Camp Winton Songbook
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Skits
"You awaken to an exciting new day with your best friends. You look out through the open tent door and see a smiling sun in a blue sky..."
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Thus begins one of the strangest chapters in a BSA Handbook to ever exist. The 1979 edition of the Boy Scout Handbook decided to open their chapter on summer camp with a multi-page description of a then-typical day, written in the second person.
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Most people would read it, laugh, and move on. Summer camp staff look at it and think, "this would make a fantastic skit..."
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Skits are what makes a campfire memorable, far more than songs or simple jokes. Legendary skits make the rounds for years or even decades, only falling out of style when they aren't passed along.
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Collected here are some of the more enduring skits throughout the years. Take a look and see if you can avoid the thousand-and-first rendition of "Invisible Bench" (which has now moved so far along that I have seen "Visible Bench" as a skit.)
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Short to Medium
Most skits should run in the 2-5 minute range, and many of them are based on jokes or puns.
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The Mugger
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Epic
Some skits deserve a little extra time. Take care to not overload your campfire with long skits, though—one per campfire is perfect.
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Absurd
Sometimes you need something right out of left field.
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Do Not Attempt This At Home
Grapes
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Run-On
A run-on is exactly what it sounds like: a person runs on, says or does something, and runs off.
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Know a song or skit? Please share!
This is a volunteer project;
I apologize for not getting back quickly.