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…
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.
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…
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…
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
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
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
Ah, September: The end of summer. Back to school. Cardigan weather. And we're one month away from October, when Girl Scout cookies are sold!
A pair of Girl Scouts had a booming business selling cookies out of their driveway. Then a neighbor complained — and the city cracked down on them.
Girl Scout Cookies are a very, very personal baked good. Name one other food that is so tied into our childhood psyche; name one other food about which we obsess primarily due to its exclusivity. You can't. I just tried to think of how I could get my hands on some Samoas (my personal favorite) if I really needed to and …
Girl Scouts are pinching pennies by cutting cookie varieties. Don't worry, the Thin Mint is safe.
While Girl Scout Vanessa Bergeron, 7, was selling cookies with her mother and another Scout outside a Palm Beach shopping center, a woman drove up and snatched $92. She then sped off, presumably to shake down babies for their candy.
Hans Zeiger, Republican candidate for Washington State Representative, recently attempted to remove many of his writings from right-wing websites. His explanation: Revealing that Girl Scout Cookies are the (delicious) tools of feminist indoctrination would be a "distraction" from the campaign.
After we wrote about their logo redesign
The Girl Scouts logo has received a facelift — but will it make the organization cool?
Is there anything more American than a Thin Mint? Or more delicious than a Tagalong? Get schooled in the history of the Girl Scout Cookie with this quick slide show. And then celebrate with a box - or three. [TheBigMoney]
A Minnesota Girl Scouts troop leader allegedly stole about $8,200 raised by cookie sales to buy sports equipment for her daughters and play blackjack. She says she stole the money to pay family bills because she's unemployed. [MPR]
Though their merit badges for technology may be a bit behind the times
As Girl Scout Cookie season approaches, the age old conversation around parental involvement in cookie sales is rearing its head. However, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution outlines a new twist - are kids allowed to push Samoas on the internet?
On Friday, Girl Scouts across the country started taking orders for cookies, including Thank U Berry Munch, a new cookie filled with cranberries and white fudge chips. Check when your local troop is selling here. [Girl Scout Cookies, Paris News]
Wal-Mart is selling imitations of Thin Mints and Tagalongs, the Girl Scouts' two best selling cookies, in test markets at discounted prices. Though the "real" cookies are pricer, they make up most of the organization's income. [Authentic Organizations, Image via]
Speaking of Girl Scouts: In the commercial at left, a girl says her dad can't have Dairy Queen's Tagalong Blizzard because, "They're Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards. You're a boy." [BrandFreak]
A cookie controversy is shaking the Girl Scouts to its very foundation!
The dirty little secret of the Girl Scouts? Of the 200 million boxes of cookies sold annually, many are actually being pushed by aggressive parents!
