A new word was recently developed here at Timberlane. This word is “schmeg” and comes from the Yiddish word smegma, meaning slimy or grotesque. “Schmeg”, on the other hand, represents the much at the bottom of the deeper end of the swim area. Because of the the slimy, ooze-like nature of the “schmeg” the campers have taken to having “schmeg” fights or as they are more popularly known, “schmeg wars”.

Since the “schmeg” used does lie in 10-15 feet of water, a special method has been developed to extract it. The main tool for this process is appropriately known as the the “schmeg pole”. The pole is merely a ten foot long metal tube. To bring up the “schmeg” the pole must be harpooned in to the water and thereby embeds itself into the “schmeg” at the bottom. Someone then goes down and places his hand over the top of the pole, creating a suction which keeps the “Schmeg” in the pole. The pole is then brought up onto the swimming raft. At this tie the “schmeg” is allowed to empty itself onto the raft.

As soon as the “schmeg” hits the boards of the raft, the kids scurry to grab a handful of it. Then they proceed with their “schmeg wars”, throwing the “schmeg” at each other and smearing it over their bodies. However, parents need not be worried, “schmeg” is easily removed by merely jumping off the raft into the water. “Schmeg wars” have quickly become popular at Timberlane and promises to stay around for a long tie.