Boom! Blow shit up!

[holly_evolving]

Remember, remember, the 5th of November
The gunpowder treason and plot
I can think of no reason the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."-V for Vendetta

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[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

Just remember, V for Vendetta took a lot of its poetry from Guy Fawkes Day. Which is today.

[demethos.livejournal.com]

I'm more than well aware of that. The funny part about that full verse is that it celebrates his failure to blow up parliament:

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

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!

[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I figured you would know. But I've been surprised more than once by people who thought I was just quoting the movie, and not celebrating the holiday.

Which I did mostly by watching Mythbusters pyrotechnics. Caffeine withdrawal has me pretty wiped out.