Duncan Frissell wrote:
On Thu, 6 Dec 2001 measl@mfn.org wrote:
And a happy bomb day to you too CJ :-) Many happy _returns_ <guffaw>!!!
And last night was Guy Fawkes:
Eh? array zero-origin error! "Remember, remember the fifth of *November* " as the old rhyme goes. Last night was the fifth of December.
Gunpowder and all.
And that "bonefire" site killed my browser. Ken Brown Here's a full version as used at Lewes in Sussex (the only county where Bonfire is properly celebrated!). I guess when they bring in all their silly new laws such verses will be illegal. Remember,Remember The Fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot; I see no reason Why Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'Twas his intent To blow up the King and the Parliament; Three score barrels of powder below Poor old England to overthrow; By God's providence he was catch'd With a dark lantern and burning match. Holler boys, holler, make the bells ring, Holler boys holler, 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 old Pope is dead! Hip, hip, Hooray!