Sunday, November 05, 2006

Remember, Remember

Today is Guy Fawkes Day, which honestly means nothing to Americans. But some of us do try to remember it because we think it makes us seem cool and "with-it."

So, anyway, today is the day set aside for trying to assassinate royalty. I don't think we have any particularly oppressive kings in the western world right now, but there's probably some third-world "emperor" who could use hoisting on someone else's petard.

If you're feeling less energetic, it would be a good day to read or watch V for Vendetta. Whatever you do, though: don't blame me.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

"So, anyway, today is the day set aside for trying to assassinate royalty. I don't think we have any particularly oppressive kings in the western world right now, [...]"

That's one way of looking at what Fawkes and company were up to. Another was is that a small group of religious fanatics were plotting to use murder and kidnapping to overthrow the legitimate government and place a nine-year-old puppet queen on the throne of England. They didn't have a problem with the basic structure of English government, and probably none with the idea of oppressing all but one religion, they just disagreed with James I about which religion should be suppressed.

Andrew Wheeler said...

James: Well, if you're going to be all serious asbout it, we'll never knock off any kings!

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