# Brit Dope 2003 Results **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238 "2003-12-01T10:33:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/161 "2003-12-15T11:17:36Z")
Right you lot. I’m back from NYC and looking forward to a good chinwag. I’ve got about 200 emails to go through here at work, but after I’m all caught up, I’ll be posting again soon to see how you’re all doing. Til later then! Bib ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/162 "2003-12-15T11:48:59Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Angua \* > \*\* I’m involved tangentially, but the current leader (our Brown Owl) is attempting to get me warranted, but its going to involve a lot more training than I have time to put in._\* Thats precisely why i’ve resisted pressure to get my Scout Leader’s Warrant. Apparently though, the Scout Association has just rejugged its system so that and _work based_ management/h&s training can now be counted towards your warrant - drastically reducing the amount of training that you have to do. i’m surprised the Guides aren’t doing the same… ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/163 "2003-12-15T11:49:02Z")
welcome back spaceboy! the Macarena? that is wrong. Brownies? Having said that, its always good to kick little kids arses at dancing. and no, I dont mean that literally-metaphorically. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/164 "2003-12-15T11:52:23Z")
oh yeah, whats a warrant? and why are so many of you involved in these activities? Is it like the Warrant that did Cherry Pie? or for your arrests? ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/165 "2003-12-15T11:53:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by garius \* > \*\* > > i’m surprised the Guides aren’t doing the same… \*\* They probably are. What with them being sibling organisations. I’ll have to find out. The scariest thing is is that I remember when the Macarena first came out. The Guides were astonished that I knew the dance, and was able to out-dance them. I pray no-one has photos, or else I may have to start censoring the media… ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/166 "2003-12-15T11:56:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by paulberserker \* > \*\*oh yeah, whats a warrant? and why are so many of you involved in these activities? > Is it like the Warrant that did Cherry Pie? > or for your arrests? \*\* Its like a passport for scout leaders - you can’t be a (full) leader without one. It certifies that you’ve been trained in health and safety, child protection, etc. etc. up to (and in fact quite a bit beyond) the legal requirements. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/167 "2003-12-15T11:58:13Z")
And its a similar thing for Guide leaders as well. Hmmm… Just noticed, the Brownies have a _Chocolate_ interest badge. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/168 "2003-12-15T11:59:49Z")
I’m sorry, but the mental image of an astronomer doing the Macarena in a mosque with a bunch of Girl Guides is just too bizarre. I’ve been back less than a day and I already need to go and have a bit of a lie down… ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/169 "2003-12-15T12:00:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bibliovore \* > \*\*I’m sorry, but the mental image of an astronomer doing the Macarena in a mosque with a bunch of Girl Guides is just too bizarre. \*\* Bear in mind I was also wearing salwaar kameez… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/170 "2003-12-15T12:03:45Z")
\ Ye gods, I think I need another holiday. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/171 "2003-12-15T13:37:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bibliovore \* > \*\*\ > \*\* My work here is done. 😃 Now back to paper writing - I’ve managed a whole paragraph now. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/172 "2003-12-15T17:53:05Z")
**paulberserker,** don’t take this personally, but I have some recommended reading for you…actually, I’d almost kill for this book myself, but somehow it seems wrong to pay more for delivery charges from the U.K. than for the actual book! Review from last week’s issue of _The Economist_ ([www.economist.com](http://www.economist.com)): “CHRISTMAS isn’t Christmas without a publishing phenomenon. Last year it was “Schott’s Original Miscellany”, a collection of obscure and unrelated facts whose appeal lay in its very uselessness. This year’s unexpected success is more practical. “Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation”\*[1] is bringing cheer to booksellers and pedants all over the country. A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, draws a gun and fires. As he is on his way out, the waiter asks him why. The panda hands him a badly punctuated wildlife manual. The waiter reads, “Panda: Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.” (Direct link: [http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story\_id=2269440](http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=2269440)) If anyone lays his/her hands on the copy, let me know how it is…maybe I’ll spring for it after all, even if Amazon US doesn’t stock it. **Eva Luna,** Anal-Retentive Professional Pedantic Punctuophile ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/173 "2003-12-15T18:55:28Z")
I never knew there was a clean version of the “eats shoots and leaves” joke … ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/174 "2003-12-15T19:26:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Steve Wright \* > \*\*I never knew there was a clean version of the “eats shoots and leaves” joke … \*\* You mean there’s a non-clean one? Please do share! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238/175 "2003-12-15T22:48:12Z")
It involves a panda, a prostitute, and another interpretation of the verb “shoots”. I’m sure you can fill in the details. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238.md?page=8)