Well, not really, but it should be.
March 12, 1912 - Juliette Gordon Low assembled 18 girls together in Savannah, Georgia, for the first-ever Girl Scout meeting.
I was never a Girl Scout. I was a Brownie, the group for six-to-eleven year old, wanna-be Scouts. But I wasn’t in the Brownies for for very long; in fact, I’m pretty sure I got kicked out before I even had time to get a uniform, because I have absolutely no memory of wearing one.
I don’t even remember why I got kicked out, but it was probably related to whatever got me booted from gymnastics, choir, and various other elementary school activities.
According to Wikipedia:
Originally the Brownies were called Rosebuds, but were renamed by Lord Baden-Powell. Their name comes from a story written in 1870. In the story two children, Tommy and Betty, learn that children can be helpful Brownies or lazy boggarts.
Ah, mystery solved.
By the time I was of the age to be a Scout, my name wasn’t even on the list of eligibles. But to show I bear no grudge, I still eat Girl Scout cookies every year…as long as they are made of real Girl Scouts.
[tags]Women’s History Month, Girl Scouts, Brownies[/tags]
It’s not Girls Scout Cookie Day??? But, Wednesday is still pie day, right?! I was planning on making my pie out of Girl Scouts…
“…as long as they are made of real Girl Scouts.”
LOL, I made that joke to Lach the other day when passing my the girl scout entrapment camp at the grocery. She looked at me like I was a total freak! I can’t help it, I think the same thought every time I see GS cookies.