h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

On this night every year I say two prayers.

The Prayer of the Fifth.

Remember, Remember,
The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot;
I see No Reason
Why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fauwkes, Guy Fauwkes,
'Twas his intent
To blow up the King and Parliament;
Three score barrels of below
Poor old England to overthrow;
By God's provoidence he was catch'd
With a latern and burning match.
Halloa boys, holoa boys, make the bells ring.
Halloa boys, halloaboys, God Save The King.

The Prayer of the Bonfire.

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 tub of tar,
Burn him like a blazing star,
Burn his body from his head,
Then we'll say old Pope is dead!
Hip, hip hoo-r-r-ray

How you doing this evening? We just had a huge barrage of fireworks outside for the last half hour or so; guess it must have been an organised display, some of the bangs were so loud! hope it didn't frighten any of the lcal s and s seems a bit quieter now, guess they'l start up again soon

Not feeling too bad tonight, the last 3 days were pretty awful. Not feeling as bad about not going to Lewes like I normally would, as I might have expected.
Had alot of fireworks exploding around the village here earlier.

just got my grocerys dilivered almost an hour late! and now I don't know what to cook, think its a bit lae now to do anything complicated... the fireworks seem to have started up here again now

HEY! You just made me realise....On this night 2 years ago, i joined h2g2!

It's my hootoo birthday!!!!

*waits for *

zdt

Happy hootoo Birthday! Have a shiney pebble

happy hootooversary I decided on food sausages and bacon in sandwichs

I'd forgotton that it was bonfire night

Thanks for the reminder Stealth - we could do with a bit of Guy's politics at the Whitehouse right now

Happy hootoo birfdah Terri

Anyone wanting to make another gunpowder attempt on the parliment feel free; just ensure everyone* is in at the time can't mis it being the fifth here; fireworks for the last couple of weeks (thought not as bad as last year probably because of teh changes in teh law regarding firework possetion and time of letting them off doobry) just had two sausages and three bits of bacon in a grannary bread sandwich X2 bacon wasn't that great sausages were nice though wholegrain mustard and tomato sauce to garnicsh

I've treated myself (& possibly "you lot"!) to a nice shiny new "EYES" journal thread for my barfday: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/F103650?thread=520175&post=6066286#p6066286 The bar's open, do come in & help yourselves, bring your friends, plenty of space! zdt

cute...