[HPforGrownups] Christmas traditions elsewhere (OT)

[Meredith Wilson]

No: HPFGUIDX 7241

That's funny... I've never been carded for streamer poppers, or christmas
crackers, or fireworks or spray paint or really anything like that before.
I guess it makes a difference where you are in the US.  I'm curious about
the cap guns now.  I've seen them fairly recently, but I haven't really
looked lately.  I'll have to check that out.

By the way, the Museum Company stores carry Christmas crackers too, if you
have one nearby.

Meredith

** That is incredible, even hypocritical.
** 
** In a country where people defend their right to carry guns 
** so strongly I
** can't believe they have done that to innocent child's toys! 
** Here most boys
** have a cap gun or two in the cupboard, and we have party 
** poppers, sparklers,
** etc for parties.
** 
** Cap guns - Some use two long strips of paper glued together 
** with dots of
** powder which get hit by the hammer as the strip feeds 
** through. Others have
** red plastic rings with six pits each of which has gunpowder 
** in the bottom,
** and these load into a revolver which turns the barrel to hit 
** each one in
** turn. The paper ones are more fun -- you can burn the whole 
** roll and make
** lots of bangs :-)
** 
** Simon.
** 
** > Actually, the party streamers, where I live, you have to 
** show ID that you
** > are 16 to buy them, and they dnot have cap guns anywhere 
** but antique
** stores
** > now   ;)  It is crazy....You have to have ID and be at 
** least 17 to buy
** Spray
** > Paint or even Rubber cement....But thats America For You!! 
**  Gotta keep the
** > citizens safe!
** >
** > Stephanie
** 
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