If you don't already know that Crawford, Texas is one weird place, try this: There are some mothers there who seem to believe their daughters (and one would hope, their sons, but this type seldom pays any attention to the behavior of boys) will not have sex if they abstain from eating Girl Scout cookies.

Who knew?! Millions of dollars spent on pills, diaphragms, condoms and foam, and the trick is just to avoid those Thin Mints.

Some mothers in Crawford discovered that there is a connection between Girl Scouts and--wait for the revelation!--Planned Parenthood. The local Scouts gave their Woman of Distinction award to a Planned Parenthood executive, and for some time, they have endorsed a Planned Parenthood sex education program for both girls and boys in the community.

A bunch of upset mothers actually pulled their children out of Girl Scouts, and also organized a cookie boycott. The Waco area Bluebonnet Council of Girl Scouts bas severed its relationship with Planned Parenthood, and some Crawford troops have disbanded.

Let me see if I have this straight: Actually provide desperately needed education to kids about sex, and you are "immoral." Pull your kids out of an organization that helps them grow and develop, and do everything possible to stop their peers from raising funds, and you can rest easy, knowing your daughter won't get an STD. Right.