[Governor Dinwiddie]

When I was a boy, M80s were rather ubiquitous. They were said to equal one-fourth stick of dynamite. They had waterproof fuses, so we could throw them in the creek and they'd make a big splash along with the explosion. Definitely the most fun. Cherry bombs were similar, but seemed rare compared to M80s.

[dragnet2]

When I was a kid every year we had boxes of cherry bombs, M80s etc. Our neighbors were from Mexico and would always bring us goody boxes when they got back from visiting their relatives...Great fun...