Spare a thought the jolly old elf Guy Fawkes. Ooops sorry, the elf is Santa Claus, Guy Fawkes is the stuffed effigy thrown atop a bonfire every November 5th in England to be burned and celebrated with an explosion of fireworks. Who was this unlucky 'guy', he was part of a plot by roman catholics to blow up the protestant parliament buildings and was luckily discovered just in time. Or unluckily depending on your point of view. Guy's actual demise was somewhat worse than being burned on a pyre, if that can be imagined, but his infamy has made it possible for his name to live while many other prominent men of his time are forgotten. Guy is now seen as more of a lovable rogue like Til Eulenspiegel than a particularly dastardly character that he was viewed as at the time. Penny for the Guy anyone ?
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A good summary of the significance of the day. Did you get many crazy kids lighting fireworks on the run down side of Sutton P.?
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