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Why don't we celebrate Guy Fawkes?

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    #32
    Death and Taxes
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    irish-stew wrote: »
    Over in London at the mo, and there has been fireworks going off all weekend in the parks and commons, acompanied by bonfires in some.

    The above question was raised over lunch today, why dont we celebrate it. He was of course a catholic who tried to blow up the Houses of Parlament. I thought that kinda thing would be praised by some aspects of the irish community.

    :pac:
    Maybe because what they are celebrating in the UK is that he failed, which is why they burn an effigy of him on the bonfire!
    Remember, remember, the 5th of November
    The Gunpowder Treason and plot;
    I see of no reason why Gunpowder Treason
    Should ever be forgot    .
    Hardly anything there for the Irish to celebrate!


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    #33
    Wibbs
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    Well it's also a great excuse for letting off rockets and having a knees up. After all when the culture went Protestant they lost most of the traditional religious holidays, so all saints' day would be right out and halloween would be a tad pagan for your more puritan types. Boxing day instead of st Stephen's day would be another example.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #34
    Sunnyisland
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    This Guy Fawkes dude had nothing to do with us. Morning ;-)


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    #35
    Dr Bob
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    asherbassad wrote: »
    Same reason we don't celebrate Bastille Day. It's nothing to fcuking do with us.

    this.

    ...plus while I might like our neighbours to the east a lot , the whole burn-a-catholic in effigy thing still makes me a little uneasy, even if its old history.
    If they change it to burn-a-dummy-dressed-asJimmy-Saville-night though I'm all in.


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    #36
    gbee
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    jam_mac_jam wrote: »
    I sometimes wonder do English people know we are a different country? I was asked last year why we didn't get a day off for the royal wedding. They should learn a little of their history.

    Well founded opinion in fact as the Royal Wedding attracted apparently the entire watching republic TV viewers


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    #37
    gobnaitolunacy
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    Dr Bob wrote: »
    this.

    ...plus while I might like our neighbours to the east a lot , the whole burn-a-catholic in effigy thing still makes me a little uneasy, even if its old history.
    If they change it to burn-a-dummy-dressed-asJimmy-Saville-night though I'm all in.

    They're burning Lance instead.


    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227729/Bonfire-Night-Effigy-drugs-cheat-Lance-Armstrong-burned-stake.html?ito=feeds-newsxml


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    #38
    anncoates
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    Guy Fawkes is actually an awesome name.


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    #39
    Fratton Fred
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    Dr Bob wrote: »
    this.

    ...plus while I might like our neighbours to the east a lot , the whole burn-a-catholic in effigy thing still makes me a little uneasy, even if its old history.
    If they change it to burn-a-dummy-dressed-asJimmy-Saville-night though I'm all in.

    It started off with burning an effigy of the Pope, I thought that would be more AH style:D


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    #40
    anncoates
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    Downlinz wrote: »
    It's threads like this that makes after hours insufferable these days. Why is this place so obsessed with Britain? Why does everything that country does have to be contexualised and examined for relevancy here? Why that one country and no place else on the planet?
    On the first two pages we've a thread about Poppie, a thread on Guy Fawkes, two on british footballers, another on Britains invasion history, one on a program about gambling in Britain, another on a British celebrity pedophile.

    It's pathetic and ongoing. Just rename this board "British culture discussion" and give the rest of us a social board to talk about relevant things.

    Geographical and political colonisation goes but minds remind colonised.


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    #41
    Sunnyisland
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    anncoates wrote: »
    Guy Fawkes is actually an awesome name.




    Rather have Guy Knives :D;)


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    #42
    Scioch
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    realies wrote: »
    Rather have Guy Knives :D;)

    Or Gal Knives ?


    Guy Fawkes and Gal Knives sounds likes two Bostan gangstas.


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    #43
    Rascasse
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    realies wrote: »
    This Guy Fawkes dude had nothing to do with us. Morning ;-)

    Except the fact he tried to assassinate the King of Ireland. James being the King that united the three crowns of Scotland, England and Ireland - hence triple crown in rugby.


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    #44
    Canis Lupus
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    Downlinz wrote: »
    It's threads like this that makes after hours insufferable these days. Why is this place so obsessed with Britain? Why does everything that country does have to be contexualised and examined for relevancy here? Why that one country and no place else on the planet?
    On the first two pages we've a thread about Poppie, a thread on Guy Fawkes, two on british footballers, another on Britains invasion history, one on a program about gambling in Britain, another on a British celebrity pedophile.

    It's pathetic and ongoing. Just rename this board "British culture discussion" and give the rest of us a social board to talk about relevant things.

    They're our next door neighbour and we're intrinsically linked with them whether some people like it or not. You got a problem? Start your own amazing and fascinating thread. I'm sure everyone will post in it.


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    #45
    Matt_Trakker
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    Downlinz wrote: »
    It's threads like this that makes after hours insufferable these days. Why is this place so obsessed with Britain? Why does everything that country does have to be contexualised and examined for relevancy here? Why that one country and no place else on the planet?
    On the first two pages we've a thread about Poppie, a thread on Guy Fawkes, two on british footballers, another on Britains invasion history, one on a program about gambling in Britain, another on a British celebrity pedophile.

    It's pathetic and ongoing. Just rename this board "British culture discussion" and give the rest of us a social board to talk about relevant things.

    +1


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