The list for May 17, 1996
The Top 17 Things That Would Change
If Madonna Were Your Scout Leader

  1. Old Scout Motto of “Be Prepared” takes on a whole new meaning.

  2. Metallic brassieres come in handy for cooking in wilderness.

  3. That new troop “salute.”

  4. No longer a troop — you’re now an entourage.

  5. Water Safety course now held in hooker-filled jacuzzi.

  6. “Helping Old Lady Across the Street” image replaced by “Helping NBA Players into Bed.”

  7. “Like a virgin” now close enough — actual viginity not necessary.

  8. Program finally accomplishes goal of turning boys into men.

  9. Scouts learn to start a fire with only one stick, if you know what I mean.

  10. New troop motto: “If the tent’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’.”

  11. Can now get pharmaceutical-grade narcotics instead of that crap our old den mother had.

  12. Cat O’ Nine Tails extension added to Swiss Army knife.

  13. Everywhere you look, scouts are “pitching tents.”

  14. Jamboree now involves buckets of real jam.

  15. Field trip: Clean two miles of Hollywood Freeway with “Litter Collected by Madonna” sign.

  16. New rank – Spread Eagle Scout.
And the Number 1 Thing That Would Change If Madonna Were Your Scout Leader…

  1. Finally, somebody in the Scouts who has actually kissed a girl!
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CREDITS
Selected from 122 submissions by 36 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Dave George, Arlington, VA — 1, 7, 13, 16
  • Lloyd Jacobson, Washington, DC — 2, 17 (Rookie!)
  • JB Leibovitch, Oakland, CA — 3
  • Jim Louderback, New York, NY — 4
  • Tom Louderback, Breckenridge, CO — 5 (Rookie!)
  • Ken Woo, Encinitas, CA — 5
  • Caroline Gennity, Queens, NY — 5, 14
  • Alan Smithee, Sugar Land, TX — 6 (Rookie!)
  • Ed Brooksbank, Sacramento, CA — 8
  • David Hyatt, New York, NY — 9, 15
  • Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 10
  • Ken Shinodo, Keizer, OR — 11, 17
  • Sam Evans, Charleston, SC — 12
  • Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 17
  • Spike Jones, Atlanta, GA — 17
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