foxy Guido Fawkes
fall guy for government fail
in gunpowder plot
Guy Fawkes was caught with barrels of gunpowder in the cellars under the Houses of Parliament the day before King James I was due to formally open the new session on November 5th, 1605. Since then autumn bonfires have been enthusiastically lit, ‘guys’ burnt and fireworks exploded to remind us that “gunpowder, treason and plot” should “ne’er be forgot.”
Zenrinji 
My favorite holiday. Remember, remember, the fifth of November. Happy bonfire night!
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Autumn and bonfires, what’s not to like? 🙂 And gratified that you appreciate a distinctly British tradition where Bonfire Night is concerned! (Note we haven’t really taken on Thanksgiving — yet! — though UK retailers have adopted Black Friday with alacrity …
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And the monolith that is American culture rolls onward (and downward).
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Ah well, chin up, could be worse, we could all have no culture when certain narcissists go beyond calling each other madder than they are …
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