Today I judged at a GP. I hate GPs, they’re as close to working in a Pennsylvania Coal Mine in the 1870s as I get with 18 hour days on my feet, repeating the same series of actions over and over again.  I missed the new staff member tryout for it so I wanted to compare judging to being a staff member at Ockanickon and found some amazing similarities.

Factor	Judging	Scout Camp	Winner
Dumb Uniform	X-Zebra Stripes	X-Khaki Class A	Tie
Knowing Byzantine Rules	X-Comprehensive Rules	X-Guide to Safe Scouting	Tie
Dealing with dumb kids with dumb parents	X-JSS Judging	X-Every shit 12-year old going for Eagle	Tie
Horrible Work Hours	X-16hr Grand Prix	X-36 hour days due to norovirus	Tie
Contact with Women	X-Ugly players or mothers	X-Ugly Venturers or mothers	Tie
Dick Leadership	X-Scott Larabee	X-Dave Hasel	Tie
Sense of achievement at improving America’s moral fiber		X	Scouting
Ability to curse and tell dirty jokes	X		Judging

Hm… Ability to curse versus sense of achievement at helping America’s youth, that’s a close one.