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Great, so not only is my housemate completely self-centred, she's trying to poison us
KB Posted May 11, 2013
I'd buck the stuff out on the road. I'm sure he'd soon find a window in his diary to get it shifted then. 
Pity about the timing - in another month or two the neighbours would be collecting for the bonfire. 
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Nosebagbadger {Ace} Posted May 11, 2013
Took me a second to realise what on Earth you were going on about there - I was thinking "Bonfire Night's ages away, isn't it, oh god, I've missed my exams, ahhhhh (etc)...hang on, ah yes it's the rebellious lot across the water)
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted May 11, 2013
Bonfires are lit the night before June 24th. After jumping over them all the 
fly to Blocksberg (aka Brocken) in the Harz, Germany, on their broomsticks 
Great, so not only is my housemate completely self-centred, she's trying to poison us
Yarreau Posted May 11, 2013
No, the big party on the Blocksberg/Brocken is the night before May 1st... I should know... 
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted May 11, 2013
Do you take part as a German, Dutch or US'ian ? 
I take it the Scandinavian - or at least the Danish - have to wait till June 23rd because there isn't room for all the of the world on just one date
Does this make sense?
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Milla, h2g2 Operations Posted May 12, 2013
The Swedish go to Blåkulla (whereever that might be ) on the Thursday before easter. Bonfires are on April 30. Midsummer eve (now a moving holiday, always a Friday near summer solstice, used to be the same date as St Hans eve in Denmark) is for Maypoles and dancing. We're all mixed up. 
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted May 12, 2013
We certainly are - and what a blessing that is: Since I am half Danish, half German and half Polish and with family in England, Canada and the US I have at least three different Father's Days to celebrate 
Great, so not only is my housemate completely self-centred, she's trying to poison us
Yarreau Posted May 13, 2013
So what is the fourth half?
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted May 13, 2013
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted May 13, 2013
Three halves are quite enough, thank you. The third accounts for my overweight 
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