Clean Socks
| Props: | optional - a box or pile of socks |
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| Notes: | each scout should deliver their reasoning seriously for best comic effect. |
Scout #1 comes onstage carrying a box full of pairs of socks
[Scout #1:] (could be a leader instead) Hey, everybody! Our new socks have arrived! Come and get 'em!other scouts run onstage and line up to receive socks.
[Scout #1:] OK, Johnny, how many socks do you need? [Scout #2:] I need 2 pair. [Scout #1:] Just two? [Scout #2:] Yes, I wear one pair for a week while the other pair is in the dirty wash. [Scout #1:] Yuck! Oh well, here you go.[Scout #3:] I need 4 pair. [Scout #1:] Why 4 pair? [Scout #3:] I put on a fresh pair on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. [Scout #1:] Well, that's better than wearing them a whole week. Here you go.
[Scout #4:] I need 7 pair. [Scout #1:] Great. I bet that's a fresh pair every day, right? [gives the socks] [Scout #4:] Right! [Scout #1:] That's what I like. A clean scout! Here you go.
[Scout #5:] 12 pair please! [Scout #1:] 12!? Man, you must really be clean. Why 12 pair? [Scout #5:] Well, there's January, February, March, ...