Penny For the Guy!

[eumelia]

I know, I know, not my holiday, but I feel a special something towards it mainly because of the graphic novel (and to a lesser extent the movie), not because of the "blowing stuff up", but because of opposing Fascism thing.

And thus, as they say...

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

The rest is about how he failed and particularly insulting towards Catholics and thus has no place in this celebration of subversiveness *grin*.
The complete (and non-PC) poem you can find here, the actual wording and rhyming is actually entertaining, but like many things it has fallen out of favour and perhaps it's better that way... so long as we can always find them when we want to.

Even Neil advocates the Fifth.

And now for something completely different!
I began to learn Arabic today, which I don't think I've managed to actually comprehend very well, other than I have to make sure I think in Hebrew and not English, since the grammar and sentence structure is similar.
We're not learning any reading or writing, only speaking, which is what want really, seeing that the written language is different from the spoken. The teacher gave us the alphabet, so I'm pretty sure I'll be able to understand the words if not the meaning, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
We shall see.

Comments

[tamara-russo.livejournal.com]

Hey, sweetie, what do you think of a "My last inch" tattoo? I started to think about it these past few days. The book is incredible.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

What, the whole letter?!!

[tamara-russo.livejournal.com]

No... I thought about the wording "My last inch" above a small line the length of an inch (like you write down measurments).

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

That's a really cool idea!

I'd do it on my foot or wrist... maybe the back of the neck (like how you sometimes see bar-code tats).

Seriously though,

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't mind a quote from that book as a tattoo, or maybe a Fawkes mask somewhere.

It's an incredible book, isn't it? My fave Alan Moore book.

Re: Seriously though,

[tamara-russo.livejournal.com]

The mask would be quite interesting. Haven't you said you were going to see a doctor about it?

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

In January it'll be a year since my scar was treated, I'll ask them then. If I do get a tat it'll be winter in any event, so waiting until then isn't a big deal.

Re: Seriously though,

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

You know those pictures of the Mask of Comedy and Tragedy? Do you think a Guy mask would look better with Comedy or Tragedy? I'm inclined to say Tragedy, because a Guy mask looks like it's smirking, anyway.

Re: Seriously though,

[tamara-russo.livejournal.com]

I've no idea...

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I've never heard that alternate verse before.

... And it wasn't on the wiki page a week ago when I last looked. I suspect the alternative may be a case of wiki vandalism...?

However, yes, I echo your sentiment, it's a fantastic thing to celebrate.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

No, I've seen the second verse elsewhere, but wiki is generally the first place people look nowadays any way, plus the whole anarchistic method of wiki suits the day :-)

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

It genuinely terrifies me that wiki is the first place people look for information these days. :)

Just about every time I've looked up something archaeological, or something that I know a lot about, the information in Wiki has been wrong.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Pfft, tell me about it! Wiki is generally not the place to base all your facts, but it's a good starting point, I think.

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

If it weren't for the movie, I'd actually be totally ignorant of Guy Fawkes Day but, to be shallow, I do have a special place in my heart for it now if only for that reason.

[daemonfall.livejournal.com]

Good movie, nice poem good words. I like the sentiment, though I don't share all that well :)

But what's "freak on the leach?" *ponders*

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

and particularly insulting towards Catholics and thus has no place in this celebration of subversiveness *grin*.

What's not subversive about taunting Catholics?

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

I can never tell on the internet if people are serious or joking, by the icon you've put on I'll assume you're being funny :)

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I always remember the Blackadder line "Cold is God's way of telling us to burn more Catholics".

I have no animus against Catholics as individuals but I don't like the institution much.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

LOL!

I hear you, the Rabbinical Institution in Israel practically controls family law in Israel. It's disgusting. Any religion which is institutionalized is a part of the "Big Bad"

I just dislike putting offensive lyrics or anything which is a collective insult... I can do it to Judaism, because I myself am Jewish, but to religions not my own... I try not to.