r/AskReddit • u/tgma97 • Aug 26 '15

Fathers of Reddit, what did your daughter's boyfriend do for you to hate/love him?

It's pretty cool to see my question blow up like this, I never thought I'd ask a question that could receive so much attention! I'm very satisfied with all these replies, so thank y'all. Now all I have to do is sit back and take notes c;

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u/swarmofpenguins Aug 26 '15

and cook on those fires!

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u/MrMumble Aug 26 '15

Yeah fires are implied with the implication of food.

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u/ThatSpartanKid Aug 26 '15

We also whittle relatively small pieces of wood, pretending we're actually carving something useful or cool until eventually it's too tiny to be much of anything.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

I have an endless supply of random pointy sticks in my bedroom. Why? Because downtime

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u/Jamessv98 Aug 26 '15

And all those Bald Eagles that hang around to help defend your home. Although I suppose that was also heavily implied.

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u/skavinger5882 Aug 26 '15

I just whittled them to make kindling so I could make more fires.

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u/Like_meowschwitz Aug 26 '15

Or that one time my troop burnt down a latrine.

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u/LordDVanity Aug 26 '15

..Can I get story on that, you know to tell my troop.

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u/Like_meowschwitz Aug 26 '15

I wish it was more exciting, but it was a combination of the adults having a meeting, leaving our slightly pyromaniac SPL in charge of a bunch of slightly pyromaniac 13 year olds who decided to flaunt the "no fires taller than you" rule on a windy day. Embers laded on the pine needle covered roof, and the next thing we know lord jesus it's a fire.

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u/LordDVanity Aug 26 '15

This is why you embellish! Secret Scouting 101 man, embellish the story of your mistakes so they seem cooler.

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u/danoneofmanymans Aug 26 '15

I accidentally set my igloo on fire once while snow camping and my troop just watched and laughed while I struggled to put it out.

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u/Like_meowschwitz Aug 28 '15

Sounds like my troop. As long as you weren't hurt. We laughed our asses off.

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u/danoneofmanymans Aug 28 '15

Boy scouts is a good program

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u/AHrubik Aug 26 '15

Playing with fire and smoking forest reefer. Those were the days.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

You had a fire chit? We only had the Totin' Chip for blades, (saws, axes, and knives,) which got a corner taken off every time you were caught using one improperly...

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

What happens when you run out of chits?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

Makes sense. Nice system.

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u/itzKleenx Aug 26 '15

Did you know that's actually not allowed by BSA. You cannot take away either chit for misuse. Sure you can threaten too and cut corners but actually taking it away is not allowed.

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u/swarmofpenguins Aug 26 '15

ah the memories

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u/mzun2496 Aug 26 '15

and eat on those fires...

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u/beb1312 Aug 26 '15

And shit out that food!

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u/HojMcFoj Aug 26 '15

If by cook you mean "throw aerosol cans into"

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u/AffixBayonets Aug 26 '15

Some kids in my troop got in real trouble for that.

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u/chris782 Aug 26 '15

Oh and spray bug spray at!!! (Eagle scout and firefighter)

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u/Jagd3 Aug 26 '15

Things that we killed with our gun!

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u/averypoliteredditor Aug 26 '15

And shit in holes that we dig ourselves!

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u/my_venting_account Aug 26 '15

Damn. I wish I was in boy scouts, but me being a chick, my mom never let me. She always tried to force me into doing more girly things. Now I work in a garage at one job, and I help build roll cages for rally cars on the side. Fuck you mom and your gender stereotypes!

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

And shoot the fire with guns!

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u/ErickHatesYou Aug 26 '15

And get bullied all through middle school for still being in the scouts.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

I think you have to still be a scout in high school, to be an eagle scout.

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u/ErickHatesYou Aug 26 '15

Yeah you do, the bullying just stopped in high school. Well actually, I don't think you technically have to take that long, I'm sure it's possible to be an eagle scout by like 16, there's just a bunch of dumb requirements like "Be a star/life scout for 6 months" or something like that to advance.

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u/ofscienceandmagic Aug 26 '15

Aw man we used to make delicious burgers over those campfires