LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoToday is most likely some American's last day with all 10 fingers, and they don't know itmessage-squaremessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1786arrow-down131file-text
arrow-up1755arrow-down1message-squareToday is most likely some American's last day with all 10 fingers, and they don't know itLordOfLocksley@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square103fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelntl@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoI’ve always thought that we do it because it’s safer than firing guns into the air.
minus-squaredotfiles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoOr maybe fireworks were invented by people who hate their neighbors’ pets.
minus-squareexplodicle@local106.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoAnd to be fair, both options are safer than just walking around with a torch igniting buildings and people.
minus-squareRiskable@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoYes but burning mansions to the ground is also an American tradition.
I’ve always thought that we do it because it’s safer than firing guns into the air.
Or maybe fireworks were invented by people who hate their neighbors’ pets.
And to be fair, both options are safer than just walking around with a torch igniting buildings and people.
Yes but burning mansions to the ground is also an American tradition.