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Cultural Comparisons in Ceremony and Games
Nurse St. Cloud
And that was the ceremony of the Blade, the Stone and the Arrow.
Ernest
Like in our culture: Paper, Rock, Scissors.
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Swimming Lessons at Camp
Counselor Stennis
Okay. Everybody to the line. All right, everybody in the water.
Some boys
Hey! C'mon, Moose!
Counselor Stennis
Moustafa, Moose, whatever they call you. NOW! So you're the only one who can't swim? Well, you're gonna learn the Stennis way.
Moustafa
No! NO! I can't swim!
Moustafa
Help! Somebody help!
[sinking fast]
Moustafa
Thanks, Ernest. I could've made it.
Ernest
Glad to help out.
Counselor Stennis
Well, meatheads, we're gonna try this again. This time it's to the end of the lake and back. Everybody in the water.
Counselor Stennis
My leg! My leg!
[in severe agony]
Danny
He’s learning to swim the Stennis way!
Counselor Stennis
My leg! Aah!
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Ernest Celebrates His Achievement with Pain
Ernest
I did it! I took the ]! I am ]! Owwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
[[w:Lindbergh kidnapping|Lindbergh baby; [w:Josef Mengele|Josef Mengele]
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Unexpected Leadership Experience
Mr. Tipton
Ernest, Have you had any leadership experience?
Ernest
I had an antfarm once.
Mr. Tipton
Close enough.
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Accidental Damage with No Injuries Reported
Mr. Tipton
What happened?
Chief St. Cloud
Ernest broke the sign.
Mr. Tipton
Well. At least no one was hurt.
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The Truth About Hunger and Cooking
Jake
Now Ernest, would someone dressed up like this lie to you about food?
Ernest
Fond as I am in Tibetian cooking, a hungry lion always hunts best. KnowhatImean?
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