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37 Things All Camp Counselors Say

"No running on the docks!!!"

Jennifer Murphy

Aug 23, 2016

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

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1. “Don’t put that rock in your mouth."

2. “Find a swim buddy!”

3. “No, we cannot eat ranch dressing off the ground."

4. “’HEYYYY CAMP…”

5. "We can’t throw rocks at camp!”

6. Camper trips on tree roots “Oh! You are okay! I promise, you are okay!

7. “I wonder if I will get a break today.”

8. “I heard the five-year-olds are basically running the camp now.”

9. “I wanna be a pizza man… PIZZA MAN…

10. “No!”

11. “Fill up your water bottles!”

12. “What do you mean you didn’t bring your water bottle to lower camp?” *Walks back to upper camp."

13. “Okay, who needs hand sanitizer?!”

14. "I need a buddy!”

15. “Okay, we are going to play a game of ‘Simon Says!’"

16. “How did you lose your socks?”

17. “Is that a tick?”

18. “No!”

19. "Who wants to build fairy houses?”

20. “BATHROOM TRIP!”

21. “What time is it?”

22. “Anyone have a Band-Aid?”

23. “What’s our count?”

24. “Who needs sunblock?”

25. “Don’t spray bug spray at your face!”

26. “How old are you?”

27. “We will not play four square if we are going to argue when we get out.”

28. “No!”

29. “Who owns this fishing pole?”

30. "Who wants a tree cookie?”

31. “I need to see happy feet!”

32. “Who has the first aid kit?”

33. "Wait, what’s happening?”

34. Camper gets bug spray in their eyes “Keep blinking, don’t touch your eyes!”

35. "No!"

36. “I give you permission to jog fast!”

37. "See you tomorrow!"

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"No running on the docks!!!"

1. “Don’t put that rock in your mouth."

2. “Find a swim buddy!”

3. “No, we cannot eat ranch dressing off the ground."

4. “’HEYYYY CAMP…”

5. "We can’t throw rocks at camp!”

6. *Camper trips on tree roots* “Oh! You are okay! I promise, you are okay!

7. “I wonder if I will get a break today.”

8. “I heard the five-year-olds are basically running the camp now.”

9. “I wanna be a pizza man… PIZZA MAN…

10. “No!”

11. “Fill up your water bottles!”

12. “What do you mean you didn’t bring your water bottle to lower camp?” *Walks back to upper camp."

13. “Okay, who needs hand sanitizer?!”

14. "I need a buddy!”

15. “Okay, we are going to play a game of ‘Simon Says!’"

16. “How did you lose your socks?”

17. “Is that a tick?”

18. “No!”

19. "Who wants to build fairy houses?”

20. “BATHROOM TRIP!”

21. “What time is it?”

22. “Anyone have a Band-Aid?”

23. “What’s our count?”

24. “Who needs sunblock?”

25. “Don’t spray bug spray at your face!”

26. “How old are you?”

27. “We will not play four square if we are going to argue when we get out.”

28. “No!”

29. “Who owns this fishing pole?”

30. "Who wants a tree cookie?”

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32. “Who has the first aid kit?”

33. "Wait, what’s happening?”

34. *Camper gets bug spray in their eyes* “Keep blinking, don’t touch your eyes!”

35. "No!"

36. “I give you permission to jog fast!”

37. "See you tomorrow!"

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8. What's your favorite childhood memory?

9. If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be?

10. Are you a cat or a dog person?

6. Camper trips on tree roots “Oh! You are okay! I promise, you are okay!

34. Camper gets bug spray in their eyes “Keep blinking, don’t touch your eyes!”

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