Monday, October 24, 2011

Simple Ice Cream Social or beginning of a New World Order?

Preschool is in full swing and the boy is still having a blast.  So far he has had his first field trip, me and the Mrs. had our first back-to-school night, and most recently the whole family attended an ice cream social held by the school.

"Life is like an ice-cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time." ~Charles M. Schulz
The ice cream social was a lot fun.  There were several activity stations set up for the the kids to enjoy including: spin art, pumpkin decorating, temp tattoos, ring toss, bean bag tosses, etc.  At each station was a Girl Scout (or two) that supervised the event and kept things running smoothly.  
"Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision." ~Dick Armey
At first, I was very impressed with the Girl Scouts.  While appearing to be only 8 or 9ish these girls had complete control over their stations and the kids partaking in the activities.  They had crowds of 3 and 4 year old children following their every instruction.  These girls were amazing.   They had everything running so smoothly that the parents were able to just let their kids have fun and do what they wanted while they stood back and watched or talked amongst themselves.
"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security." ~Thomas Jefferson
However, after watching the Scouts in action for a little while, my opinion of these girls began to change.  Don’t get me wrong... they were still doing a great job, but I began to realize who these girls were and what they were capable of doing.  All of these girls were the alpha girls that ask the teacher for homework or remind the teacher that they were supposed to have a quiz.  But instead of being separated they were all in one place.  They were motivated and working together very much like the raptors in Jurassic Park.
"Now nobody get nervous, you ain't got nothing to fear. You're being robbed by the John Dillinger Gang, that's the best there is!" ~John Dillinger 
It made sense. The school wanted to keep the kids under control so why not get the most controlled kids out there to do the work. Just like how the Rolling Stones hired the Hell’s Angels as bodyguards to control the partying concert crowd. And that worked out well... hold on, that did not end well at all! The Hell’s Angels turned on the crowd and started a melee. Would these girls try to take over?
"The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it." ~Abbie Hoffman
The night ended without the Scouts trying to take over but I saw a glimmer in their eyes that showed they could if they wanted to.  Be careful, I think these girls may be up to more that just selling cookies!



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