I've just been asked if I was over 16yrs old. (Ok, so the salesgirl said, "I can see that you are, but I'm sorry Sir, I have to ask").
Guess what I was attempting to buy? Crackers for the Christmas table. Bloody crackers. All because of the exploding strip. Can't believe that someone would look at me and think I was clever enough to buy a gizzillion crackers, remove the exploding strips, somehow stick them all together and then head for the nearest terrorist shortlisted target.
Surely I would have been rumbled when my accomplice (for surely I would have needed one) and I, were spotted standing outside the Houses of Parliament, with our arms outstretched, wearing half a gizzillion paper party hats each, pockets brimming with entangled metal puzzles, and shouting "PULL" at the top of our voices, with our eyes closed.
Next year I'm making my own. Stuff them. Bah humbug.