> I'd really like to see this one start showing up on bumper stickers, T-
> shirts, etc...
>
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OWHERE"
I suppose you could, but its a bit hard to pronounce.
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Just what is 'touchpaper'?
The blue paper on a firework that smoulders when lit. Is it an
Anglicism? What do you call it?
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>>Just what is 'touchpaper'?
>
> The blue paper on a firework that smoulders when lit. Is it an
> Anglicism? What do you call it?
Most of the fireworks sold in the U.S. have regular fuses (gunpowder
impregnated paper/wick material), not touchpaper. So we don't really
recognize the reference very quickly.