Only 114 More Shopping Days 'Til Guy Fawkes Day

Jesse Walker | 7.14.2003 11:11 AM

Happy Bastille Day, everybody.

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Madog 22 years ago

A nice site with background on Guy Fawkes:
http://www.bonefire.org/guy/index.php

And Parliament's page on why people wanted to blow them up:
http://www.parliament.uk/faq/gunpowder_plot.cfm

It's a fun holiday, kinda like the backyard fireworks of the 4th with the added bonus of burning scarecrows on really big fires.
Jim 22 years ago

Ya know, when I've gone to bars here in Michigan on Cinco de Mayo, I haven't seen many Mexicans either...

Maybe, just maybe, the few native Frenchpeople in NYC don't want to hang out with a bunch of Americans celebrating a holiday they probably don't understand. Just an opinion...
nerd 22 years ago

For orthodox libertarians, there's a great Rush song called "Bastille Day." Download it and enjoy.
Madog 22 years ago

I can't wait until Guy Fawkes day. I love buring effigies of people. Remember, remember the 5th of November everyone!
Rob 22 years ago

I know I could just Google this question, but I'm lazy; remind me, who was Guy Fawkes?
Rob 22 years ago

Plus, the Reason comment boards are such an authoritative source of information...
Guy Fawkes 22 years ago

Remember remember the fifth of November,
the gunpowder treason and plot.
I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.

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