Guy Fawkes

**Griff** · 2nd November 2007, 14:32

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

next year we will have a new holiday celebrating the failure of tame iti terrorist plots

How do you suggest we celibrate that?

Do we celibrate the act or the capture?

**boostin** · 2nd November 2007, 14:35

Originally Posted by RCTL

miss the good old days with thunderbolts and double happys

I vote bring back double happys, tom thumbs, and sky rockets...

**Tank** · 2nd November 2007, 14:36

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

next year we will have a new holiday celebrating the failure of tame iti terrorist plots

Originally Posted by Griff

How do you suggest we celebrate that?

Everyone gets to let napalm bombs off out the back of the whanu's shack.

**Wolf** · 2nd November 2007, 14:52

Remember, Remember the 5th of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

**jrandom** · 2nd November 2007, 14:59

Homemade blackpowder-based devices can be extremely rewarding.

**Mikkel** · 2nd November 2007, 15:03

Originally Posted by Wolf

Remember, Remember the 5th of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

About to post exactly that.

Oh, and I do indeed recommend the movie "V". It is rather entertaining.

**007XX** · 2nd November 2007, 15:57

Originally Posted by Mikkel

About to post exactly that.

Oh, and I do indeed recommend the movie "V". It is rather entertaining.

Wasn't that a TV series in the early 90's?

If that's the one, my favourite moment is when the really hot brunette swallows a whole rat, and you can see it going down in her throat...

**Wolf** · 2nd November 2007, 15:58

Originally Posted by 007XX

Wasn't that a TV series in the early 90's?

If that's the one, my favourite moment is when the really hot brunette swallows a whole rat, and you can see it going down in her throat...

Nope, different thing entirely.

**Skyryder** · 2nd November 2007, 16:20

Originally Posted by Big Dan

As Guy Fawkes is fast approaching just want to take this chance to remind those letting off fireworks to be careful and do it safely

one question i have for KB is do the members really know what we are celebrating and the story behind guy fawkes

Yep I do. We would all be saying our Hail Marys if he had of succeeded.

I think the kids today are more interested in that gross American thing called halloween. Like treat or treat how can that comepete with a good ol' burning of the guy and the fireworks display. If they ever ban fireworks I'm starting a pettition to ban pumpkins.

Skyryder

**Skyryder** · 2nd November 2007, 16:25

Originally Posted by boostin

I vote bring back double happys, tom thumbs, and sky rockets...

Yea me too. I use to like those big ones with the stiff wick. God almight did they go off. (i should rephase that but what the fuck) That too

Nothing like a big bang

shit that too.

more beer.

Skyryder

**ynot slow** · 2nd November 2007, 18:03

Originally Posted by boostin

I vote bring back double happys, tom thumbs, and sky rockets...

Shit yeah,double happy's and cow shit,what fun. Especially when the fuse stops about 2mm from igniting,and the local slow kid,goes to relight,gets about 1/2 a mtr away and covers himself in crap.

Had a mate whose older brother did some weird stuff,join a few tom thumbs together for bigger bang,same with double happy's,then tie to a frog or some other small rodent.

We used to tie sky rockets to an arrow and light fuse wait,and fire into sky,extra lift sent them many feet into the air,just as well the tips of arrows were removed and taped up as we used semi broken arrows.

Seem to remember though if we did anything stupid the parents would put us back into line,one guy threw a tom thumb at his mum,she took all his crackers and said fuck you this year,your mates can come and you won't be able to use any of yours,they can let them off.Sure as shit pissed him off as a 11 yr old,next year he was fine with the rules.Mind you he was a bit slow at times.

**007XX** · 2nd November 2007, 18:04

Originally Posted by Wolf

Nope, different thing entirely.

Oh okay...sorry then!

**steveb64** · 2nd November 2007, 18:55

Originally Posted by 007XX

Aaaawwww...

cheers mate, that's really nice!

Now, back on topic...

When I was about 10, our school organised a trip to a mining facility. The big "O" was going to witness an explosion engineered to reveal more of the metal those guys were after...

I can still remember feeling the excitement as the earth shook under our feet

and actually felt the impact through our body! It was just incredible...

Also can remember the other little girls squealing in fright, and me screaming: "do it again, do it again..."

I remember taking half a day off when in the 6th form, to go to an agricultural explosives training course, put on by ICI. Cool. Got to watch all sorts of different types of explosive being set off, with suitable shockwaves...

And what's the best banging firework (and DON'T say your S.O!) that you know of... mine was ('cos they're not allowed to sell them this year) a multi shot thing called "Stu's Revenge". The differnce between them, and the next loudest (still pretty loud) was like the difference between a .22 and a 12 gauge shotgun (or a small cannon!).

If any WR riders are lookin for loud fireworks, checkout the guy selling them outside the Yamaha shop on Port Rd.

**steveb64** · 2nd November 2007, 19:00

Originally Posted by vifferman

While I love blowing stuff up, I don't 'celebrate' Guy Fawkes (what is there to celebrate?) and wish the Gummint would ban it. Apart from all the injuries and property destruction it would prevent, it would also save the country mega-oodles on the imported fireworks that go up in flames every year.
I might be in favour of celebrating something like New Zealand Day or whatever with fireworks, but it'd have to be a mid-winter thing to lower the fire risk. Our house is very close to a bush reserve, and I'm waiting for the day when one of our stupid neighbours sets the thing alight.

Yep. I've had that thought too. The other benefit of doing it mid-winter, is that the kiddies get to do the fireworks, without having to stay up so late...