Happy Guy Fawkes Day!

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To all my British friends, =)

Happy Guy Fawkes Day! =)

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Here is a link for all those who are wondering what this is all about: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577067/Guy_Fawkes.html The basement he was found in contained gunpowder, explosives, etc. It was your typical treasonous uprising that kind of happened to fail :sigh:

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Thanks :thumb: Sounds like World War 2 outside hehe

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oh yea i should have included a link my bad =) lol

see I am an Anglophile! hehe =)

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Yeah I was about to ask what this is. Thanx for link Kirupa :wink: But what do they celebrate? Hanging of people? :h:

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this might help =)

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*Originally posted by kirupa *
**Here is a link for all those who are wondering what this is all about: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577067/Guy_Fawkes.html The basement he was found in contained gunpowder, explosives, etc. It was your typical treasonous uprising that kind of happened to fail :sigh: **

that bug cracks me up :smiley:

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I dunno why we celebrate it, but its a great excuse to use millions of fireworks!

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happy guy fawkes day! pitty very few peope in canada celebrate it with fireworks. I would love to fill one up with fireworks and lauch him!

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Well you still have to show your pride and tell people around the world that you cant try to blow up parliment! =) Besides its fun to burn things like effiges and stuff lol

I miss celebrating it, i used to celebrate it in my little home town with some friends etc =)

and for those who dont know, yes im american and never been to England, but Hey im cultured =)

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Hmm… Interesting… I love to blow up things… Sounds like the Holiday for me! :smiley: