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- From: gjh@ukc.ac.uk (Greg)
- Newsgroups: rec.scouting
- Subject: Re: Hangmans Noose
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- Date: 21 Dec 92 12:23:08 GMT
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- In article <1h0vrmINNon0@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ad980@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Paul S. Wolf) writes:
- >In a previous article, smackinnon@mta.ca () says:
- >>In article <arklein-181292133511@minos.pica.army.mil>, arklein@pica.army.mil (Arnold S. Klein) writes:
- >>>I've heard that it is against scout policy to make, or show how to make a
- >>>hangmans noose to scouts, is this true?
- >>>Arnold S. Klein (ARDEC) E-Mail arklein@pica.army.mil
- >>>> I though it was against the law to make a noose.
- >As far as I know, there is nothing illegal, nor is it against OFFICIAL BSA
- >rules to make or teach how to make nooses. HOWEVER, no Scouter I know will
- >teach the noose, nor let the boys make them. They are not Knots used for
- >any legitimate scouting purpose.
-
- Maybe we should set up alt.folklore.scouting :-)
-
- The list of allegedly banned games and activities starts with bulldogs and
- goes on forever... P.O.R. mentions none.
-
- Anyhow, you're wrong. There *is* a legitimate use for hangmans' noose
- in line heaving; just pull the loop closed and it is a particularly
- good line weight, of variable size and for some reason, when you mention
- noose the boys remember how to make the thing much better than they do
- many other knots. 'sfunny that... :-)
-
- Cheers,
- Greg
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- Greg Harewood
- NMR Physics, UKC.
-