a haiku:

[billy]

heavy snow blocks road
ploughs push it on to sidewalks
I'll wait for the scouts

[Leanne]

cheap bastard

We used to call it bob-a-job, I don't know what term others in less rhyme-driven nations use.

[billy]

i aimed it at the american market

[Keith]

i aimed it at the american market

Well hey honey, yall worked for me. but what the hell is a scout ?

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cheap bastard

We used to call it bob-a-job, I don't know what term others in less rhyme-driven nations use.

Bob-a-job turned into buckets at cash tills and can I pack your shopping? probably due to some HSE guidline or task based risk assesment bullshit.

[Leanne]

or lazy-arse scouts...

[billy]

a scout was to the outdoorsman what a choirboy was to the priest

in the uk they were called bob a jobs because they charge a shilling, or expected a shilling for doing odd jobs, a shilling is also called a bob. they do have scouts in the usa but they call them eagle scouts or some shit like that. even in the usa scouts are widely abused by the scoutmasters. there was something on the news about it.

[Leanne]

We got rid of shillings in 1966, but 10c was/is still called a bob -- even though they always got paid more than that

[billy]

i was a boy scout for a few days. hated it. i enjoyed being an alter boy though (seriously)