A Boy Scout's Handbook of Madcap Tales, Vol. 1

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Summary: timeless Scout humor - a great gift
Review: A fun and hillarious quick-read book of short stories full of Scouting humor any Scout could relate to young or old. I especially liked the last story that tied the whole book together - great ending to a wacky book anyone with a sense of humor would get a kick out of. So enjoy and don't forget the cobbler.

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Summary: Falling Out of Our Chairs
Review: As we closed our last Troop Adult Committee Meeting, I asked the Chair to end our normally serious planning and discussions with something of a lighter nature.

I began to read the "Honor-Oath" article (page 16) and could not keep a straight face. Handed the book over to another ASM who also lost it. After several more attempts at dignified civility, we read the entire story. All of us laughing at this very real portrayal (as we have new Scouts crossing over).

We stayed a while and fondly recalled one of our Scout's mis-adventures regarding becoming car sick in the Smokies and our unit's fondness for cobbler. All the veteran adult Scouters have been there. Nuttbucket has a gift.

We ordered 10 more copes for our Eagles and adult leaders; OFP pins for the SM, ASMs and former SMs.

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Summary: Great fun for any scout...
Review: Brings back great memories about the scouting days. Humor that all scouts will relate to. Fun and easy to ready. A good gift for any current or former scouts.

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Summary: Been There, Survived That...Still Laughing
Review: From burnt weiners to bad cobbler, "A Boy Scout's Handbook of Madcap Tales, Vol. 1" is a feast of scouting humor. These are the stories we swapped when the last notes of Taps faded into darkness, the ones we never told Mom when we got home. Summer camp was never this much fun--if it were, they would have shut the place down years ago!

As a former scout and camp staff member, I vividly remember The Pampered Scout--I watched his $... sleeping bag roll down the mountain while hiking the Loyalsock Trail in northeastern Pennsylvania. And The Scout Who Always Got Car Sick sat just a few rows back on the bus to the 1985 National Jamboree at Fort. A.P. Hill in Virginia.

Whether you have been a scout, raised a scout, or lead a group of scouts, these funny--and often downright gross--stories will make you laugh out loud and then wonder if Sir Nuttbucket isn't a troop leader you used to know.

"A Boy Scout's Handbook of Madcap Tales, Vol. 1" is an ideal book for anyone who loves a wacky story, particularly non-reader boys--it has lots of illustrations--who want to outdo their friends with the grossest of gross and weirdest of weird. Check out the publisher's website to see some of the interior pages and other fun scouting stuff.

Sure, I'm one of the editors, but I really love this book!

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Summary: Stick with the original handbook
Review: Greeting card quality paper and ink. The graphic art makes this a fine looking gift for someone who you doubt will ever read it. Unfortunately, like a greeting card the content is short on substance. How else could you get 71 mad cap tales into 25 pages of actual text? Worth a look and a chuckle, if not quite a laugh. Not worth $7.95.

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Summary: Stick with the original handbook
Review: Greeting card quality paper and ink. The graphic art makes this a fine looking gift for someone who you doubt will ever read it. Unfortunately, like a greeting card the content is short on substance. How else could you get 71 mad cap tales into 25 pages of actual text? Worth a look and a chuckle, if not quite a laugh. Not worth $7.95.

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Summary: Crazy
Review: I bought this book for my 9 year old scout. Having read it, it doesn't rise to "silly". It would take him 5 minutes to read it, learn nothing, no laughs and no re-read value. I wasted eight dollars.

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Summary: Very wacky and clever
Review: I love the fun art and all of the little details. My dad read it and it reminded him of his scouting days. I like it because its not to serious. Its like Nickelodeon Magazine.

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Summary: Funny scout humor!
Review: Sir Oliver Nuttbucket III does a great job with witty scout humor. If you're a scout, you'll definately want to check this book out. I especially like in the back the fake boy's life ads. Good stuff!

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Summary: I love this book
Review: This book cracks me up. I took it to summer camp and read it at the camp fire, then everyone wanted a copy. Sir Nuttbucket is nuts--I guess thats why I like it so much.