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10 Weird Boy Scout Badges We’re Kind Of Glad Are Discontinued

by Zack Walkter

6 years ago

Aspiring Eagle Scouts no longer sew these patches onto their merit badge sashes, much to the chagrin of taxidermists and almond farmers everywhere.

1. Nut Culture

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Scouts learned how to raise an assortment of nuts and legumes en route to earning this badge before it was eliminated in 1954.

2. Masonry

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One of the Boy Scouts of America’s original 57 merit badges, “Masonry” instilled a basic understanding of contemporary stonework.

3. Consumer Buying

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Rest assured—the organization’s never condoned purchasing actual human shoppers. Instead, this merit badge aimed to help young men become astute, thrifty customers. Requirements included studying consumer laws, reviewing a given company’s customer service policy, and critically evaluating advertising campaigns.

4. Bookbinding

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The BSA struck an early blow against print media by canning this one in 1987.

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  1. Anonymous says

    September 23, 2019 at 3:50 am

    Nut culture kind of sounds like nerd culture, or Dungoens & Dragons.

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