Talk:Punk (fireworks)

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Camel poop?

That was vandalism. I removed it. Dave6 ^talk 05:34, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

I don't think it was necessarily vandalism; more like misinformation. When I was a kid, rumor had it that punks were made of camel crap. I've no idea where that story got started, but it was "common knowledge", so to speak, among my cousins and friends and a subject which tended to come up at least a couple times every fourth of July. I did a cursory Google of it but was unable to find much relevant info. The fact remains, however, that it is untrue. Perhaps someone else could find some information regarding this misconception and include it in the article? Sneakymarco 02:49, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Yup, "common knowledge" in me own mis-spent youth as well. Numerous cultures in the historical (wagon-train pioneer) American West and modern Middle East use(d) cow or buffalo (or camel?) dung for fuel, so it's not all that far-fetched. If I find time, I'll go looking for references... __Just plain Bill 03:57, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

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