Yes, I'm British, I think I know who Guy Fawkes is thankyou very much Shemp.
OffWorld --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , "yifuxero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Guy Fawkes" ...(wiki): > > Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This Source > > > Guy Fawkes (13 April 1570 31 January 1606) sometimes known as Guido > Fawkes, was a member of a group of Roman Catholic conspirators from > England who planned to carry out the Gunpowder Plot. The plot was an > attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament, which would have > displaced Protestant rule by killing King James I of England and the > entire Protestant aristocracy, on 5 November 1605. > > Although Robert Catesby was the true leader and mastermind of the > plot, Fawkes was put in charge of executing it due to his military > and explosives experience. The plot was foiled shortly before its > intended completion, as Fawkes was captured while guarding the > gunpowder. Suspicions were aroused by his wearing a coat, boots and > spurs, as if he intended to leave quickly. However it is argued by > some that Guy and the other conspirators, in an early example of a > false flag operation, were set up by the government, which wanted to > rid Britain of Catholicism and needed scapegoats to arouse public > support for the scheme. If this is true, Guy and his fellow > conspirators were set up because they were some of the leading > Catholics in England at the time. It is also possible that somebody > in the group deceived them. In any event, it is unquestionable that > the Crown knew of the plan beforehand. > > Fawkes has left a lasting mark on history and popular culture. Held > in the United Kingdom (and some parts of the Commonwealth) on > November 5 is Bonfire Night, centered on the plot and Fawkes. He has > been mentioned in popular film, literature and music by people such > as Charles Dickens, John Lennon, and Alan Moore. There are > geographical locations named after Fawkes, such as Isla Guy Fawkes in > the Galápagos Islands and Guy Fawkes River in Australia. > > > > > > - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , off_world_beings <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > , "guyfawkes91" > <guyfawkes91@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > That fact that the official TMO apparently > > > > > > > No apparently about it. They genuinely did do it. Birds of a > feather & > > > so on.>> > > > > You are one dumb fuck guyfawkes, you too fell for Rick's deliberate > > manipulation. > > > > But you people are primed for it, you are part of a cult. The anti- > TM, > > anti-science cult. > > > > OffWorld > > >
