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[leia131]

Remember remember the fifth of November
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot
I can think of no reason why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

And that's all I know, because I am a stupid American and the only reason I even know that much is because of my undying love of V for Vendetta.

Though at this point I feel compelled to point out that I did

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[kelliann1388]

guy fawkes day is also mentioned in "Angus, Thongs, and Full-frontal Snogging" (they have a big bonfire).

[leia131]

Yes, yes indeed it is. I heart those books.

[bunyipflip]

It should be a happy day. It's when people fought for independence, right?

[leia131]

Well... Sort of. Fawkes and his posse tried to blow up Parliment because they were Catholic and they were resisting the Protestant rule of England.

The day is to celebrate that they failed, not that they tried. They go around burning Fawkes in effigy, which is kind of not cool if you're a Catholic.

It's only in more recent years that Fawkeshas been seen as an honorable man.

Wow, I really sound like I know what I'm talking about, don't I?

[doctorfumbles]

Woohoo!
Happy (?) Guy Fawkes Day indeed!

I love that movie too; right after it, I went and found the entire Guy Fawkes poem and made it into an icon. I dunno where it went, though.

[leia131]

Did you find the part about killing the Pope?

[doctorfumbles]

I saw it, but I didn't put it in said icon. It was just the "Remember, Remember" poem.

[leia131]

Oh, I didn't think you had. I just saw it and was like "Ah. I see why they left that part out."

[whatsername99]

Shit, how did I not notice that you posted the same thing?

[leia131]

You're insane?