{"id":602,"date":"2011-07-03T04:43:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T04:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/07\/flashback-from-2010-funny-fireworks.html"},"modified":"2011-07-03T04:43:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-03T04:43:00","slug":"flashback-from-2010-funny-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/07\/flashback-from-2010-funny-fireworks.html","title":{"rendered":"Flashback From 2010: Funny Fireworks!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was from a year ago today, but it’s worth reviving for this year, since I laugh so much from the stupid names of some of these products!<\/i><\/p>\n

This week I’m volunteering at a fireworks stand. For those saying “Wow! How?”, let me explain a little.<\/p>\n

The state of Nebraska allows 10 days per year for free-for-all fireworks sales\/use<\/a>. There are some exceptions: none of this is legal in the Omaha city limits, and Lincoln only allows sales for 2 days. So starting on June 25th, you hear the explosions as everyone’s having a good time with their loot. In our neighborhood, it’s only really loud till about 10pm…except for July 4th, I know last summer we were launching till midnight, at least!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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From 2009 07 04 July4thBlockParty<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In Bellevue, and perhaps in other cities (but I don’t know for sure), local non-profits can pay the licensing fees and sell the fireworks as a fundraiser. I got an e-mail from the Bellevue Soccer Club<\/a> looking for volunteers to help man their club’s fundraiser fireworks stand up the road from us. My first thought? DISCOUNTS! Even though I was TDY at the beginning of the week, and we’re leaving on vacation at the end of the week, I still thought it’d be a fun thing to do, so I volunteered to do 2 four-hour shifts.<\/p>\n

I did my first four-hour shift yesterday and it was fun. Not super crowded, but not bad either. A steady stream of customers. <\/p>\n

Anyway, the point of this blog post is to share some of the hilarious names for these fireworks.  These are all multi-shot small mortar shells.  You light it one time and it launches 25 or so shots in succession.<\/p>\n

Some are benign. There’s no doubt what this is, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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From 2010 07 10 Fireworks Packages<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Some are sillier. And we start to lose any sense of what’s in the packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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From 2010 07 10 Fireworks Packages<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Some are adrenaline-packed! Forget about a description of what this is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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From 2010 07 10 Fireworks Packages<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

And this one made no sense to me whatsoever. Are these even fireworks???<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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From 2010 07 10 Fireworks Packages<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

And here are some others…enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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From 2010 07 10 Fireworks Packages<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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From 2010 07 10 Fireworks Packages<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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