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An Unfortunately Named Service Project
Oh my. I found this clipping in an old council press scrapbook. I don’t think it would work as a primary document for classroom use!
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Oh my.
I found this clipping in an old council press scrapbook. I don’t think it would work as a primary document for classroom use!
7 responses to “An Unfortunately Named Service Project”
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It wasn’t poorly named. Fags were cigarettes. Last I heard, GSUSA no longer allows smoking at events with girls.
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How about: “We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby!”
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Love it!!
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It was a different time. Word change with the times. It is all part of our history and a wondrous history it is!
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Besides the unfortunate name (a slang term which is no longer in use much), I wonder about the usefulness of putting used cigarettes and matches into a fabric bag. I suppose they mean for users to stub the hot items out in the dirt or in water, let them cool, and THEN put them into the bag?
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Before reading the article, I was expecting larger bags – for holding bundles of sticks to be used for firewood.
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Arielle, bonus points for the definition! My husband plays the bassoon, which in Italian and other languages is the “fagotto.”
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