The geniuses at The Bourbon Review have a list of possible Girl Scout Cookie and Bourbon pairings, and it's appropriately intriguing/pretentious. After the jump, a summary of what they came up with, and what the deciding factor seems to be in each combination.
A Girl Scout troop in Houston is credited with helping stop a couple of shoplifters a local grocery store.
A man is being dubbed a real life "Cookie Monster" after he tried to steal money from a group of cookie-selling Girl Scouts.
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In the old days, childless adults who wanted to get their Thin Mint on would have to seek out Girl Scout Cookies the ancient way: by approaching strange children on the street and asking them if they had any cookies, or by hanging out near elementary schools after the closing bell rang in hopes that one of the little…
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Every year, intrepid Girl Scouts fan out across America, pitching anyone with pocket money on the virtues of their cookies. It's pretty brave, especially when you consider that sales jobs are tough even for experienced adults.
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Pro-lifers are mad that maybe, possibly, someone at the Girl Scouts of the USA could've conceivably obliquely hinted that Wendy Davis isn't literally Satan. Consequently, a Texas pro-life group is attempting to rally the pitchforks for a boycott of Girl Scout cookies. Attempting to punish a bunch of 10-year-olds over…
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In addition to promoting team building, life skill acquiring, and adorable little girls in adorable matching uniforms photo ops, the Girl Scouts of America have long had a much more insidious agenda: promoting lesbianism. At least, if you ask a right-wing pastor who went on an epic, hilariously whackadoodle rant…
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Girl Scout Season officially came to an end on Sunday — there, there. It's gonna be OK, because we've got word of something even better — Girl Scout Cookie-inspired beers! Finally, we can feel guilty about finishing off an entire keg of Thin Mint beer while watching Burning Love! Evening plans, done and doner.
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Thirty-seven-year-old South Carolina man Christopher Maurice Morton has been charged with stealing nearly $19 thousand worth of Girl Scout cookies from a warehouse in Spartanburg. The theft was noticed on February 26th when workers at the Carey Moving and Storage company did inventory and discovered that over 50 cases…
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Think today is another normal, boring Friday? You couldn't be more wrong. Today, February 8th, 2013, is National Girl Scout Cookie Day and the official start of Girl Scout cookie season. Break out your green berets, your static-y VHS tape of of Troop Beverly Hills, and your elastic waistbands, because we've just…
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The above little fancy pastry pushers will be hounding you later this month with their addictive Tagalongs, their ooey, gooey Samoas, and their sweet, sweet Thin Mints. Nobody is immune to these charms of these cookies — not even unattractive terrible person Ryan Gosling.
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It's not often that all of your dreams come true in a single moment, but that is exactly what is about to happen because—are you ready for this?—Girl Scout Cookie Candy Bars are now an actual thing that you can eat with your mouth. We previously drooled when this photo of a thin mint candy bar leaked, yet we could not…
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A pair of men who stole cookie money from a Houston area Girl Scout troop got a little more than they bargained for when one of the girls punched one cookie thief in the face and another girl held onto the car as it drove away. The perps are still at large, but they best move far, far away and change their names lest…
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Several Girl Scout troops in northeastern Ohio won't be selling cookies this season because they're protesting an effort by regional leaders to close a few "rustic" scout camps and replace them with new modernized facilities. Unlike the old camps, the new buildings would feature indoor plumbing. Rebecca Shaffer, the…
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Girl Scout Cookie season is nearly upon us, and this year there's a new cookie being introduced to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary: Savannah Smiles. The "cool and crisp lemon wedge cookie" is named for Girl Scout Founder Juliette Gordon Low's home town. The flavor doesn't sound all that exciting, but the…
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Two men are wanted by police after they approached a group of Girl Scouts outside a Wal-Mart in Bowie, Maryland, asked how much their cookies were, and then stole their cash box. The thieves were not only mean but also dumb, because they did not take any cookies.
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We never thought it would come to this, but we're officially miffed at the Girl Scouts. First they decided to only release their delicious cookies for a limited time, and now they're putting out lip balms that smell like Thin Mints, Trefoils, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, and Samoas. You can buy the lip balms individually or…
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A woman in charge of helping the Girl Scouts organization manage money has stolen a non-Thin Mint from her employer, and now she's Do-Si-Do'd her way into trouble with the law.
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Five years ago, two Michigan girls started campaigning to remove palm oil from Girl Scout cookies because its production leads to the clearing of rainforests and endangers orangutans. Now the Girl Scouts organization has finally responded, saying it will try to stop using the ingredient that kills wildlife.
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