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We're a broad Church.

we're a bunch of nutters

we went to the organised jobby,which for some reason was last night. bloody marvellous it was too -although the kids got bored half-way through.
..and guy fawkes wasn't a terrorist per se -he never targeted civillians. it was regicide he was a complete failure at.

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:it was regicide he was a complete failure at.

So why we celebrate him, I do not know...

boudicca wrote:

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:it was regicide he was a complete failure at.

So why we celebrate him, I do not know...

Claire -top timing! i was about to post the exact same sentiment!

it's the totally british ability to enbrace failure and love it to bits.

my cat is still not happy.

"Guy Fawkes - The only person to enter parliament with honest intentions"

boudicca wrote:

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:it was regicide he was a complete failure at.

So why we celebrate him, I do not know...

because he wanted to destroy catholicism for the good of mankind

Many years ago I was working at a press agency in Bishop Auckland, where one of my tasks was compiling the local junior swimming results. It was a glamourous job, as I'm sure you can imagine.

But there was a family called Fawkes who had several swimmers at Billingham Forum club. Their younger son, rather unfortunately, was called Guy.

There should be a law against that sort of thing.

machiavelli wrote:

boudicca wrote:

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:it was regicide he was a complete failure at.

So why we celebrate him, I do not know...

because he wanted to destroy catholicism for the good of mankind

except he was roman catholic.

Hey, Christianity is the #1 cause of Atheism

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:

machiavelli wrote:

boudicca wrote: So why we celebrate him, I do not know...

because he wanted to destroy catholicism for the good of mankind

except he was roman catholic.

He obviously knew he was right then!

i know how he feels.. *scowl*

machiavelli wrote:

boudicca wrote:

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:it was regicide he was a complete failure at.

So why we celebrate him, I do not know...

because he wanted to destroy catholicism for the good of mankind

Errrrr, I always thought it was because he WANTED a Catholic King on the throne.......

Debaser wrote:Errrrr, I always thought it was because he WANTED a Catholic King on the throne.......

Indeed.

And November 5th is a convenient time for your Samhain bonfires to be disguised as "let's burn the traitor in effigy" bonfires, especially during James I's puritanical reign.

markfiend wrote:November 5th is a convenient time for your Samhain bonfires to be disguised...

as per every other pagan festival the church couldn't put a stop to.

Aye

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:..and guy fawkes wasn't a terrorist per se -he never targeted civillians. it was regicide he was a complete failure at.

have you ever taken a moment to contemplate what a metric ton of gunpowder would have done to the streets of 17th century westminster? i suspect the result had fawkes and co succeeded would have been a little more than a dead king.

Did you watch that thing with Richard Hammond where he attempted to answer the question what would have happened if the gunpowder plot had succeeded?

The answer seemed to be there would have been a bloody big bang.

markfiend wrote:Did you watch that thing with Richard Hammond where he attempted to answer the question what would have happened if the gunpowder plot had succeeded?

The answer seemed to be there would have been a bloody big bang.

They went through a hell of a lot of hassle just to work that one out.

I coulda told 'em.

I was at least expecting some "alternative history" kind of speculation; with King James dead, there's the possibility that the English Civil war might never have happened, a "what if" on more of a historical scope than they actually did.

markfiend wrote:Did you watch that thing with Richard Hammond where he attempted to answer the question what would have happened if the gunpowder plot had succeeded?

Isn't that the small bloke from Top Gear

That's the feller. He also does some "science" show on one of the satellite channels. From what I remember of it, the "science" tends to consist of a) blowing things up, b) setting things on fire, c) getting people drunk and d) making people sick.

This item on his CV presumably qualified him for the program about the gunpowder plot.

markfiend wrote:From what I remember of it, the "science" tends to consist of a) blowing things up, b) setting things on fire, c) getting people drunk and d) making people sick.

Juvenile detention centres are full of our greatest scientists, then....

Well, satellite TV. What do they say? Hundred more opportunities to see the same old trash. 'Science', psh.
As B says, that makes most people with an ASBO a qualified scientist. I've done all of those things, and I haven't heard so much as a peep from Los Alamos or JPL.