The all out Christmas tree competition - Page 2

Jimbuna · 12-22-20, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Inside each cracker is a little friction-operated firework, which goes "SNAP!" when two people take hold of either end and pull. Then a small charm or gift falls out of the torn cracker (usually a cheap toy, but in the more up-market ones you might get a miniature set of playing cards or a pen or some dice) also a paper party hat and a slip of paper with a lame joke on it: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...47&postcount=1)

The crackers are usually placed next to each table setting so that diners can pull them with the person sitting next to them. I hate the things but Moira loves them. She hasn't bought any this year... good-oh!

Skybird · 12-22-20, 07:21 AM

I now recall that i my childhood there were these big cracker candies around, bonbons the size of your papyrus rolls above. They were decoration on tables for New Years Eves parties. And they were meant to go boom sooner or later, some tiny toys or praclines or konfetti inside. Well, New Years Eve party stuff.

Texas Red · 12-22-20, 12:28 PM

mapuc · 12-22-20, 01:46 PM

Thank you for posting these beautiful Christmas tree decoration.

Markus

u crank · 12-22-20, 03:37 PM

This is entirely my wife's creation. I'm not even allowed in the room when she is decorating.

Some of the decorations are home made like this one. That is my Mom and Dad strolling down Yonge Street in Toronto in 1948.

12-22-20, 07:21 AM	#17
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,644 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I now recall that i my childhood there were these big cracker candies around, bonbons the size of your papyrus rolls above. They were decoration on tables for New Years Eves parties. And they were meant to go boom sooner or later, some tiny toys or praclines or konfetti inside. Well, New Years Eve party stuff. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

12-22-20, 12:28 PM	#18
Texas Red Fastest Gun Around Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Agua Fira, New Mexico Posts: 2,368 Downloads: 528 Uploads: 5	__________________ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. — Colin Powell I'm not very active on the forums anymore. If you have a question, please DM me and I'll respond ASAP!

12-22-20, 03:37 PM	#20
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,746 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	This is entirely my wife's creation. I'm not even allowed in the room when she is decorating. Some of the decorations are home made like this one. That is my Mom and Dad strolling down Yonge Street in Toronto in 1948. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

12-22-20, 01:46 PM	#19
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,540 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Thank you for posting these beautiful Christmas tree decoration. Markus