Happy Guy Fawkes Day Everyone
Nov 5, 2015 10:59:29 #
Old Guido is said to be the only man who ever entered Parliament with honest intentions. Penny for the Guy?
Nov 5, 2015 11:16:24 #
lsaguy wrote:
Old Guido is said to be the only man who ever entered Parliament with honest intentions. Penny for the Guy?
And look how well that served him. ;-)
Nov 5, 2015 11:25:12 #
quixdraw wrote:
And look how well that served him. ;-)
True, but he kept both factions happy enough to celebrate. One side because he tried, the other because he failed!
Nov 5, 2015 11:33:05 #
lsaguy wrote:
Old Guido is said to be the only man who ever entered Parliament with honest intentions. Penny for the Guy?
Happy Guy Fawkes sounds very peculiar to English ears, no one ever wishes anyone Happy Guy Fawkes.
Nov 5, 2015 11:36:22 #
Nov 5, 2015 11:36:40 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Graham Smith wrote:
Happy Guy Fawkes sounds very peculiar to English ears, no one ever wishes anyone Happy Guy Fawkes.
I think that's American sarcasm at work. Don't take phrases like that literally.
Nov 5, 2015 11:42:56 #
mwsilvers wrote:
I think that's American sarcasm at work. Don't take phrases like that literally.
Don't worry, I don't :-)
Nov 5, 2015 11:58:22 #
Graham Smith wrote:
Happy Guy Fawkes sounds very peculiar to English ears, no one ever wishes anyone Happy Guy Fawkes.
True, but you do hear many variants of the old English folk verse (c.1870): The Fifth of November
Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes and his companions
Did the scheme contrive,
To blow the King and Parliament
All up alive.
Threescore barrels, laid below,
To prove old England's overthrow.
But, by God's providence, him they catch,
With a dark lantern, lighting a match!
A stick and a stake
For King James's sake!
If you won't give me one,
I'll take two,
The better for me,
And the worse for you.
A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,
A penn'orth of cheese to choke him,
A pint of beer to wash it down,
And a jolly good fire to burn him.
Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!
Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!
Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!
And if lucky a good autumnal misty night, with clear enough skies for a few (well controlled) fireworks and a roaring bonfire!
Nov 5, 2015 12:06:36 #
Peterff wrote:
True, but you do hear many variants of the old English folk verse (c.1870): The Fifth of November
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And if lucky a good autumnal misty night, with clear enough skies for a few (well controlled) fireworks and a roaring bonfire!
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And if lucky a good autumnal misty night, with clear enough skies for a few (well controlled) fireworks and a roaring bonfire!
I think it is going to be very wet across most of the country tonight.
Nov 5, 2015 12:19:07 #
Graham Smith wrote:
I think it is going to be very wet across most of the country tonight.
We'll take it here in California if you can send it along!
Have a good evening....
Nov 5, 2015 12:24:00 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Graham Smith wrote:
I think it is going to be very wet across most of the country tonight.
What a surprise. How unusual. :)
Nov 5, 2015 12:34:13 #
mwsilvers wrote:
What a surprise. How unusual. :)
We would worry if it wasn't raining :-)
Nov 5, 2015 12:45:24 #
Graham Smith wrote:
We would worry if it wasn't raining :-)
In California we do worry that it isn't raining, and might never do so again!
I grew up on the Atlantic coast area of North Devon, where if you look to the west there is an island called Lundy, after which if you keep going for a while you eventually hit America.
The local saying was: "If you can see Lundy, it's going to rain. If you can't see Lundy, it's already raining!"
Nov 5, 2015 12:53:29 #
Peterff wrote:
In California we do worry that it isn't raining, and might never do so again!
I grew up on the Atlantic coast area of North Devon, where if you look to the west there is an island called Lundy, after which if you keep going for a while you eventually hit America.
The local saying was: "If you can see Lundy, it's going to rain. If you can't see Lundy, it's already raining!"
I grew up on the Atlantic coast area of North Devon, where if you look to the west there is an island called Lundy, after which if you keep going for a while you eventually hit America.
The local saying was: "If you can see Lundy, it's going to rain. If you can't see Lundy, it's already raining!"
North Devon was, when I was young a favourite holiday destination. Woolacombe, Croyde Bay, Clovelly and Westward Ho! Wonderful places.
Nov 5, 2015 13:02:35 #
Graham Smith wrote:
North Devon was, when I was young a favourite holiday destination. Woolacombe, Croyde Bay, Clovelly and Westward Ho! Wonderful places.
Halcyon Days!
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