Happy Bonfire Night
Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot.
The British are celebrating the anniversary of the thwarting of the Gunpowder Plot.
A group of English Catholic conspirators including an explosives expert, Guy Fawkes, stashed 36 barrels of gunpowder in the basement of the Parliament building with the intent of blowing up the members of Parliament and King James I during the official opening of Parliament on November 5th, 1605.
Bonfire Night is celebrated with bonfires and fireworks. Effigies of Guy Fawkes, and occasionally the Pope, are traditionally thrown on the fires. Effigies of modern politicians have made their appearances at the celebration.
As Robert Cecil was involved, I doubt anyone will ever know the truth about the plot.
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And don’t forget that famous bitonal musical composition for the occasion, “Burning in F and G” …
You have no shame, Steve Bates 🙂
nice to see the yellowdoggerelpunster back in full swing!
He’s full of something 😉
Ha! There really is such a thing, a 1997 CD by Blake ‘n’ Blue!
You have way too much time on your hands to come up with that one, but you scored 😉
And today Guy Fawkes is celebrated in an entirely different manner by Anonymous and their ilk… guess one generation’s bad guy is another generation’s good guy. Funny how that works :).
Given the nature of the Plot, I would think the attitude would be determined by what you think of your government. Given what has happened to young people as a result of the financial meltdown and the reaction of governments in the developed world, I don’t see any reason to believe that the young would believe the Plot was a bad idea.
Young people today are being screwed over compared to what I dealt with when I was their age. I could realistic think of owning a house and having a retirement. A lot of companies were still offering good pensions and benefits. That began to change in 1980 and things have gone downhill ever since.