BILLY LID BOMBS

I used to make stinkbombs when we were kids
to freak out our parents and others.
I'd crush wattle seeds in jam jars with loose lids
add water, then hide with me brothers!

A shanghais made from a Y shaped stick
with its slingy thing made from bike rubber
would send the projectile flying real quick
spilling stinky stuff close to me mother.

At the old Hills Hoist she would be at work
hanging school duds and fresh footy gear
until the odour of the pop-topped bomb
made her shriek "You kids, come here!"

Well we scarpered as fast as our laughter allowed,
ran inside the hedge  at full pelt ...
We knew we'd cop it & eventually bow
when Dad arrived home with his belt.

It smelled worse than the long drop at old Grampa's farm
worse than his black silage heaps
We could smell it through dinner but smarting from harm
secret smiles, to ourselves, we did keep.

I haven't made stinkbombs for many a year
but sometimes in our blistering heat
the waft of a whiff of a wattle tree near
reminds me of childhood ... twas neat.

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What a beauty BITB,
Did you pen that one yourself? Wattle seeds eh! must try them out :)

Regards Skip [smiley=batman.gif]

Heya Skip ... yep - I wrote, directed and acted that one ... only not in that order.  But I really must warn you that the {{{secret}}} recipe in the verse really works.  Crushed wattle seeds from dry pods about to twist open, water and some very fast feet to escape will earn you the enduring scorn of the Bomb victims.  Not a thing to be trifled with at our ages.  Getting out of the hammock takes a while!

Be safe!!

BitB

Good'n BIB,

Yes I made them as well but cannot remember the kids of today doing so. My kids did coz I showed them but they moved on quite quickly - dunno why... "dinga's" were a didfferent matter tho.. Made plenty when I was a lad and used to get into all sorts with em...

Grrr!!! :)

OK Crazy ... what's a "dinga" ???

A dinga donga lingers longa
than the simple wattle ponga ....
;D :-X

It's the name kidz in Sth Aussie back in the eary 50's used to call a ..A catapult, shanghai, slingshot or hunting sling .

Grrr!!! :D

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Of course ... *doh* ...

Remember when the world was a safer place and kids had dingas in their pockets and fire crackers to play with?  Remember blowing up your teachers mailbox with a string of double-happies?  Those were the days!!!

;D ;D ;D

Nope, not me.  I was always miss goody two shoes.

I did have a bowie knife and made bows and arrows though.

Great words spoken BITB i remember we had to line up for the flamin belt a few time
Had us shakin in our boots but did us no harm

Cheers

KW

Crazy Dog wrote on Oct 8^th, 2008 at 12:19pm:

It's the name kidz in Sth Aussie back in the eary 50's used to call a ..A catapult, shanghai, slingshot or hunting sling . Grrr!!! :D

We called e'm a "gonk"
Still use one regularily now to keep those bloody Indian Minor numbers down a bit.

Mick.

A "Dinga" around here is a condom  ;D
cheers George

Mate that term was also used when I was a lad how evva putin a shanghai on ya willie don't work real well.... ;D ;D

No fence 2 any 1 ment...

Grrr!!!

What a wonderful pack of ratbags you all are  :exclamation :exclamation :exclamation

OOoooooH! ya callin a ratbag... I'll have you know I am Sir Crazy Dog....OK!!!!

Grrr!!!

But yep ya right - we are all a bit that way of course.. Castironitis you know - contagious.... ;D ;D

Crazy Dog wrote on Oct 15^th, 2008 at 10:33pm:

contagious.... ;D ;D

Contagious............You just keep ya' horrible TROPICAL disseases up there, ya' RATBAG!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Mick.

G'day Mick...That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me today....

Grrr!!! ;D