Guy Fawkes / Bonfire Night

[liljim]

Anyone got any plans for it?

I guess it's not a familiar night for people out of the UK. Basically, some guy (no pun intended) plotted to blow some stuff up hundreds of years ago with the intention of taking out important people, and we celebrate his demise by burning effegies' of him on fires and setting off fireworks.

I'm off to a party for it and I bought a bunch of rockets to take with me. First time I've ever bought fireworks that come with safety goggles and gloves. Kaboom!

[Viktor]

I have a Guy Fawkes mask if that counts.

[liljim]

At 11/2/11 08:41 PM, speeling wrote: Why the hell are there booby sigs

Breast cancer awareness month. Subject that's important to me, as my mother has recently undergone surgery and treatment for it.

[Skaren]

At 11/2/11 08:41 PM, speeling wrote: Why the hell are there booby sigs

October was breast cancer awareness month and they're too lazy to get new sigs.

[Emma]

I've been to one of those celebrations and it is so much fun! No such Guy Fawkes here :(.

Most people don't know that Guy wasn't actually the one behind the whole terrorist plot, though. But, he's the only one people know about. Sort of like Columbus not being the first to discover the New World and did it by accident. People like to ignore some things about history.

[Oolaph]

I plan on having a bonfire with a few friends. Nothing even relatively big and eventful, just a little fun.

[liljim]

At 11/2/11 08:42 PM, liljim wrote:

At 11/2/11 08:41 PM, speeling wrote: Why the hell are there booby sigs

Breast cancer awareness month. Subject that's important to me, as my mother has recently undergone surgery and treatment for it.

Err, correction - it was October. But I like boobies all the same and think it's an important issue, so I'll hang onto that sig for a while.

[liljim]

At 11/2/11 08:42 PM, EmmaVolt wrote: I've been to one of those celebrations and it is so much fun! No such Guy Fawkes here :(.

Most people don't know that Guy wasn't actually the one behind the whole terrorist plot, though. But, he's the only one people know about. Sort of like Columbus not being the first to discover the New World and did it by accident. People like to ignore some things about history.

I couldn't be bothered with going into a detailed analysis of the man, that's why I linked to an article about him.

[liljim]

At 11/2/11 08:44 PM, Addict wrote: the redesign will never happen and it's all your fault

Eh?

[Viktor]

Oh and take a shower.

[Loki]

Wow, U.K. is pretty fun. Maybe in a hundred years there will be a Sirtom day... :P

[NinoGrounds]

Just make sure you don't sit on cold.

[BumFodder]

Ill probably just go to some boring party and then watch some fireworks go off and then go home and watch stuff.

[NinoGrounds]

At 11/2/11 08:44 PM, Addict wrote: the redesign will never happen and it's all your fault

So what, I'm used to NG as is at the moment.

[ZJ]

I love this holiday. I knew about this event since I'm a huge history nerd and I find it amazing that you Brits celebrate it the way you do. I hope you have an amazing time at your party and I really wish I could attend something like that.

P.S. Can you name one of the rockets after me?

[liljim]

At 11/2/11 08:59 PM, ZJ wrote: I hope you have an amazing time at your party

Thank you.

P.S. Can you name one of the rockets after me?

Sure, I will name one "Boris".

[MoriChax]

I wish it was noticed in the US, I think I'll have a bon fire anyways.

[kazumazkan]

what if he succeeded

[CharltonChinchilla]

Hell yeah, I'm heading to Lewes straight after the footy. The town goes fucking mental on bonfire night everyone dresses up and the sky is a light for hours on end. Parades in the street everyone has a great time. There are few wankers that throw fire crackers about at people in the parade from windows but hey.

[Ronald-McDonald-LoL]

Sounds like a good holiday to me. Everyone loves blowing crap up, myself included. Holidays are a great excuse for setting off fireworks.

[BumFodder]

At 11/2/11 09:15 PM, CharltonChinchilla wrote: Hell yeah, I'm heading to Lewes straight after the footy. The town goes fucking mental on bonfire night everyone dresses up and the sky is a light for hours on end. Parades in the street everyone has a great time. There are few wankers that throw fire crackers about at people in the parade from windows but hey.

Its even crazier here in Brighton. Maybe you should consider coming here since its not exactly far away.

[citricsquid]

I've heard a few already, I'm not far from the rugby club where they normally hold a "community" thing so it should be quite noisy on Saturday (or is it Friday... I forget which day they hold it on).

[liljim]

At 11/2/11 09:57 PM, citricsquid wrote: I've heard a few already, I'm not far from the rugby club where they normally hold a "community" thing so it should be quite noisy on Saturday (or is it Friday... I forget which day they hold it on).

... the fifth. Pubs and clubs and whatever throw their own parties closest to the day that it falls on around a weekend. But it falls on a Saturday this year, so there's no need to do that, unless pubs / clubs / yadda decide to put their shows on a different night to others to avoid competition.

[Kirbyfemur]

Damn you guys have all the cool stuff, all we have is 4th of july to burn stuff, but we don't get to even have the fun fireworks anymore (legally that is lol)

[SevenSeize]

We actually do celebrate it, my in-laws are from England, and we have a bonfire. We're not partying until Saturday night though good sir.

[Bryan]

Explain more, please. I'm somewhat interested by this ritual of sorts.

[NekoMika]

Actually sounds pretty fun.

hope it's fun

[BumFodder]

At 11/2/11 10:28 PM, Bryan wrote: Explain more, please. I'm somewhat interested by this ritual of sorts.

People blow shit up to celebrate something that no one cares about anymore. Its pretty fun.

[Mezmerization]

Liljim?

Going.............OUTSIDE??????

[Wagggs]

Here in America, stupid people who don't know anything use the 5th of November and Guy Fawkes as symbols of defiance, and think they're better than government by watching V for Vendetta and donning a Guy Fawkes mask. Most think November 5th is a day to celebrate rebellion. Most are stupid fuckers with no knowledge of history and don't realize Guy Fawkes was a total failure.

Honestly, when I see a bunch of people in Guy Fawkes mask, I think about a bunch of failed terrorists that will never amount to anything, despite the movie reference in it.