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Hugh
I only sent it to stir Colin up :)
frank
On 9/10/2013 1:06 AM, HUGH wrote:
> Frank,
> What pledge is this?  In the Cubs, all in a ring round Akela, while 
> holding our fingers in a certain way, we used to shout, in response to 
> Akela, "A-ke-la, we'll do our best." And she would reply, "DOB DOB 
> DOB." And we'd shout, We'll DIB DIB DIB, Woof!" I seem to recall we 
> jumped forward ferociously at the "woof".  What this pledged us to I 
> cannot now say, and I doubt if I could have said at the time.  
> Possibly it had something to do with tolerance towards others and 
> being good boys.
> In school there were no flags, even during WW2, and no pledge bar the 
> unspoken pledge to attend every day and don't be late or else.
> I can't get my head round pledges.
> Hugh.
>

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