Israel's Got Talent/more than some

In the news...a traveling gaggle of Israeli teens is touring the states and made their way to Salt Lake City to perform musical numbers. They were winners in Israel's version of Britain's Got Talent. There was a little story about them and an itinerary of a few stops before leaving the state. One stop was a boy scout reservation.

I was first to post this:

Memo to Scout Reservation
Don't
Serve
Bacon

Ha ha

Someone then responded to me by saying:

Memo to Mormon Scout Troops Traveling to Tel Aviv
Bring your own supply of green jello
and don't display your plural marriage merit badges on your uniforms!

I responded thusly:

You...Need to Fire Your Writer

1. Why would Mormon Scouts travel to Tel Aviv? There was never any mention of the religious affiliation. However, one might assume, based on our fair state, that there would be a few Mormons in a Utah scout troop.

2. Why would Israelis visit Utah? I dunno, but here they are. Chances are likely that there's a Jewish person among them.

3. If you knew that a bunch of Utah teens were coming to visit, would you have anything around that might offend them?

4. I've been to dozens of scout camps. What do they usually serve for breakfast? Pancakes, eggs and you guessed it--bacon or sausage. UNCLEAN!

5. Now, you had a leaning towards merit badges, but the content is awful. Polygamy is rampant in the Old Testament--the Jews look at Mormon tribulation and think "amateurs...". If you're going to use this, you would have to use a merit badge that the Israelis might find offensive. For instance, a stereotype of Israelis or Jewish people is one of being good with money. Many are accountants. One could recommend the scout cover up his Personal Management merit badge else Sol the Acct. could see this and say "Oi vey!! I've lost a client!!". One could say they were having a some sort of information sharing experience with Israeli scout troops. Comparing First Aid Kits...

Johnny: Hey Moisha, nice kit, but what do you wrap wounds with?
Moisha: We don't--we suffer! Besides, it's tough to get ahold of Gaza Strips, you Nudnik!
Johnny: What's with the wire cutters?
Moisha: An ounce of prevention, Johnny. Heaven forbid...if someone next to you on the bus is ticking, you can snip wires, no?
Johnny: Coool.

I once witnessed, at a company breakfast back East, an unwitting manager serve a plate of ham to a black Muslim workmate. While it was horrifying for both of them, my other black AND white non-Muslim friends could not stop laughing. Mostly 'cuz we're the ones that sent her over there with it. THAT was an awful and immature thing to do. Playing upon someone's convictions with malice of forethought--for a laugh.

People here in Utah know less about Judaism than Jews know about Mormonism. My memo was simply to illustrate that the visitors might be overlooked out of ignorance and they's a lotta pork cookin' at a scout camp, Kapish?