Cub Scouts To Offer Merit Pin For Video Gaming 366
Hugh Pickens writes "Fox News reports that the Boy Scouts of America — a group founded on the principles of building character and improving physical fitness — have introduced merit pins for academic achievement in video gaming, a move that has child health experts atwitter. 'It could be quite visionary and exciting or it could be a complete sellout,' says Dr. Vic Strasburger. 'I don't see anything wrong with that as long as they're not playing first-person shooter games, violent games, games with a lot of sexual or drug content. The question is, who's going to supervise the scouts?' Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts can earn their pins by spending an hour a day playing games, teaching others how to play better, and researching the best price for games they'd like to buy."
Next: pins for first post. (Score:5, Funny)
n/t
Why the censure? (Score:5, Funny)
I don't see anything wrong with that as long as they're not playing first-person shooter games, violent games, games with a lot of sexual or drug content.
Stop the censure! I grew up with duke nukem and it had no bad consequences.
And I'm all out of gum!
A merit pin for hand eye coordination (Score:2, Funny)
Achievement Unlocked (Score:1, Funny)
Achievement Unlocked: Dib Dib Dib
Re:This is like printing money (Score:5, Funny)
1. Shakedown boys scouts for their video game pin. Mention something about getting the self defense belt loop so this doesn't happen again
2. Put pin up on eBay
1. Get boy scout.
2. Put boy scout on craiglist.
Re:This is like printing money (Score:2, Funny)
++ would buy again
Re:Way to lower the credibility of Boy Scouts... (Score:3, Funny)
Hey, it could be worse [pbfcomics.com].
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Re:The REAL requirements (Score:3, Funny)
5. Tip one: Don't suck
Tip two: stop dieing
Tip three: Get the shiny things
Tip four: press harder
Tip five: If all of the above fail, rage quit
Re:Way to lower the credibility of Boy Scouts... (Score:5, Funny)
And still no badge for masturbation. We'd all have made Eagle around here...
Re:Way to lower the credibility of Boy Scouts... (Score:4, Funny)
If they're going to do this, they really need to make the badge more realistic.
Instead of a game controller on the badge, they somehow need to convey how playing video games is a complete waste of time. The badges aren't nearly big enough to show a 40 year old fat virgin on a recliner in his moms basement surrounded by twinkie wrappers and empty pizza boxes.
Be Prepared - for what.....Aliens? Zombies?
I fail to see how this will help them in later life. Unlike outdoor survival skills which can save your life, playing video games only increases your proficiency in playing video games.
As a Boy Scout, I learned knots that I thought were stupid at the time - but I still use them to this day.
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Re:Next: pins for first post. (Score:3, Funny)
The badge should show a boy in a scout uniform peeing a stream of snowflakes.
Re:Way to lower the credibility of Boy Scouts... (Score:3, Funny)