On Sunday 07 November 2004 09:45, Cotty wrote: FJW> To reinforce this I would wager that the vast majority of British school FJW> children do not have a clue why Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament. FJW> Neither do their parents. It's our only excuse to let off fireworks. FJW> FJW> Well, what other date could it be? FJW>
We do that on 31 December -- Frits W�thrich

