That clip reminds me of something that happened to me when I was in the 10th grade. I had a job selling fireworks at a firecracker stand, and one day I was shooting a roman candle while showing off in front of a friend. While it was shooting in my hand, I was giving a silly teenage testimonial on the reliability of our fireworks. Right about the time I said, "With our fireworks you never get a dud" the darn thing blew up while still in my hand.

It was the only time in my life I have seen anyone rolling on the ground laughing uncontrollably. I initially thought my hand was history, but after a few minutes I was OK. I was called firecracker at school for quite a while after that.

I guess it is just a southern thing…..

 

I have had Roman candles shoot out the wrong end. Fortunately, I wasn't looking down it at the time.

 

I have seen them shoot into someone's head once. That was quite a burn.

 

Firecrackers are illegal in NYS. We don't know how to have fun.

 

You New Yorkers let a little thing like being illegal stop you?

 

Jazzycat: "You New Yorkers let a little thing like being illegal stop you?"

Jazzycat as an antinomian - whodathunk it?

Daniel,
That was simply
H!I!L!A!R!I!O!U!S!!!!

thankyouthankyou for the chuckle.