A group of scouts and a few adult Scout Masters went winter camping recently. Maybe you read about this...
One of the Scout Masters and several scouts got lost on a hike looking for fire wood, and the weather turned really nasty. So bad that search and rescue couldn't go out for a week. Hope for the lost group's survival was dim, but just after the weather cleared -- about 9 days later -- the group emerged from the wilderness, looking surprisingly okay.
During the press conference, the Scout Master explained how he and the scouts didn't panic, built a snow cave, and found/killed/ate a few birds. When one of the reporters asked him to describe the birds, his description matched the Spotted Owl. He and the scouts were promptly arrested and charged with killing an Endangered Species. But in the subsequent trial, the judge and jury decided that their right to survive as human beings took precedence over the unfortunate birds.
Outside the courthouse, the scouts and Scout Master and their families were all smiles. A TV reporter asked for a quick interview, and said "Tell my viewers, just out of curiosity, how did the Spotted Owl taste?"
The Scout Master looked into the camera and said "During our ordeal, the boys and I discussed this quite a bit. We think the Spotted Owl tastes better than the California Condor, but not quite as good as a Bald Eagle."
One of the Scout Masters and several scouts got lost on a hike looking for fire wood, and the weather turned really nasty. So bad that search and rescue couldn't go out for a week. Hope for the lost group's survival was dim, but just after the weather cleared -- about 9 days later -- the group emerged from the wilderness, looking surprisingly okay.
During the press conference, the Scout Master explained how he and the scouts didn't panic, built a snow cave, and found/killed/ate a few birds. When one of the reporters asked him to describe the birds, his description matched the Spotted Owl. He and the scouts were promptly arrested and charged with killing an Endangered Species. But in the subsequent trial, the judge and jury decided that their right to survive as human beings took precedence over the unfortunate birds.
Outside the courthouse, the scouts and Scout Master and their families were all smiles. A TV reporter asked for a quick interview, and said "Tell my viewers, just out of curiosity, how did the Spotted Owl taste?"
The Scout Master looked into the camera and said "During our ordeal, the boys and I discussed this quite a bit. We think the Spotted Owl tastes better than the California Condor, but not quite as good as a Bald Eagle."
