Category Archives: Badges

Cell phone.

By Em | Published: January 12, 2011
Another day of Non-Request Week, another badge that needs to find a meaning. So, the “cell phone” merit badge—is it for cell phone ownership*? Etiquette? Other? You tell me, Badger Scouts. It was one of you who searched for it in the first place. The badge may be posted on your site or blog. Tell us why you’ve [...]
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Chicken.

By Em | Published: January 11, 2011
The “chicken” merit badge is next up in Non-Request Week! (Also known as “Be Careful What You Wish For Week.”) Is it a merit badge for raising chickens? It certainly couldn’t be a merit badge for being a chicken, since everybody knows that’s enough to make a person throw their shiny-rainbow-future-hat. Actually… If we combine this badge [...]
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Pineapple.

By Em | Published: January 10, 2011
A new year means it’s time for a special bit of weirdness, Badger Scouts! I’ve been trawling last year’s site stats, and come up with a list of terms people searched the blog for that resulted in 0 hits. Presumably someone was looking for a merit badge that related to those search terms, only to [...]
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Shh!

By Em | Published: January 7, 2011
Earn the “shh!” merit badge by finding a nice quiet place to read. (Or, failing that, by making everyone in a noisy space SHUT UP ALREADY!) Part of the merit badges for readers series. The badge may be posted on your site or blog. Tell us why you’ve earned (or will never earn) it in the [...]
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First / second / third person.

By Em | Published: January 6, 2011
I/you/they earn the “first person,”  “second person,” or “third person” merit badge by using the appropriate point-of-view when writing my/your/their story. I/you/they can earn each badge for stories I’ve/you’ve/they’ve written with different POVs, though I/you/they may not want to try earning all three badges with one story of mine/yours/theirs. That would probably make me/you/them a little [...]
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Filling in the plot holes.

By Em | Published: January 5, 2011
It’s always nice to come up with an elegant solution, but sometimes you feel like throwing a dragon in there and being done with it. The result may be less than appetizing, but you earn the “filling in the plot holes” merit badge for getting the job done by any means necessary. Part of the merit badges [...]
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Book + wall.

By Em | Published: January 4, 2011
You shouldn’t do it. You know you shouldn’t do it. It’s terrible, horrible book abuse. And yet, with certain books… extra points if you leave a dent. This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. Dorothy Parker — The “book + wall” merit badge is part of the readers series. The badge may [...]
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