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I remember when we were collecting stuff for the bonty ('bonfire' to some) we called it 'loggin'. Don't know why as there were no logs involved, only old doors, mattresses & anything else that would burn well. It usually started mid-October. Best part was building a den out of said doors & mattresses, only to burn it down on the 5th November. Must have been some logic there. Anyway, the attraction in burning Catholics soon disappeared when I ended up marrying one. Lol.
 
BlueMoonRisin' said:
You must be a bit posh calling it that musty. We called ours a bonty.
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My dad used to call any fire we had a bonty, leaves, grass etc etc not the one in the house though, we only put ' nutty slack ' on that one.
Nowadays you can probably get an App for it and sit in the comfort of a darkened room sporting a pair of oversized thumbs never knowing the fun you could actually have. Then coming home covered in soot and shite and stinking to high heaven.
 
best job i ever had, 1 month on 11 off
Unbelievable that the actual fire was in the middle of the road/street, dont remember what happened to the remains. The treacle toffee "spike" was a bonanza for dentists, replacing fillings, and being able to see and hear the Belle Vue "battles" from miles away.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
They are bloody dangerous, sold to idiots are an antisocial nuisance.

All firework sales should be banned and only officially approved and properly run displays permitted.
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Were you ever young and daft and reckless, or born a curmudgeon?
 
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