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I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.

Thursday, November 5, 2020

R is for Remember, Remember . . .

. . . The Fifth of November

1600's; 17 Century; 54mm Toy Soldiers; Contribution; Diorama; Firework Night; Guido Fawkes; Gunpowder Plot; Gunpowder Treason And Plot; Gunpowder Treason Plot; Guy Fawkes; Jesuit Treason; King James I; November 5 1605; November 5th; Plastic Figurines; Remember Remember; Replicants; Robert Catesby; Roman Catholics; Seasonal Toys; Treason;
Gunpowder, treason and plot

I see no reason why gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot

1600's; 17 Century; 54mm Toy Soldiers; Contribution; Diorama; Firework Night; Guido Fawkes; Gunpowder Plot; Gunpowder Treason And Plot; Gunpowder Treason Plot; Guy Fawkes; Jesuit Treason; King James I; November 5 1605; November 5th; Plastic Figurines; Remember Remember; Replicants; Robert Catesby; Roman Catholics; Seasonal Toys; Treason;
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

By God's providence he was catched

With a dark lantern and burning match

Holloa boys, holloa boys

God save the King!

Hip hip hooray!

Hip hip hooray!

1600's; 17 Century; 54mm Toy Soldiers; Contribution; Diorama; Firework Night; Guido Fawkes; Gunpowder Plot; Gunpowder Treason And Plot; Gunpowder Treason Plot; Guy Fawkes; Jesuit Treason; King James I; November 5 1605; November 5th; Plastic Figurines; Remember Remember; Replicants; Robert Catesby; Roman Catholics; Seasonal Toys; Treason;
A penny loaf to feed ol' Pope

A farthing cheese to choke him

A pint of beer to rinse it down

A faggot of sticks to burn him

Burn him in a tub of tar

Burn him like a blazing star

Burn his body from his head

Then we'll say ol' Pope is dead.

Hip hip hooray!

Hip hip hooray!

 

(Traditional English Rhyme - 17th Century)

1600's; 17 Century; 54mm Toy Soldiers; Contribution; Diorama; Firework Night; Guido Fawkes; Gunpowder Plot; Gunpowder Treason And Plot; Gunpowder Treason Plot; Guy Fawkes; Jesuit Treason; King James I; November 5 1605; November 5th; Plastic Figurines; Remember Remember; Replicants; Robert Catesby; Roman Catholics; Seasonal Toys; Treason;
Many thanks to Brian Berke for sending us a very seasonal post, figures by Peter Cole's Replicants available here from Steve Weston's website.

Original copy and images published by & (C) - Hugh Walter at 6:36 PM
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