Where's Guy Fawkes

Martin · Post: # 75663Post **Martin** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:18 pm

.......when you need him!

snapdragon · Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:28 pm

in my rag bag probably

the.fee.fairy · Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:59 pm

He's not allowed out - its not politically correct...

red · Post: # 75701Post **red** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:20 pm

he was a terrorist anyway

but I object to Guy Fawkes being attached to bonfire night. bonfire night is a much older celebration so

Annpan · Post: # 75703Post **Annpan** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:43 pm

I was just chatting to my neighbour about this...

All the major religions have a light/ fire based festival this time of year. It has nothing to do with the reasons we are given as to the celebration.

It is a festival of lights at a time of year when the nights are getting longer, and maybe we should put an end to the division that these festivals have come to represent.

Anyone else want a shot of this soapbox?

Martin · Post: # 75706Post **Martin** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:45 pm

all I wanted was someone to blow government up!

contadina · Post: # 75707Post **contadina** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:49 pm

I casually mentioned Bonfire Night celebrations to a Northern Irish work colleague a few years back and he, rather more pointedly, informed me that no, he would not be partaking in any ritual Catholic-burning festival. I think that he has a point. Love fire and pyrotechnics but not so keen on the burn the body aspect.

snapdragon · Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:48 pm

I see it as one of the ways the old church used to smother the even older religion's bone-fire festival - as with the false timings of many other church festivals
a canadian colleague is totally confused by the whole thing - after all we're not encouraged to chop heads off pretend kings/queens or sink foreign ships at other times of the year.

Clara · Post: # 75720Post **Clara** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:49 pm

Martin wrote:all I wanted was someone to blow government up!

oooh careful martin, you may find yourself extraordinarily rendered to some secret CIA run prison, that your government knows "nothing" about

Chickenlady · Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:55 pm

Is that all??

Annpan · Post: # 75733Post **Annpan** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:17 pm

Clara wrote:
Martin wrote:all I wanted was someone to blow government up!
oooh careful martin, you may find yourself extraordinarily rendered to some secret CIA run prison, that your government knows "nothing" about

The house across the road from us is extraordinarily rendered.... I didn't know it had anything to do with the CIA

Clara · Post: # 75739Post **Clara** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:28 pm

Annpan wrote:
Clara wrote:
Martin wrote:all I wanted was someone to blow government up!
oooh careful martin, you may find yourself extraordinarily rendered to some secret CIA run prison, that your government knows "nothing" about
The house across the road from us is extraordinarily rendered.... I didn't know it had anything to do with the CIA

Hee hee hee

, yes a funny phrase isnÂ´t it - rather obscures the kidnap and torture element!