by Brummie 12 Replies latest jw friends
cough cough...geesh who enjoys bonfire night? Acctually I do, fireworks have been lighting up the sky since Saturday, apart from the dang bangers I enjoy the rest like any kid does.
SO happy bonfire night, Iv'e been wondering who to throw on the bonfire this year...any suggestions? JR Brown? MelB perhaps? The queen?
Brum
Edited by - Brummie on 5 November 2002 13:4:28
Brummie,
Iv'e been wondering who to throw on the bonfire this year...any suggestions?
Osama Chuckhiminthebin Laden
Sadist Hussein
Bali Bomb Bastards
Murderer Mugabe
All Paedophiles
Governing Body Bodies
Mount Etna
Shit-for-brain Snipers
Whatever Caused The Italian Earthquake
Asshole Abductors
Charlie Russell (dig him up!)
Hitler (dig him up!)
All evil vegetables/animals/minerals
Anybody/anything who is like any of the above.
Spanner
The GB and JR Brown!!!
i just wonder how many catholics celebrate 5th november?
Yah Guy Fawkes night!!!!
We set off a load of fireworks in the garden last night - the kids loved it!
Tell me about bonfire night. What is it? Why do you do it?
This is the history of bonfire night:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/gunpowder_plot_of_1605.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/guy_fawkes.htm
So now on November 5 - there are lots of bonfires sometimes with a guy on top and loads of fireworks.
We used to go to organised firework displays when I was little until some killjoy elder mentioned staying away from the wordly festivities it during a prayer the meeting before 5th Nov
Edited by - angharad on 5 November 2002 14:58:40
When I was a kid ,in the "Truth". i did not mind missing Christmas, or birthdays - but I used to spend November 5th with my nose against the window, just watching the neighbours children having fun with the bonfires and fireworks. It just looked like a lot of fun and I could not see any wrong in it.
As I write this I can hear fireworks outside , and it still sounds like fun.
Comf,
I was poised with my typing finger held in the prepared position, then I found this:
Comf,
Some Guy (pun intended) decided to blow up the Houses of Parliament . He was thwarted. That's why we celebrate it!
Spanner
Edited by - SpannerintheWorks on 5 November 2002 15:3:12
