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I'm going to a big party tonight and have just now got back from a trip with my American friends to the fireworks store. We bought about $60 worth of explosives for tonight! It's quite a novelty for me. While I do remember when fireworks we legal in NSW, I was always too young to let them off myself so my memories are all of my father and uncles doing it all. (Except for that New Years Eve when my cousin was able to procure some...) From what I can see, they have pretty much the same sorts here, except no bungers. Oh, but this being for Fourth of July, some of them are a bit more patriotic than any fireworks I've seen before. Like the Indiana Liberty Fountain, not only does it have a bald eagle over the Stars and Stripes but it's state-specific patriotism! (That makes it even more American, it's unbelievable how much emphasis they put on their specific states.) Oh, and it even has a quote from Thomas Paine on the side!
What's even more disturbing, though, is the existence of the Dixie Dynamite firecrackers! I've never understood the whole Southern pride thing here, but the reason this is crazy is because we're in a Northern state here. Racist overtones aside, it still makes no sense to me that they would sell such a South-specific item north of the Mason-Dixon line. Meh, let's not think about it too much (after all, it's not my holiday). I'll just concentrate on blowing the things up!
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I've seen some ugly fireworks containers in my time, but man, that is "summin else"...
Anyway, the Indiana Liberty Fountain lived up to its promise of a shower of red, white and blue. It also had some crackers and a squeally thing in there. Worth the money, I thought.
But the Dixie Dyanmite was pathetic! They just go "bang"! Very disappointing!
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