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Offline Diabolico

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Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« on: November 06, 2009, 04:02:33 PM »
Its only been what, four hundred and four years since supposedly Guy Fawkes instigated the gun powder plot. I have often wondered why this celebration still goes on today and what it means to the people that attend events.

I put supposedly, because Fawkes was tortured, until he confessed. Then hanged, drawn and quartered, and his remains were sent to the four corners of the kingdom(?).

Talk about holding a grudge :D
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2009, 04:54:37 PM »
He tried to blow up parliament. He'd be a hero if he'd done it today.
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2009, 05:10:24 PM »
People just like a Bonfire + Fireworks
(Sod the History / Reason for it  ;D)
and kids like to bum money of people
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2009, 05:17:48 PM »
He's a bit like William Wallace with the hung, drawn and quartered bit, but Wallace didn't get his knackers put between Big Ben and the Hammer.

The local authority pull down any bonfire's the kids have made and the fire brigade put out any that they have missed.

This whole county is starting to sicken me.

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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2009, 05:24:20 PM »
^ I remeber the couple of years after 9/11 my friends telling me there'd been an effort to tone down the events in general. Is that true? And if so, does it seem like things have eased up again?
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2009, 05:26:06 PM »
Can't say as I noticed any difference
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2009, 05:31:24 PM »
 ::) loser friends lied to me :D

Do you eat soup out of a thermos? And.. do kids really get to beg money?
« Last Edit: November 06, 2009, 05:50:27 PM by Skadi »
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2009, 05:41:37 PM »
They are all just bottom's, we have/had a community spirit where everyone/most of the street would chip in for the fireworks and an adult would set them off, so what is their problem. 
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2009, 06:01:29 PM »
Here's my contribution.  This is Clapham common and I'd guess there was over 5,000 people, maybe be even 10K.



Sorry for the dodgy phone camera image.
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2009, 06:06:30 PM »
^ pretty :)
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2009, 06:07:31 PM »
Apparently there was more like 20,000 at Clapham fireworks yesterday but tomorrow is the big one here:

http://destinationsint.eurostar.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=19691

(I can also walk to that one too)
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2009, 04:59:02 AM »
I was going to bring V for Vendetta to watch on Bonfire Night,, but I forgot it in the US.

The fireworks werepretty,and I got to live a dream ive had for 20 odd years,, being in the UK on Bonfire Night.

People dont need a reason to get together and do something special,, just Bonfire Night gives them an excuse to do so without rationalazation.( sp)

I say, let people have a good time once in a while.
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2009, 11:08:43 AM »
Quote from: Robin-Graves on November 07, 2009, 04:59:02 AM
I was going to bring V for Vendetta to watch on Bonfire Night,, but I forgot it in the US.

The fireworks werepretty,and I got to live a dream ive had for 20 odd years,, being in the UK on Bonfire Night.

People dont need a reason to get together and do something special,, just Bonfire Night gives them an excuse to do so without rationalazation.( sp)

I say, let people have a good time once in a while.

Did you do this with Indie and his family like you originally planned?
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2009, 11:58:49 AM »
No,,Tracy's got a pretty bad kidey infection nd shes stessed about her mother and all, so I took the girls out and did it with them. Otherwise they wouldnt have done anything.  BUT,,,There is allways next year .
 I think Im going to watch V For Vendetta every year from now on though. ( DEAR GOD IM GOING BRITISH!!!!!!)

Remember remember the fifth of November,,,,,,,,
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Re: Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2009, 09:47:48 PM »
I thought V for vendetta was a shitty movie made by a director that didn't have the balls to set it in his own country.

Or at least that's what Alan Moore told me :P
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