September 5, 2026 at 4:55 pm

A Power-Tripping Guest Tried to Boss Everyone Around on the 4th of July—So He Was Instantly Silenced With One Boss-Level Blast

by Michael Levanduski

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Fireworks are a lot of fun around the 4th of July, and they can add a lot of excitement to any party.

What would you do if there was one guy at the party who kept telling people what to do with their fireworks, which was getting really annoying?

That is what happened to the guy in this story, so he finally decided to school him by tossing a firecracker right behind him to scare him in the funniest way.

While it might not have been the safest thing to do, it sure was fun. Read through the full story below and see what you think of how he handled this situation.

A-Hole Pyrotechnic “Genius” Gets Schooled

As Independence day is approaching, I remembered this amusing bit about a party I was invited to.

Fireworks can be a lot of fun.

My good buddy was hosting a 4th of July party and it was going to be a “Fireworks Friendly” event.

I went out and bought some nice “legal” fireworks and a work mate of mine gave me a half dozen M-80’s that he bought on tribal land.

It is great that he was able to bring them.

The event bought, I show up at the party with a cooler of beer and a bag fireworks. No sooner had a arrived, some loud a-hole pushes past the host to me and said “what kind of fireworks did you bring?”

“I brought these festival balls, Roman candles, jumping Jack’s etc. And these M-80’s”

Any fireworks are better than no fireworks.

A-hole replies “those all suck because they’re not from the rez and those aren’t M-80’s, those are M-40’s” and went on to trash my arsenol. I closed my bag and walked off ignoring him.

We all hung out for a bit drinking beer and now it was getting dusk and I grabbed a mortar from my bag and went to launch it from the Pyro area when I hear a-hole loudly “DONT LIGHT THAT!! I want to do these..”

Someone like this can ruin things for everyone.

And he runs up and puts his mortar tube down and lights it.

I thought that was a one time thing, but as the night wore on, a-hole was commanding everyone, so this don’t do that, wait, hurry up… and it went on all night.

Maybe this will teach him.

I went to light yet another firework and a-hole again yelled for me to stop so he could set up his fireworks.

I stepped back from the launch pad and while he was bent over arranging his several mortar tubes, I grabbed an M-80, lit it and threw it about ten feet behind him.

Yikes, that will scare him.

3-2-1 …….. BOOOOOOM!!!!!!!

A-hole jumps about a foot in the air and screams…. “who heck lit that M-80?, who the heck lit that M-80?”

Too funny.

“Oh that?” I replied ” that was one of those M-40s I brought, they’re not loud like an M80, are they?”

Maybe this will shut that guy up, but I really doubt it. At least it was funny.

Let’s see what the people in the comments have to say about this story.

This commenter might be a bit extreme.

Comment 5 20 A Power Tripping Guest Tried to Boss Everyone Around on the 4th of July—So He Was Instantly Silenced With One Boss Level Blast

Messing around with fireworks is not a good idea.

Comment 4 20 A Power Tripping Guest Tried to Boss Everyone Around on the 4th of July—So He Was Instantly Silenced With One Boss Level Blast

What were these people thinking.

Comment 3 22 A Power Tripping Guest Tried to Boss Everyone Around on the 4th of July—So He Was Instantly Silenced With One Boss Level Blast

This person is a pro and thinks that this is a bad idea.

Comment 2 23 A Power Tripping Guest Tried to Boss Everyone Around on the 4th of July—So He Was Instantly Silenced With One Boss Level Blast

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Drinking and fireworks should not mix.

Comment 1 23 A Power Tripping Guest Tried to Boss Everyone Around on the 4th of July—So He Was Instantly Silenced With One Boss Level Blast

Fireworks are not something that you should mess around with. Someone could have gotten very hurt because of this.

While the guy was definitely annoying, he didn’t deserve to have a firework thrown at him.

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Senior Contributing Editor, Workplace & Community

Michael Levanduski is a veteran journalist and digital culture specialist with over 15 years of professional writing and research experience. While his background spans emerging technology and complex technical subjects, Michael specializes in analyzing workplace ethics, property disputes, and viral interpersonal dynamics across modern digital forums.

Since joining TwistedSifter in 2024, Michael has authored some of the publication’s most widely read coverage on corporate policy, malicious compliance, and neighborhood relations. Rather than simply aggregating online debates, he brings rigorous research, organizational context, and an empathetic editorial voice to everyday human dilemmas—transforming raw forum discussions into insightful, highly engaging narratives.

When he isn’t covering internet culture, Michael enjoys traveling, keeping up with tech trends, and spending time with his family. Connect with Michael on LinkedIn and Facebook.