"Three Things You Need To Survive"

A Scout Master was teaching his boy
scouts about survival in the desert.

"What are the three most important things
you should bring with you in case you
get lost in the desert?" he asked. Several
hands went up, and many important things
were suggested such as food, matches, etc.

Then one little boy in the back eagerly
raised his hand. "Yes Timmy, what are
the three most important things you would
bring with you?" asked the Scout Master.

Timmy replied: "A compass, a canteen of
water, and a deck of cards."

"Why's that Timmy?"

"Well," answered Timmy, "the compass is
to find the right direction, the water is to
prevent dehydration..."

"And what about the deck of cards?"
asked the Scout Master impatiently.

"Well, Sir, as soon as you start playing
Solitaire, someone is bound to come up
behind you and say, "Put that red nine
on top of that black ten!"

Dave Oesterreich