When we were kids we had a lot of bad habits.

Pappy said:
I still have a bunch of old toy store magic trick somewhere in the shed. Joy buzzer, finger cutter off thingy, hot gum, fly in the ice cube, etc.
Anyone remember the glass, yes real glass toys, that were filled with little candies. Pistols, cars, trains and lots more. Now, they are collector items.
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The fly in the ice cube was classic. I had one too. Don't forget plastic vomit.

Don
 
Pappy said:
How about the things you lit with a match and curled around like a snake. If I remember right, they didn't smell to good either.
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Ah! Now you're talking fireworks. Each fourth, my folks would buy my brother and me each a box assortment. Half of the fun would be going through them and imagining what they would be like when lit. The snakes we could light before dark and they would leave ugly black marks of the walk. Being California, the rest of the fireworks would be pretty tame with a shower of sparks and maybe a squeal from a piccolo pete, If you took a hammer to the piccolo pete near the end, it would pop at the finish. If you were lucky, someone would have gotten some firecrackers from China Town or Tijuana.

Nowadays, the fireworks law is openly ignored here. Skyrockets go off in every direction and huge booms are heard all evening and even days later.

Don
 
My father used to talk about playing Mublety Peg a lot. I never understood what it was all about.

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"There are different variations of Mumbley Peg. One version involves two opponents who stand opposite from one another, feet shoulder-width apart. The first player takes his pocket knife and throws it at the ground, so that it sticks into the ground as close as possible to his own foot. The second player take his knife and does the same. The player who sticks his knife closest to his own foot wins. A player could automatically win if he purposely stuck his knife into his own foot. What can we say, this was a time before Xbox 360. Kids needed something do."

How to Play Mumblety Peg

Possible consequences (likely fake video, but still impressive, and certainly possible):

 
Pappy said:
Well Don, I did load my moms cigarette with a little stick that blew up when she lit the smoke.
I DID NOT EVER DO THAT AGAIN....:cry:
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Grampa Don said:
OOOOOO! I never would have had guts enough to do that. Did you laugh when it went off?

Don
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I did my Dad's cigar..LOL..

Carried a pocket knife so I could carve my name in the black top of the street..

Hit the whole roll of caps with a brick to get a bigger bang!!

There was a gum that made kids teeth black..
 
Remember pea shooters? Now there was a great idea to sell to young kids. They had to know that they were just asking for trouble. :rolleyes:

And yoyos. My teacher had a desk drawer full of them. Usually gave them back after class.
 
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