Comments on: New National Policy on Lodge Names

By: Mason Thomas

Mason Thomas — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:48:25 +0000

I agree with John. If it became National Policy you would have seen it in an Operations Update on the National OA Website. Anyone who is half way in the loop would have heard from an official source 6 months ago about the alleged “change in policy.” I laugh every time I hear these rumors floating around and people take them as gospel simply because someone said it. Keep up the great work John, a laugh a day keeps the doctor away.

By: John E. Pannell

John E. Pannell — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:49:30 +0000

Sorry, if anyone believes this is true after nearly six months then they’re either really dumb or deliberately want to be misinformed!

Come on! National policy announced on someone’s blog!? Please engage brains for just a few seconds before reacting.

What next? Someone from Nigeria needs to transfer money out of the country and needs help from a random recipient of an email solicitation?

(Just wait until next April first…)

By: G.N. Bonney

G.N. Bonney — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:22:09 +0000

Apparently, this started a rumor that is still going around. The problem is that it is too believable. I really think you should consider removing this from your site.

By: W. M. Griffin

W. M. Griffin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:12:20 +0000

The best part about these April Fool’s stunts is that it draws out and exposes the real attitudes of so many people.

By: Tod Johnson

Tod Johnson — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:46:52 +0000

Let’s just hope that John’s story doesn’t turn into TOMORROWS HEADLINES….

Will National like the idea FOR REAL….. Heaven forbid… Then who has the
last laugh……

By: Steve Narolski

Steve Narolski — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:59:30 +0000

PT Barnum is alive and well, and managing OAIMAGES.com….

Verrrrrrrrrrrry nice!

By: Hank Voegtle

Hank Voegtle — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:52:11 +0000

It has to be true and not an April fool’s prank. Two reasons. Like everything that national does it makes no sense to us mere mortals.

Second, there was more security around National HQ when I passed it on my way to work. Of course that could just be the fact that the Irving PD was running traffic enforcement in the area today.

By: Jim Clark

Jim Clark — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:17:26 +0000

This is funny people, good April Fool’s joke. Brought joy to my day here at Fort Campbell, being with the 101st Airborne is tough work.

Jim Clark
United States ARMY
2nd Brigade Combat Team (2-502 Infantry)
Strike Force
Fort Campbell, Kentucky

By: Dan Maddalino

Dan Maddalino — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:00:50 +0000

Ha ha ha… Great story. Great April Fool’s Day read!!! Loved it!

By: David Lagesse

David Lagesse — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:26:12 +0000

Our local newspaper (Kankakee, Illinois 1960′s) did an April Fools joke on the headline story of the front page for many years. Once a helmet on a soldier that was on the cover of the front page a few days before, was now a UFO that crash landed in the local river. Another time a current TV star was supposed to be filming the TV program in the local state park. They used a photo of him superimposed in front of the park entrance. Many people would rush out to see the site. Always there would be a reference to a professor or a photographer or something named “Lirpa Loof”.
Once there was something that was caused by the ‘Lirpa Loof effect’.

By: Dan Wright

Dan Wright — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:54:21 +0000

“April Fools”?

By: Michael Jacobson

Michael Jacobson — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:44:15 +0000

Dear John,

I immediately noticed the date on your posting and after continuing to read the “announcement”, thought of how many will be calling their local Scout office in a panic about the “new rules”. I hope that there won’t be too many “April Fools” today.

Michael Jacobson

By: Frank Kern

Frank Kern — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:51:11 +0000

Well done John – you got the top membership to bite.

Frank

By: Rob Russell

Rob Russell — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:33:30 +0000

Great job, John! Nothing like poking a hornet’s nest with a stick! Happy April Fool’s Day to you, too…

Regards,

Rob Russell
Blue Ridge Mountains Council Lodge
(formally Tutelo 161)

ROTFLMAO

By: Tracy Schultze

Tracy Schultze — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:31:12 +0000

April Fool’s!!!!! John, I fell for this one too. HAHA

By: James

James — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:59:39 +0000

Wow, this made a mess on ARROW-L this morning =) haha

By: AlaskanEagle

AlaskanEagle — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:00:38 +0000

I can only confess that I am one scout and if being in the OA for 20+ years I know that though we support the councils we are in, the flip side is they do not always support us. We honor many traditions that make the life of the socuts in the council much better (usually because with Cheerful Service we are a great asset, we are motivated and don’t cost much to get good things accomplished).

From where I sit, it appears that as an organization, we can keep the Cheerful Service part but as for identity and the sake of what we have been (whether 60, (or more,) years, or as in Kathy’s sake just 8 years,) that is too much tradition and we need to shake things up for the sake of some serious concern. (Revenue?)

Just my thoughts. I can’t imagine my lodge being called unoffically something that has been solid for almost 50 years. Our lodge number is our number-everyone knows it and there is no confusion. I hope that somehow this is April Fools and we will all laugh tomorrow. In the meantime, what to do today.

Peace!

WWW
Keith

By: New York OA Trader | National to Abolish Lodge Names!!

New York OA Trader | National to Abolish Lodge Names!! — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:44:12 +0000

[...] John Pannell has an important post on a new decision, fresh from National to abolish Lodge names. [...]

By: Bill Mulrenin

Bill Mulrenin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:39:41 +0000

Appropriate quote to:
“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”
Abraham Lincoln

By: Bill Mulrenin

Bill Mulrenin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:38:25 +0000

John,

Sturm und Drang. Great Post!!