Anything happening anywhere for 5th November? A great British celebration, sadly occluded in this part of the world by Hallowe’en.
TBS (The European School) does a great Guy Fawkes
Guy Who?
Some Frenchman.
Why do you celebrate the U.K.'s 9/11? Why is a violent terrorist such a celebrated hero to Brits? Do you people hate freedom?
“Cold is god’s way of telling us to burn more Catholics”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes
It’s his failure that is celebrated; though he remains a “hero” to many.
[quote=“magnolia”]“Cold is god’s way of telling us to burn more Catholics”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes
It’s his failure that is celebrated; though he remains a “hero” to many.[/quote]
Blackadder, gotta love it!
The victor writes the history, and most times it’s such a horrendously bad read that we have to steal script from other cultures.
Western Civ.
Indeed? :s
The same culture that demonized Charles Martel?
Charles, The Hammer.
Old Chucky, with his Gothic allies, sure taught those mujahideen a lesson on that plain close to Tours.
InShAllaH! :fume:
We are celebrating the fact that we caught the fucker and turned him into mincemeat. Or did we burn him? There is nothing more satisying that burning some Papist on a bonfire. We used to do it all the time back in Norn Iron. You have to be careful with the bishops though. The RC ones look very like the Church of Ireland ones and obviously a mistake in that regard can be very embarrassing. I think the RC ones have pointy hats. It’s gone out of favour since the Good Friday Agreement in which everyone agreed that Fridays are good.
Any excuse for a bonfire.
My grandfather used to say he was the only honest man to ever enter the English parliament…
Hey great idea further up though. Lets start a movement to make 9/11 a holiday with burning effigies of Bin Laden and fireworks!!!..Cool
Guy Fawkes was caught.
Guy Fawkes was caught.[/quote]
And funnily enough, intelligence back then wasn’t nearly as good as it is now…
Imaniou, who says? Hi-tech doesn’t necessarily mean “better”
Guys. Bonfires. Tom Thumbs. Double Happys. Catherine Wheels. Sparklers.
Bliss!
Beer. Sausages. Bonfire. Tins of WD40 in steel water pipes. Fire brigade. Beer.
What more could you ask for?
Once when BBC Radio 4’s “Any Questions” coincided with the 5th of November, the guests were asked whom they would like to burn in effigy. Tony Benn replied that he would not want to burn anyone, even in effigy, and I agree with him. I think we get more than enough fireworks in Taiwan, too. I would rather have a bit of peace and quiet for a change.
[quote=“Edgar Allen”]Imaniou, who says? Hi-tech doesn’t necessarily mean “better”[/quote]Quite so.
Elint vs. Humint.
They both have their strengths.
Remember remember the fifth of November
The treacherous gunpowder plot
There is no reason that this treacherous treason
Should ever be forgot! :fume: :fume: :fume: :fume: :fume: :fume: :fume: :beatnik:
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From what I understand of Guy Fawkes Day was the English Government conspired to blow up its own people in order to gain the support of the country to continue with their imperialistic conquest.
Well. Read more. That helps.
Edit Or was that a 9-11 conspiracy theory joke?