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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Merit badges" like "cookies" was always one way I
heard aspects of our current award system negatively described. I didn't
think JP meant literal merit badges, although I also was an Eagle Scout, but
rather the aspect of SCA awards collected like merit badges.l</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I thought the conversation turning to kids was
good, because conversation can spur new, semi-related ideas, but I didn't want
it to only become about a youth award system, because I think the adult aspect
of our award system is also very interesting.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hawkins</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ldeerslayer@yahoo.com href="mailto:ldeerslayer@yahoo.com">L T</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ansteorra@lists.ansteorra.org
href="mailto:ansteorra@lists.ansteorra.org">Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA,
Inc.</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 22, 2006 10:20 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ansteorra] Cookies and
merit badges</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Are there any Adult Merit Badge
Systems?<BR><BR>LDeerSlayer<BR><BR><B><I>Chris Backus <<A
href="mailto:cebackus@hotmail.com">cebackus@hotmail.com</A>></I></B> wrote:
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interesting to me that the conversation has turned so much to children.
<BR>Is it because of the association of merit badges with Boy
Scouts?<BR><BR>Hawkins<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>