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Definitions by Joe Curwen

Birthday Cake 

In insider jargon among fireworks professionals a "birthday cake" or more briefly just a "cake" is a firework technically referred to as a "multi-shot tube device." These are fireworks that consist of multiple, usually small mortar tubes bundled together designed to fire a series of low-level aerial effects. The effects might be stars, comets, whistles, salutes, etc.
"Let's set those birthday cakes up over on the left of the firing line."
Birthday Cake by Joe Curwen July 9, 2012

black dookie 

Resinous dross scrapings from a cannabis pipe sometimes used to get high by people who are really hard up. Sometimes 'black dookie" is sold as hashish to gullible customers.
"Hey, man, I got this 'black dookie.' $5 a gram, man; it'll get you fucked up."
black dookie by Joe Curwen July 8, 2012