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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
 Posted - 11/05/2006 : 16:51:42
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It's that wonderful time of the year again. It's Guy Fawkes Day, people! A lovely time for drunken singing, night-time bonfires, and righteous sectarian hatred.
Here's to the old Guy!
From Wiki: quote:
Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder, treason and plot,
I see of no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent
To blow up the King and the Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below,
Poor old England to overthrow:
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, make the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!
Hip hip hoorah!
(traditionally the following verses were also sung, but they have fallen out of favour because of their content)
A penny loaf to feed the Pope.
A farthing o' cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down.
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar.
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head.
Then we'll say ol' Pope is dead.
Hip hip hoorah!
Hip hip hoorah hoorah!
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Edited by - HalfMooner on 11/05/2006 16:56:05
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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McQ
Skeptic Friend
USA
258 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2006 : 17:29:01 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.
Methinks it's a great time to not watch this crappy movie.
Dave....how could you???!!!
I had such low expectations for this movie, and it exceeded every one!
LOL!
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26034 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2006 : 17:37:49 [Permalink]
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| I saw the movie for free, so it wasn't like I had real high expectations of it, I just want my 132 minutes back. Okay, I'll settle for 127 minutes, since I didn't watch the credits. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2006 : 17:41:49 [Permalink]
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You people! Here I was having this wonderful historical conversation with myself about Guy Fawkes, and you have to bust in here and go all OT on me!
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26034 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2006 : 17:47:55 [Permalink]
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| I'm not yet drunk, Half, but you sticklers for being on-topic just make me sick (how's that for the SFN version of sectarian hatred?). The bonfires are unavailable to me, as I just planted new grass, and would like it to have a fighting chance for a while. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2006 : 17:51:11 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.
I'm not yet drunk, Half, but you sticklers for being on-topic just make me sick (how's that for the SFN version of sectarian hatred?). The bonfires are unavailable to me, as I just planted new grass, and would like it to have a fighting chance for a while.
Set a bonfire in the middle of the street, Dave, and make it a unifying sectarian spectacle for the whole neighborhood.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26034 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2006 : 17:55:14 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by HalfMooner
Set a bonfire in the middle of the street, Dave, and make it a unifying sectarian spectacle for the whole neighborhood.
Ah, so I should rant and rave about how the people in the next cul-de-sac over are somehow sub-human monstrosities who don't deserve such high property values? Something like that? |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2006 : 18:01:06 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.
quote:
Originally posted by HalfMooner
Set a bonfire in the middle of the street, Dave, and make it a unifying sectarian spectacle for the whole neighborhood.
Ah, so I should rant and rave about how the people in the next cul-de-sac over are somehow sub-human monstrosities who don't deserve such high property values? Something like that?
Good plan, Dave! Then, maybe the troglodytes in the cul-de-sac will start their own unifying fire. If you do this right, your whole whole town could become engulfed in a conflagration of sectarian cooperation.
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2006 : 18:46:18 [Permalink]
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Where's The Trashcan Man when you need him? Just can't rely on nobody.....
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
3834 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2006 : 19:40:58 [Permalink]
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Well my son went off to laugh at see some Druid event sparked by the alignment of the inner planets today. I await his return and report. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2006 : 20:12:24 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by beskeptigal
Well my son went off to laugh at see some Druid event sparked by the alignment of the inner planets today. I await his return and report.
Are you sure you got that right, B.? Might he not have instead have been sparked by the alignment of the Druids to see the inner planets? If so, he may be home late.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9698 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2006 : 22:20:48 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.
Methinks it's a great time to not watch this crappy movie.
I did...
And I didn't think it was that crappy. 
I was visiting a friend, and it we didn't plan to see the movie because it was Guy Fawkes day. It just happened and wasn't part of the conscious desision-making process. |
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