"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> So we resorted to
>> using a rock or a hammer to pop the caps. That's what we usually did when
>> I
>> was a kid because it was quicker and easier than loading the guns.
>
> The old cap guns were lame. Us boys didn't care for the tiny
> pop sounds. Instead, we would take the rolls of caps and blow
> them all up at one time. We used the ends of our baseball bats.
>
> If I remember correctly, one roll held 50 caps. Put one on
> the street and punch down with a baseball bat for a very
> loud ear ringing explosion. (all 50 going off at once)
>
> Been there, done that.
>
> Also...back then, their was none of these pansy aluminum
> baseball bats. They were all made from hardwood just like
> the MLB has always and still uses.

We were only allowed to have plastic bats. Reason being, my grandpa gave my
brother a wood, kid sized bat. He was used to playing with my plastic bat
and Wiffle ball.

A girl named Debbie lived behind us. It's a wonder Debbie remained alive due
to her own stupidity but my brother didn't help her either. One incident
involved him puttering her on my Kindergarden nap mat (rag rug) on the top
of our metal slide. He then yanked the mat out from under her, sending her
flying and bonking her head at the bottom of the slide.

When it came to the bat, he had her run towards him. As she did, he took a
full swing with that bat and cracked her in the forehead. To be fair, I
believe she was 2 and he was 3 at the time. See... You could do that with a
hollow plastic bat. We used to hit each other over the heads all the time
with those bats.

I know what you mean about the caps though. We'd try to see who could put
the most at once.