we came up with this list my first year on staff... It just took me a half hour to find so I hope you all enjoy it! Some of them are specific to my camp so I'm sorry if they dont make sense.
Things you can only do at camp
1. see your boss dress in drag 2. get a free car wash 3. paint people in charge of you 4. throw someone in the lake without legal repercussions 5. have regular mud fights 6. get paid to sleep and lay on a beach 7. walk around at night serenading other people 8. wear your underwear outside of your pants 9. use a giant slip-n-slide 10. paint graffiti on ceilings 11. act like you?re eleven years old all the time 12. get a real breakfast most mornings 13. you get children to set the table for you (and do other random stuff for you too) 14. lanyards are a form of art, as are friendship bracelets 15. when you hear an air horn, you start ripping off your clothes 16. you get really happy when you hear ?Love Me Do? and ?Wannabe? 17. if you don?t shower for three days, you?re still relatively clean 18. you can steal mattresses from other peoples beds and not get in too much trouble 19. shaving is way overrated 20. you can blatantly lie to children, and it?s okay (and they believe you) 21. you start writing notes to your friends again, just like in middle school 22. you can take pop away from children, and drink it in front of them 23. you get way too excited about chicken patties 24. you sing songs that make absolutely no sense, and have absolutely no point 25. boys can wear nail polish 26. you make up songs about everything 27. ?your mamma?s on the roof? is the best comeback ever 28. throw flour filled socks at children 29. capture the flag becomes WWIII 30. you have ten secret boyfriends (or girlfriends) again, just like in grade school 31. Wednesday night is hospital night 32. you can wear the same clothes for a week at a time, and no one notices 33. Reading is FUNDAMENTAL! 34. confusion is an acceptable 35. the only state of mind you can call yourself a tripper in public, and not get in trouble 36. toys are the best gifts to receive (especially if they?re Barbies, and you?re a boy) 37. toilet-plunging is a necessary skill for survival 38. watch tans are so in right now 39. bigamy is ACE! 40. have pillow fights at work 41. naptime is the best part of the day 42. we hate snacks (unless the word ?staff? proceeds) 43. everyone is a winner 44. Meijer is a cause for celebration 45. you can have hot dogs for every meal 46. you suddenly find that you have two sets of clothing, school year and summer camp. 47. you can get the plague and find a dollar all in one day 48. 5 o?clock is quitting time (6 at outpost) 49. you start dating other peoples boyfriends 50. Horse pooh is a commodity 51. being licked by a small child in your sleep is not that unusual 52. leader in training really means slave labor 53. the Village People make regular appearances 54. yell at boys for touching girls 55. you can wear tie-dye, camouflage, and Hawaiian all at the same time 56. make friends with strange people in boats while teaching a class from a canoe 57. sit on a bed eating ice cream while the CIT watches the kids 58. Teddy Grams in frosting is the funniest suicide you?ve ever seen 59. sky diving squirrels are the norm 60. threats of turtlenecks are the best dress code enforcer 61. your tan washes off in the shower 62. funny and obscene quotes are written on walls, and this practice is encouraged 63. someone gets fired every time Maggie leaves camp 64. three or more counselors spooning in a bed is not seen as strange 65. when you hear a Disney song, the whole camp starts to sing along 66. the Sound of Music soundtrack inspires dance parties during meals 67. during the only nice, all-staff, meal (that does not involve hot dogs), two campers puke on the table 68. you can color people?s ears purple 69. nobody does it like Richy 70.for us the purpose of life is to fight maturity, screw everything else!
