A Merit Badge in Manners, and More

While spending the day at Mount Rushmore, I decided to get lunch from a stand being worked by Boy Scouts. The three hot dogs I ordered cost $4 each, and I also picked up beverages worth $7. “That’ll be $10,” said the young Scout ringing up my order. Recognizing his math error, I said, “You might want to try that again, son.” He replied, “That’ll be $10, please.”

—Jim Moeller

Rice, Minnesota