Mikeyk,
I traded on Liffe between 89 and 99, Euromarks/Euribor pits mainly although I spent time in Bunds/BTP also.
Just like an adolescent school playground, but not for the fainthearted when it was busy.
Regular laugh was to fool a blue button (learner trader) into trading a contract that had just expired.
An hour or so after say Mar had gone off the board, his booth would give him a huge order in the Mar non-existent contract. He would pile into the pit with a look of absolute fear in his eyes.
Of course everyone else would try and trade with the guy and bury him, suddenly offering lower prices and generally screaming at him.
Always managed to catch some idiot who wasn't paying attention.