What not to take to camp

[vilakins]

One of my colleagues has a brochure and booking form for a children's holiday camp in the first week of the April school holidays, and I had a look at it because I never went on one. The list of things to take is pretty sensible, except for the "large plastic dirty washing bag". I suppose they're putting grubby clothes in it, but surely a clean one would help whoever has to wash the contents. ;-)

Even better is the list under "Please do not bring":

• Electronic equipment (i.e. radios, walkmans, gameboys, cellphones) - wouldn't e.g. be better? Some kid's going to take an iPod because it's not on the list.
  
• knives
  
• matches
  
• chewing gum
  
• toenail-flavoured chocolate pudding
  
• soap chewing gum

OK, most of those are very sensible, but the last two? I just know there's a story behind those and it's not a happy one.

Comments

[executrix.livejournal.com]

They should count themselves lucky that there are only pale imitation Bertie Botts' Every Flavour Beans on the market.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

There are? Ooh! We get 'gourmet jelly beans' here which come in flavours like pina colada and peanut butter, and very nice too.

[executrix.livejournal.com]

They left out the disgusting ones. Where's their spirit of adventure?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

They've been around for longer than Harry Potter.

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

toenail-flavoured chocolate pudding...LOL

hmm matches...how about lighters?

And yes, I can also see kids bringing their iPods or mp3 players. Who even uses a walkman these days?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Actually they even included walky-talkies but I left that out. They seriously need to update their list.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

You can bet there IS a kind of a background story connected with those weird things...some people just LIKE mischieves:-)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I've pulled some of those tricks myself (foam-rubber Lamingtons with real icing, jelly-beans that turn your tongue blue) but nothing that would hurt anyone.

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Yet you can still take itching powder, stink bombs and any other joke item not on the list.

Oh well, at least it hasn't reached the stage of no guns or hand grenades.