> > I went from the Cub Scouts to the Boy Scouts, but only lasted about a month. I quit after some of the older Scouts decided to hold me up by my ankles and collect all the money that fell out of my pockets when they shook me.

So that's it! After all these years, the mystery is solved. I was a Boy Scout once and they held me up by my ankles and shook me. I always wondered why they did that. I'm sure they were disappointed when no money fell out of my pockets, but I didn't have any. Later when I was one of the larger Scouts, I helped turn a few new guys up and we shook them, but I guess they didn't have any money either. All this time, I thought it was some kind of OA ceremony or something. I should have known better. Money! In my old neighborhood? Hah!
Howard