# Happy Guy Fawkes Day!
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733
**Category:** random
**Created:** [November 5, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733 "2003-11-05T21:09:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Raydred](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Raydred)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/1 "2003-11-05T21:09:41Z")
To all my British friends, =)
Happy Guy Fawkes Day! =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/2 "2003-11-05T21:12:46Z")
Here is a link for all those who are wondering what this is all about: [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia\_761577067/Guy\_Fawkes.html](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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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/3 "2003-11-05T21:13:55Z")
Thanks :thumb: Sounds like World War 2 outside hehe
- Soul :s:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/4 "2003-11-05T21:13:57Z")
oh yea i should have included a link my bad =) lol
see I am an Anglophile! hehe =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/5 "2003-11-05T21:15:21Z")
Yeah I was about to ask what this is. Thanx for link Kirupa 😉 But what do they celebrate? Hanging of people? :h:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/6 "2003-11-05T21:18:23Z")
this might help =)
> **[Guy Fawkes Day](https://www.infoplease.com/calendar-holidays/major-holidays/guy-fawkes-day)**
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> The anniversary of the famous Gunpowder Plot Remember remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot.I see no reason why gunpowder, treasonShould ever be forgot... The unfortunate conspirator Fawkes appears before his intended victim....
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/7 "2003-11-05T21:20:36Z")
> \*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](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 😃
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/8 "2003-11-05T21:32:20Z")
I dunno why we celebrate it, but its a great excuse to use millions of fireworks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/9 "2003-11-05T21:34:54Z")
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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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/10 "2003-11-05T23:15:41Z")
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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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-guy-fawkes-day/34733/11 "2003-11-06T06:35:32Z")
Hmm… Interesting… I love to blow up things… Sounds like the Holiday for me! 😃