"What are the three most important things you should bring
with you in case you get lost in the desert?" he asked. Several
hands went up, and many important things were suggested
such as food, matches, etc.

Then one little boy in the back eagerly raised his hand. "Yes
Timmy, what are the three most important things you would
bring with you?" asked the Scout Master.

Timmy replied: "A compass, a canteen of water, and a deck
of cards."

"Why's that Timmy?"

"Well," answered Timmy, "the compass is to find the right
direction, the water is to prevent dehydration..."

"And what about the deck of cards?" asked the Scout Master
impatiently.

"Well, Sir, as soon as you start playing Solitaire, someone is
bound to come up behind you and say, "Put that red nine on
top of that black ten!"