"I didn't like crabby old carping fussbudgets then, and I still don't like 'em much, truth be told."

Well, this crabby old carping fussbudget says ban them now - no reason to sell them in a society incapable of self-restraint. Too many injuries, too noisy for weeks as the cider-swilling offspring of the town's miscreants throw them at people's houes, chuck them in shops (check out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7071486.stm), and send my dog into a state of perpetual terror for weeks.

I'm all in favour of the big displays - love 'em, but keep them on open sale to the the UK public - time to accept we are just not responsible enough.