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Hey everyone!
Despite a solid week of fireworks going off tonight is officially bonfire night where once a year the UK commemorates the failed plot to blow up the house of lords and murder King James and celebrates the arrest of the most famous of the gunpowder plotters, Guy Fawkes!
Traditionally, bonfires are lit and fireworks set off with the odd Guy getting burnt on the fire for good measure. Do you have any plans for this years bonfire night? Is there an annual fireworks display that you usually visit and what do you think of the tradition of bonfire night in general? 
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@ComaChameleon wrote:
@jonsie wrote:One of the traditions that seems to be long gone is the tap tap at the door and a small voice yelling 'penny for the guy, mister!'.....
Unsafe in today's world:smileysad:
What did this tradition mean?
All the kids used to make a paper/model 'Guy', dress him up in old clothes stolen off washing lines and go round knocking on doors asking for a penny. They used the money either for sweets or to buy fireworks. The Guy was then placed on top of the bonfire and all cheered when he caught fire and burned to ashes. Terrible really weren't we.... 
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@jonsie Not half as terrible as those morons who decided their 'guy' should be in the shape of Grenfell Tower, complete with painted pictures of people screaming at windows!!
Extremely pleased that this has now become a police matter with 5 men arrested for the offence
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@Cleoriff wrote:@jonsie Not half as terrible as those morons who decided their 'guy' should be in the shape of Grenfell Tower, complete with painted pictures of people screaming at windows!!
Extremely pleased that this has now become a police matter with 5 men arrested for the offence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46106224
My God. That is unbelievably sick.
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Rhe 5 apparently handed themselves in when the video went viral. Another tonight so 6 now. There's the question of whether it's a criminal offence or not and whether it was intended to cause offence to others. Wtf.....
I reckon laughing themselves stupid and posting it on social media would indeed cause offence and it was maybe meant as a joke but I hope they do get prosecuted!
