Remember remember...

[Donor]

...when your youth used to be fun?

Wonder... how much would I get for these puppies on the intersalesweb if it were legal to flog them off?

:devil2:

[Mully]

S'funny, we were having the exact same conversation at work today.

Great minds, huh?

[MIXONE]

My god are they Double Happies.The powder is probably naffed by now.
Remember the Mighty Cannons.:cool:

[Donor]

My god are they Double Happies.The powder is probably naffed by now.
Remember the Mighty Cannons.:cool:

Powder still seems to work, based on the results of one accidentally and ... errr ... spontaneously exploding after falling onto a lit match...

[JimO]

we used to tie several strings of those crackers and let them off in the school toilet

[Trudes]

They weren't called double happys for nothing!!!



Even if they did scare the shit out of animals.

[Swoop]

There are some fine, upstanding, dedicated citizens who still bring them into the country...

Along with a wonderful selection of things that go "BANG", "BOOM" and "WHOOSH" when the blue touch paper encounters a match.

[Bren]

Thunderbolts...I Loved those....but I was too young to be allowed to light them:pinch:...My big brother lit them...

[pete376403]

One I enjoyed was about 150mm long by about 25mm diameter, stood upright on a square cardboard base and had a slow burning fuse coming out the side halfway up. When the first half went off (F*ckin big BANG, too) it would launch up into the air about 3 or 4 meters, then the other half exploded. Most excellent entertainment.

[Dafe]

Too many farkers were starting to attack animals with them. Every guyfawkes you'd hear about the dead animals found or the SPCA reports. I'm glad they're gone. Imagine todays youth let loose with them......

Besides, nothings more entertaining than using those 10 shot shooting balls and chasing your mates whilst trying to fry the back of their hair! At least they ain't banned. They got a good 20-30 metre shot on them too.

[ynot slow]

Cowshit and double happy's wicked fun.Frogs and d/h not fun.

Used to get sky rockets and tie them to arrows,pull back,light fuse count and fire arrow into the air,if timed well the arrow keeps flying when rocket takes over,ok if you had broken tips,flights dodgy on the arrow and were ready to throw them out.And we were in semi rural area,i.e lots of bare land.

[peasea]

Cowshit and double happy's wicked fun.Frogs and d/h not fun.

Used to get sky rockets and tie them to arrows,pull back,light fuse count and fire arrow into the air,if timed well the arrow keeps flying when rocket takes over,ok if you had broken tips,flights dodgy on the arrow and were ready to throw them out.And we were in semi rural area,i.e lots of bare land.

Worked well with a cross bow in Willis Street, circa 1975.

[Boob Johnson]

WooT WooT!!! Used to love those things. We would save all our pocket money for ages & only buy double happies he he. The most fun thing we did was attach a long fuse to each packet, then put one packet in each letter box up the street (under the cover of darkness of course :devil2:), like the whole street lol, then start at one end with a long piece of rolled up newspaper, light it & fly up the street (on ya BMX) as quick as possible lighting all the wicks as you go, Jesus used to make a hell of a racket lol.



I'm glad they're gone. Imagine todays youth let loose with them
Exactly, far too many fuckwits around these days, you only have to look at the Mormon few to see that :whistle:

[MisterD]

Unrecognised cultural reference error. Redo from start. :confused:

[Laava]

Have you got any of those 1cent moon rockets?

[Dargor]

Wonder... how much would I get for these puppies on the intersalesweb if it were legal to flog them off?
Your asking for an offer arnt you?

[Donor]

Have you got any of those 1cent moon rockets?

I do have a bag of sky rockets somewhere - spent a couple of hours with gijoe1313 pulling my gargre apart trying to find the bastards!

I believe I may need to look inside the house, but I know the bloody things are there, not sure if there are any Moon Travellers there or not though...

[Donor]

Your asking for an offer arnt you?

Absolutely not!

That would be WRONG!

Memo: Send note to secret underground cracker cartel about stash available...

[Pwalo]

One I enjoyed was about 150mm long by about 25mm diameter, stood upright on a square cardboard base and had a slow burning fuse coming out the side halfway up. When the first half went off (F*ckin big BANG, too) it would launch up into the air about 3 or 4 meters, then the other half exploded. Most excellent entertainment.

The 'Mighty Cannon' I believe.