"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Can't believe I never had one of these. I had several cap guns, but not a Thunder Burp cap gun. Maybe it was because even at that age I thought "Thunder Burp gun" was a stupid name for a kid's toy gun.
I never heard of it until I saw it mentioned on an interesting History Channel series, The Toys That Made America, which tells the story of the great toy company rivalries (Mattel, Hasbro, Wham-O, etc.).
Like rinardman, I never heard of that gun (and I had a plethora of boy cousins), but I have a cap gun of my own when I was small. My dad liked guns, and taught us (two girls and a boy) to shoot guns before we were in high school.
Anyway, the Thunderburp Gun looks a lot safer than the nerf guns my great-grandkids got at Christmas. They, and their parents, and their one grandparent spent the day shooting each other and it's a miracle nobody shot his eye out.
Can't believe I never had one of these. I had several cap guns, but not a Thunder Burp cap gun. Maybe it was because even at that age I thought "Thunder Burp gun" was a stupid name for a kid's toy gun.
ReplyDeleteI never heard of it until I saw it mentioned on an interesting History Channel series, The Toys That Made America, which tells the story of the great toy company rivalries (Mattel, Hasbro, Wham-O, etc.).
ReplyDeleteDid Heckler & Koch steal their design?
ReplyDeleteHey, it looks like it, doesn't it!
ReplyDeleteLike rinardman, I never heard of that gun (and I had a plethora of boy cousins), but I have a cap gun of my own when I was small. My dad liked guns, and taught us (two girls and a boy) to shoot guns before we were in high school.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the Thunderburp Gun looks a lot safer than the nerf guns my great-grandkids got at Christmas. They, and their parents, and their one grandparent spent the day shooting each other and it's a miracle nobody shot his eye out.
I had one of those, once upon a time. Or something seriously similar.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun, they were!
I had the Mattel Agent 0 M radio rifle and camera pistol. I believe I still have them stowed away in a box somewhere.
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