boy scout

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All you have to do is be a Boy Scout and plan for the worst, which we did.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

He still plays videogame marathons with a fellow former Boy Scout, Demitri Camperos, whose parents lost the Altadena home where he grew up in the fires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Trinkets from his Boy Scout days, winter sweaters for the dogs, and $60 worth of food were among his missing belongings.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

The on-screen Blue Boy Scout conveyed a Smallville-bred sense of humility throughout, saying he almost didn’t take the role of Superman for fear of being too busy to help with a newborn.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

“I’ll go get you some caulking,” he says, and hurries off to retrieve the sealant from his garage, obviously happy for an opportunity to put his Boy Scout training into action.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman