That was my facetious face.

No way. That would imply that Wakanda has technology that can repair a damaged spinal cord. Nobody’s that cool.

But is his privilege whiter than the cyphochilus beetle?

Gardner’s a grade-A asshat. No question.

You, as we say in my family, are a good papa.

It looks like there another one inlaid on the flooring at ~35 seconds. There’s a darker “V,” and under it a lighter “A” that looks like the Assassin Order’s symbol.

Let’s split the difference.

I’m not sure your numbers line up. Last I saw it was more like 16% since 2012. But I agree, the BSA needs to make some changes to its worldview to adapt to the present day. Changing its stance on LGBTQ kids was a good start. Letting girls join is another one.

We’ve never done Friends of Scouting in my Pack. We have an annual “Investment In Character” pitch at the Blue and Gold Banquet (or most recently at the Pinewood Derby), which sounds similar.

Like I said, we don’t do Friends of Scouting where my Pack is chartered.

They should keep them and charge the LDS church to use them.

We don’t do Friends of Scouting in my part of the world. Where does FoS money end up (Council, District, National)?

I’m a Pack Master* who is converting my Pack to start accepting girls in the next few weeks. I have really enjoyed my time working with the kids in my Pack. Our Pack does two camping trips each year. We had a visit from a Raptor Rescue organization in November. One of our Dens did a visit to a wildlife sanctuary that…

Counterpoint: People like me, who have continued to be active in Scouting, are working to free the organization from the clutches of the religious right. We told the organization that it should reconsider its views on LGBTQ membership and the leadership listened to us and has been adopting more mainstream political…

It’s not going to be that big of a financial hit. The BSA gets no revenue from its association with the Mormon church. The organization will need to work on growing its membership in Utah, but honestly, it needs to be doing that everywhere. Enrollment has been dropping for years.

I think some of it is probably regional. I run a Pack in Colorado, and the BSA in this part of the world is really focused on outdoor activities, conservation, and public service. So we don’t see a lot of teasing directed at our Scouts for their membership. I also know that there are certain benefits from being an…

This is consistent with the Burpee as invented by Royal H. Burpee.

Your rules are Reformed Burpee Rules. I only subscribe to the Orthodox Rules.

There’s a painting in an attic somewhere that looks younger every time she lies.

Small museum? You mean one with fewer resources? That’s what I’d expect. They don’t have the resources to hire a full time person to investigate the provenance of each painting. Doing so is probably a nontrivial task. Hiring an outsider is going to be expensive. And that makes them an easy mark for a forger with…