When I was in college, a couple of us guys set out a bunch of M-80 fire crackers around the campus mall. We stuck the fuses in the end of a cigarette and lit the cigarettes and went to a corner of the campus to watch what happened.
Soon they were going off and the Campus Policeman was driving around frantically trying to see what was going on. When he got close to us, we left the area.
Years later, I became a Campus Cop and was riding with the Sgt. We were exchanging tales of yesteryear and I mentioned our little escapade..
As it happened the night watchman had seen us dropping the last one.
Not being the brightest bulb, he picked up, flagged down the Sgt.
He came to the window of the patrol car and said, "Here's what they are doing" Just then the fuse lit and the watchman dropped the M-80 in the Sgt's lap.
When I told him of our escapade, he stopped the car and said, "So your the *** that did that. I was able to push that damn thing off of the seat and onto the floor before it went off, but I couldn't hear a dammed thing for 2 days.
Fortunately, he didn't hold a grudge.