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Originally Posted by LA Ute
A misisonary from my ward dropped molten polyester on his bare foot when burning his tie. He sustained 3rd-degree burns and ended up coming home early on a medical release. Lots of tragi-comic elements in that story.
(He was one of my former Scouts, an Eagle to boot. I never should have given him that Fireman's Chit.)
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Ah, the Fireman's Chit. The bane of every Scoutmaster.
Our mission had a slightly different tradition: burn a tie at 6 months, a shirt at 12, and an entire suit at 18. I didn't participate, but I had a companion who dutifully burned a suit on the appointed day.
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