(Off topic) A message to all our Canadian members

Thanks for remembering us.

Happy Bonfire Night for the fifth of November.

Thabks John. And a cracking good Guy Fawkes Night on the Fifth of November. Mike in BC

Ditto.

Ditto again.

-- Cheers Roger T.

Happy Easter to everyone on Easter island :o)))

All the best Steve

"Michael Gray" wrote

You've all forgotten Halloween! ;-)

John.

"John Turner"

I thought Hallowe'en was a fairly recent import from North America and not a 'real' UK 'holiday'. There definitely wasn't a Hallowe'en when I lived in the UK in the 1960s. AFAIK, Hallowe'en is a North American invention to make up for the loss of Guy Fawkes night.

-- Cheers Roger T.

!?!. There was in the 1950's... candles in turnips and all that...

Nah!, thats that awful trick and treat nastiness you're thinking of.

In article , John Turner writes

Round here(1) they've forgotten Guy Fawkes Night. The big bonfire and fireworks do (Sat 2nd Oct) is being advertised as a "Ghosts and Ghouls spectacular". Not a gunpowder rebel in sight.

(1)Bury St. Edmunds.

Roger,

You couldn't have lived in Scotland :-) As kids we went out 'guisin' (disguised, dressed up) with out tumshee (suede turnip) lanterns. Lord knows how old the tradition is, but it's been around for a very long time in Scotland.

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Sat. 2nd Oct? Do you mean Sat. 1st Nov??

In message , John Turner writes

If only we could!

In message , Chris Brown writes

They're advertising that a bit early, aren't they? Saturday 2 October is

You're right. Blame it on the time warp.

Hmm, here in NZ we still celebrate the attempt to blow up the British Parliament ;-)

Regards, Greg.P.

Just imagine the party if the plotters /had/ blown up every politican in the country :-)

Nahh, the US would probably have been a part of the Commonwealth - playing with history is dangerous territory!