05 Nov 2005, 13:54
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Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half.
 Join Date: 06.08.2002
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Bonfire night
 Have a great night everyone  And be safe 
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05 Nov 2005, 14:12
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queen post- whore extraordinaire
Join Date: 29.01.2003
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We've got a great night lined up........
making our way to the County Arms, bonfire, fireworks, karaoke, disco and me with who ever dares to join me in a rendition of 2 out of 3 aint bad  ...
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05 Nov 2005, 14:36
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Daddy's little internet junkie
Join Date: 29.01.2004
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 I wanna bit of karaoke tonight....if i get my voice back that is!  
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05 Nov 2005, 15:13
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The Butcher
Join Date: 14.04.2002
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Bonfire Night???? hahaha.. bonfire is the name of a horse, from the best horsedriver we have got haha. you are gonna eat it??
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05 Nov 2005, 19:28
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Office manager
Join Date: 25.04.2002
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No Tim!! I can see what you mean, but no, the horse of Anky van Grunsven has nothing to do with this. It is about something that is remembered this day, but right now it slipped my mind. Is there anyone from the UK who can enlighten us?
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05 Nov 2005, 21:12
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Mega Loafer
Join Date: 23.11.2003
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I watch about ten different home displays from my bedroom window, it's great!
 Unfortunately computer is in brother's room on the other side of the house, so I'm not doing that at the moment
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05 Nov 2005, 23:39
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The Bat
Join Date: 23.03.2003
Location: Roosting on a Silver-Black Phantom Bike.
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bonfire night......Guy Fawkes......Gunpowder plot it is remembering when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the houses of parliament...( but failed) |
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06 Nov 2005, 06:17
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Mega Loafer
Join Date: 14.04.2002
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Bonfire night commemerates the night in 1605 when Guy Fawkes and a group of Catholics attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliment and then then King. It celebrates their failure hence the burning of the guy on top of the bonfire and people going "Plotting".
However, at present 2005 was the last bonfire night as the new government legislation being prepared currently makes it a criminal offence to "glorify terrorism". And it was confirmed by a government spokesman on Thursday that under the current wording of the law, this would make bonfire night unlawful! 
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06 Nov 2005, 12:58
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Mega Loafer
Join Date: 23.11.2003
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I'm not going to say "thank god for that", even though last night I was kept awake until after three o clock due to some stupid, ignorant, inconsiderate b****** who started setting fireworks off that sounded more like bombs at twenty to two this morning, when in fact it was Nov 6th by then and therefore Bonfire night is finished.
True, they stopped about quarter past two but then you're awake, alert, tense, angry, and planning out an angry email to whoever is responsible for letting people set fireworks off at such an ungodly hour I have enough trouble getting to sleep on ordinary nights, never mind one where you have a cold, cramp, and inexplicable itchy red blotches on your legs  I was thinking last night (about half past two) that it did kind of glorify terrorism, but why can't they have organised events and not let the public buy them, or, failing that, have a proper curfew, it's dark at five o clock for crying out loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why do people insist on letting them off so late??????!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for that rant, but I had four hours sleep last night, was tempted to get up and join the Insomniacs United thread
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