Number 4 in an occasional series: 1 was staplers, 2 was caravans, and 3 was chairs.
Some while ago, I got an Epic Fireworks catalogue through the post - why they think a 2-man company would mount a £2000 display is beyond me, but it furnished me with food for thought.
In the olden days, fireworks used to have pretty names like Roman Candle, Bengal Matches, Silver Rain and Chrysanthemum Flower as befits their beauty. But in these boorish and aggressive times, they have Chav names: Fire One, Raging Bull, Hornets 28 Shot, Maverick, DP Thrust, Fragma, Shogun, Atomic Meltdown Rocket, Stinger, Heavy Duty and Six Machine to name but a few from the Revenge of the Guy selection pack.
Obviously Zen has given way to crass commercialism in the newly liberated Chinese economy. Sigh.
MrFlighty
Those names are to match the, far too loud, noise that they now make! xx