I think they missed a few things on thier list there.
1. Frog baseball is only fun if you break the frogs legs first........otherwise they hop away and you have to go find another one (I know cruel but hey when you are a kid living in the middle of nowhere you make your own fun)
2. Mixing chemicals under the kitchen sink to create "The perfect cleaning agent" is not a smart move........you typically get a nice gas pouring off of it that makes everyone around naseous and light headed.
3. Although M-80 firecrackers are a blast to play with flushing them down a toilet because the "thump" sounds cool is never a bright idea. They can, and will, blwo out the ruber seal on the toilet rather quickly as well as shoot a geyser of water into the air and all over everything.
4. Contrary to your belief the concoction you made in point number 2 will not get rid of the odor of said firework that you blew the toilet up with. It will however not only make everyone naseous who comes into the room but also sees to amplify the smell of the cordite/black powder used in the firework.
5. If your boy cannot mow the lawn because the lawnmower will not start do not go out and get gas........chances are it will nto start due to a wire that mysteriously came loose from the motor or a sparkplug that had recently disappeared due to a "thief" roaming the area.
6. Snowboards, while a blast on the snow, are not meant for skiing off the top of your sloped roof on. They can and will lead to a slight detour through the emergency room as a doctor resets the bone you just broke while doing "the most awesomest stunt you have ever seen".
oh well just a couple from my childhood.........man those were good times (and yes we got in tons of trouble but we all laugh about it now.......except my aunt who is still, for some reason, mad about having to fix a pipe and replace the wax seal on her toilet in the small bathroom..........)