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1. The Lawnmower Sale

Here is a good one "to get" your favorite Scout Leader with.

Need: 3 or 4 boys as lawnmowers, 1 Salesman, and 5 or 6 customers

Lawnmowers on hands and knees in a row. Salesman standing around talking about lawnmower sales:

"Lawnmowers, Good Condition, Sale today only. Come and try them"

Customer 1: (walks in) "Hey I'd like to buy a lawnmower. Can I try one."

Salesman: "Sure give this one a pull" Takes customer to a lawnmower.

Customer 1: Pulls imaginary cord on mower, Lawnmower starts up (Scout makes noise and moves off

stage with Cust. 1 pushing...

Repeat the above for (n - 1) lawnmowers. On the last mower, mower won't start, spits and sputters... This

happens for all remaining customers. The salesman may even give it a try. Disgusted and concerned

about the sale of his last mower, the salesman asks for a volunteer from the audience... Many hands will

go up, but salesman will select someone special like Council Executive, Scoutmaster, Commissioner,

or Camp Director ... This person will come up and mimic what the others tried to do... Of course the

mower starts up immediately and moves off stage..

Salesman turns to audience: "I guess all it needed was a big jerk!"

All exit

2. The Submarine

Need: 4 to 8 Scouts. Have them stand in a line.

A line of submarine officers on a Japanese sub during WWII . Captain sights a ship in the periscope

CAPTAIN; "Tanker bearing 259, Range 1 mile"

He yells this to the first mate, who in turn tells second mate, down the line until finally the torpedo

operator is told. The torpedo operator just shrugs his shoulders.

CAPTAIN: "Load main tube # 1 and stand by to fire."

He yells this to the first mate, who in turn tells second mate, down the line until finally the torpedo

operator is told.

TORPEDO OPERATOR: "I don't know How."

Next the captain gives the order to fire down the line, but the

TORPEDO OPERATOR: "I don’t know How..."

This message is returned up the line to the Captain who SCREAMS.

CAPTAIN : "Press the red button."