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:22 pm ]
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Displaced Fan wrote:
I'll take academic strength over successful jocks any day. I played volleyball and ran track but I don't know a dang thing about the rest. As for arts and the academics though Lew Port was one hell of a school looking back on it.


Lew Port is a pretty good school system overall. I just have to hate on it because you guys were the rich fucks from below the hill. Even when you weren't. :)

Author:  Displaced Fan [ Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:40 pm ]
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Squanto wrote:
Displaced Fan wrote:
I'll take academic strength over successful jocks any day. I played volleyball and ran track but I don't know a dang thing about the rest. As for arts and the academics though Lew Port was one hell of a school looking back on it.


Lew Port is a pretty good school system overall. I just have to hate on it because you guys were the rich fucks from below the hill. Even when you weren't. :)

Haha yup. Living high on the hog. My mom was a janitor at Lew Port and my dad was a steel worker up in the falls. Like Bill Gates but......not. :lol:

Author:  Montalo [ Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:23 am ]
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hate to drudge up this oldish topic, but a nice article

http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2012/0 ... different/

Author:  daz28 [ Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:24 pm ]
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This is probably just me being thick skulled, but does this, "Report being extremely close with neighbors: Eagle Scouts are 97 percent more likely than Scouts. Eagle Scouts are not significantly different from non-Scouts.", mean:

Eagle scouts and people never involved in scouting are 97% more likely than people who were only in the cub scouts?

If so, it makes no sense.

Author:  Montalo [ Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:25 am ]
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daz28 wrote:
This is probably just me being thick skulled, but does this, "Report being extremely close with neighbors: Eagle Scouts are 97 percent more likely than Scouts. Eagle Scouts are not significantly different from non-Scouts.", mean:

Eagle scouts and people never involved in scouting are 97% more likely than people who were only in the cub scouts?

If so, it makes no sense.

i think that's what it is saying, and i have no clue how it makes sense. the only thing i can think of, if that some of the data is skewed, because of people who join Scouting for like, a year tops, then quit.

i have no clue tho, and it doesnt make sense

Author:  Montalo [ Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:17 pm ]
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