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I really wanted to go to fireworks display, but it seems they all occured over the weekend, when I was otherwise occupied and too drunk/ hungover to notice I was missing out. Can anyone point me at some fireworks that have yet to go off?

― alix (alix), Monday, 4 November 2002 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

i hate fireworks

― gareth (gareth), Monday, 4 November 2002 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

But they're great. They're one of my favourite things.

― alix (alix), Monday, 4 November 2002 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Well next Saturday Evening you'll get the Lord Mayor's river firework mularkey - looks good from high up in thge NAtional Theratre. They usually rock.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 4 November 2002 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

alix REALLY likes fireworks. i have never seen her more animated than when watching fireworks.

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 4 November 2002 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/home_feat_fireworks.asp

http://www.visitlondon.com/html/index.php?pgd=59&rcd=2975

Sorry I was too pooped to R!A!W!K Friday.

― Mooro (Mooro), Monday, 4 November 2002 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I would defy *anyone* not to like fireworks after watching the Simpsons episode where Homer and Bart fix things using them. Brilliantly funny.

Alix - there's some in Colchester tomorrow night. Um, ok. I'll shut up.

― lol p xx, Monday, 4 November 2002 13:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I think fireworks are k-rub: Banning Fireworks Day!?!

Because I can't get to Ottery St Mary tomorrow, I shall instead sit in a basement and sulk.

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 4 November 2002 14:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Lewes will very much 'go off' tomorrow night. I really wouldn't recommend travelling there from London though. I think even I am going to stay at home this year rather than face the crowds and being corralled in Brighton/Lewes station like a cow. I grow old, I grow old...

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 4 November 2002 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)

... I already have the bottoms of my trousers rolled

― Mooro (Mooro), Monday, 4 November 2002 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

It would have been very practical for me to do that over the weekend actually, what with all the rain and the fashionably long flares...

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 4 November 2002 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

FUCKINGDENNISTOUNBASTARDNEDSKILLTHEMNOW!

― Madchen (Madchen), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Gosh Madchen, are you peeved about something? It's not fireworks, is it? For they are pretty. Although having said that, some horrible cheeeldren threw some in the street the other day when I was waiting for a bus, and it was actually quite scary - you could have someone's eye out etc.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Madchen, I feel your pain! I blame the shops for selling them to the little underage f*ckers in the first place...

― Plinky (Plinky), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I would really, really love it if they didn't sell the darn things to under 18s and before 1st November. At least that way the early hours explosions that shred my nerves nightly at this time of year would be restricted a little.

― Madchen (Madchen), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Is this just a Glasgow thing? Coz nobody else seems bothered. They keep letting them off in the school near us and I swear it's like gunshots! I've already mentioned the ones that set off all the car alarms at like 4am, I really wanna catch one of the little b*stards and stick one of those fireworks somewhere nasty.....

― Plinky (Plinky), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

They're already somewhere nasty. Ho ho.

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Tim - I went to Ottery St Mary for Bonfire Night about five years ago. I had to run away from a crowd of marauding people with one of those huge tar barrels belching fire and smoke about a metre from my face. Scared the living shit out of me, that did.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm going to assume you mean in the hands of 'orrible little neds and you're not disin' my 'hood....

― Plinky (Plinky), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know why, but next time I have a mobile phone that I want to get rid of and am not going to get any cash for, I really really really want to strap it to one of those huge fuck-off rockets, phone it, press the "answer" button, and then set the rocket off. Listening to a firework as it actually goes off. That'd be the greatest.

Of course it may just go dead as soon as the first exdplosion goes off, in which case it wouldn't be the greatest at all, but I *soooo* much want to find out.

― lol p xx, Monday, 4 November 2002 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

^exdplosion^explosion. Learn to type, Pete.

― lol p xx, Monday, 4 November 2002 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Matt, that's the WHOLE POINT! (It's less scary if you're a few cider armadillos in of course).

Plinky: I had no intention of disrespecting any part of your clothing.

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Tom, could you try this with one of your work phones. record the sound. Plinky, I am sure he is dissing your 'hood.

There are lots of fireworks going off in my street too. Bless them. aw.

p.s. anyone seen that ad for firework safety. the lad's all "All I wanted to do was get the girls to notice me". I thought it's the closest to an effective safety ad i'd ever seen, tho i not down with the kids as we all know. Also later I was worried that it might be saying "people with visual disabilities are stupid and deserve to have a roman candle shoved up their arse".

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Do they fire them at you and your houases, Plinky?

― Graham (graham), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Fireworks

― Fuzzy (Fuzzy), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Graham - They fire them anywhere and everywhere, they dismantle them and built up a big heap of gunpowder or whatever it is and set fire to it, they let them off under cars, on doorsteps and in places where they'll make most noise, they let them off all f*cking night and have been doing so since about June!!And I live in a nice quiet neighbourhood, I dread to think what it's like closer to the epicentre!

― Plinky (Plinky), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Right then, I'll go to the Lord Mayor's thing, even though I am meant to be at a party that night. I guess it's quite early though. If anyone else fancies it, let me know. It really is the most animated you'll see me ever. Yay. Fireworks. Yay.

― alix (alix), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Epicentre?

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, like when there's an earthquake and it's the middle of it, this'd be the middle of the firework explosions - do you see?

― Plinky (Plinky), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

it's like the epcot centre with no creche tim

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

and no i, dear

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Can someone video Alix bouncing? I don't want to miss out.

― Graham (graham), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:27 (twenty-two years ago)

LUCYTRYEARPLUGS!

― Mooro (Mooro), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't bounce, I just grin. Inanely, for ages. Ask Alan.

― alix (alix), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Graham, isn't it a bit of a stretch to get from Lixi being animated to videos of her bouncing?

― Mooro (Mooro), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

That's hardly very animated Lixi. Not even a teeny bit? For me?

(mooro: no stretch at all)

― Graham (graham), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe you could flick very quickly between those photos of her on the trampoline at ATP as a substitute, then.

― Mooro (Mooro), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I did all my bouncing at ATP. That was my year's quota done with.

― alix (alix), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Anyway, the fire works are at 5pm, so I'll be at work. NO fireworks for me this year then. Cunts.

― alix (alix), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Put a match to the firework counter at work then. It will be the bestest indoor firework display you ever saw.

― Mooro (Mooro), Monday, 4 November 2002 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

There's the most amazing light show going on outside my window - skyrockets everywhere and my front yard is covered in green mist from something the nextdoor neighbours set off, havent seen such mist since Echo and the Bunnymen at Wembley Arena back in the day.
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

― gazza, Tuesday, 5 November 2002 08:17 (twenty-two years ago)

i flew out of london city the night of nov. 5th last year, and it was amazing to see all the fireworks from above. like one of those fast-forward films of mushrooms growing out of the ground, except all colourful. the fact that i couldn't hear them made it all the more weird.

― rener (rener), Tuesday, 5 November 2002 09:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't like fireworks on principle. don't get me wrong, i like the pretty patterns and flashing lights, i even have a cool fireworks screensaver...

what annoys me is this: there's a family near where i live, they either stockpile masses and masses of fireworks every year or they have some alternative source because without fail EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT! ALL THROUGH THE YEAR!!! they spend half an hour setting the damn things off.

I like fireworks, i just don't like them that much...

― paulj, Wednesday, 6 November 2002 12:04 (twenty-two years ago)

wesawfireworkslastnightandtheyweregreatandwewentonFAIRGROUNDRIDEStoowheeeFROGGIT!!!

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 6 November 2002 12:11 (twenty-two years ago)

*boingboingboingboing*

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 6 November 2002 12:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Sarah, are you OK? Did you get hit by a firework or inadvertently swallow one?

― Plinky (Plinky), Wednesday, 6 November 2002 12:28 (twenty-two years ago)

(She has one lodged in her brain. Since age 6.)

― Graham (graham), Wednesday, 6 November 2002 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

She's right, it was great. Froggit! That rotor made me feel quite ill though.

― alix (alix), Thursday, 7 November 2002 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

five years pass...

Does anyone know what the ones over the East River were tonight? They were rather impressive.

― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:17 (seventeen years ago)

nine months pass...

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2536/3695074270_375414bd1f.jpg
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― Suggest this user to be danned. (dan m), Tuesday, 7 July 2009 04:42 (sixteen years ago)

SHOOTS FLAMING BALLS AND REPORTS

― akm, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 05:13 (sixteen years ago)

Read that as "SHOOTS FLAMING BALLS AND REPOSTS"

― Stop wishing death on people just for the cool thread titles (Myonga Vön Bontee), Tuesday, 7 July 2009 05:30 (sixteen years ago)

one year passes...

ok team -- i need reports

do you hear fireworks right now even though it's the 3rd????

people have been setting off fireworks around here since friday.

― death to ilx, long live the frogbs (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Monday, 4 July 2011 01:32 (fourteen years ago)

oh man

yeah I've been hearing them on and off for the past hour. maybe it is in honor of humor columnist Dave Barry's birthday?

― why delonge face? (unregistered), Monday, 4 July 2011 01:38 (fourteen years ago)

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