tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317861830841029909.post7293213002354474675..comments2023-09-13T09:46:28.606+01:00Comments on Cosmic Navel Lint: Guy Fawkes' Night - 05th NovemberCosmic Navel Linthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07301190881761763414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317861830841029909.post-36045297633331164472009-11-10T22:36:11.000+00:002009-11-10T22:36:11.000+00:00Apparently, they don't burn Fawkes' effigy...Apparently, they don't burn Fawkes' effigy in York, because he was a local lad. They certainly set off lots of fireworks though. <br /><br />'Ironically, 400+ years later, Fawkes has become something of a folk hero and came 30th in a BBC public vote for 100 Greatest Britons in 2002.'<br /><br />Hmmm, now there's a surprise, disillusioned with the current Parliamentary system much? If they held that vote today, Guido would be in the top five.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317861830841029909.post-8579108582303369522009-11-09T01:43:40.803+00:002009-11-09T01:43:40.803+00:00I was on a Canadian web forum recently an was inte...I was on a Canadian web forum recently an was interested to see that Guy Fawkes' Night is still 'celebrated' in certain areas there, too - although the understanding of the original meaning behind it is now somewhat diluted.Cosmic Navel Linthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301190881761763414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317861830841029909.post-28831798952965458422009-11-09T00:13:47.801+00:002009-11-09T00:13:47.801+00:00what a fawke-up....what a fawke-up....Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317861830841029909.post-91214870942586130412009-11-07T21:55:31.042+00:002009-11-07T21:55:31.042+00:00I understood the entire thing to be a "put up...I understood the entire thing to be a "put up job" to justify putting down those "pesky catholics". A trendy past time in those days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com