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- From: mfd@aber.ac.uk (Margaret Frances Disbury)
- Newsgroups: rec.scouting
- Subject: Re: Hangmans Noose
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.113528.20952@aber.ac.uk>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 11:35:28 GMT
- References: <1h0vrmINNon0@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <2114@raven.ukc.ac.uk>
- Organization: University of Wales, Aberystwyth
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- In article <2114@raven.ukc.ac.uk> gjh@ukc.ac.uk (Greg) writes:
- >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.
- >
-
- >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
-
- Also, if you've no runners on your tent guy lines, which is not uncommon
- when you're hiring large patrol tents from commercial places, (OK, I know
- this shows my age) if you make them with just 3 (maybe 4) turns, they're
- called Swiss runners and mean that you can put the thing up after all.
-
- Fran
-
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