"THE BOYS"

As an old western movie fan I have noticed the bad guys usually have a gang that are simply referred to as "The Boys."

"The Boys" are often shown getting ready to hold up the stage, rustle some cattle, kidnap the good guy's girlfriend, blowup the mine of an unsuspecting owner, set fire to the homestead of a "nester", rob a bank, shot a lawman in the back, or dynamite the critical newspaper office, jail, or maybe a railroad bridge---just to name a few misdeeds.

In the unfurnished hideout cabin "The Boys" are usually pictured playing cards and drinking booze. Unrest and fights are common place while waiting for the next job to pull.

Here are a few suggestions to help fill up all of that spare time:

  a. Enroll all of "The Boys" in a   correspondence course: Such as---Repairing Wagon Wheels For Fun And Profit; Twelve Steps To A Happier You; or maybe Writing Western Songs In Your Spare Time.

  b. "The Boys" could be shooting merit badge counselors for a local Boy Scout Troop

  c.  Establish a summer outlaw exchange program with members of the Chicago Mob.

  d. Adopt a mile of the stage route to keep clean and put up "ROBBERS AHEAD SIGNS"

  e. Learn to play the harmonica for the next time in the Joint.

  f. Whittle wooden handcuffs for the Boss' kids.

  g. Take some cupcakes to the Old Outlaws Rest Home.

IDLE HANDS ARE THE DEVIL's WORKSHOP

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