Whose effigy would you throw on the bonfire [see details]?

Can I only burn one @ucme?

Good grief no, knock yourself out @Earthbound_Misfit

Good ole Guy Fawkes, points for effort.

Who would I burn?

Eric Holder I guess.

Outspoken racist fuck.

Let’s burn the Pope. Because why the fuck not.

The entire Kardashian clan.

Hmm, how about Theresa May. She IS a witch.

Ann Coulter
The Donald
W
Rudy Giuliani
“Dick” Cheney
Rush Limbaugh
Bill O’Reilly

J. J. Abrams
John Travolta
Michael Bay

Mark Burnett
All Kardashian’s

Trump, Clinton, and most of the people who supported and enabled them for presidency.
Most of the House and Senate (all the corporate corrupted ones, which is most of them).
Most of the corporate news media.

GW Bush
Cheney

Sarah Palin
Michelle Bachman

Speaker Boehner
Mitch McConnell

JJ Abrams for crimes against continuity.

I’ll throw a heap of Australian politicians on the bonfire. At the top our latest weak leader Malcolm Turnbull, followed by his band of idiots Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton, George Brandis, Eric Abetz. Then a couple of cross-bench senators who are a disgrace to humanity Pauline Hanson and David Leyonhjelm. They can join them in the pyre. I’d like to see Cardinal George Pell burning in hell, so he can sit in the flames too. From the other side of politics, I’ll just add Bill Shorten because he’s as weak as Turnbull. That will do me for now. And I know most people here will have no idea who any of these people are, but that’s fine, I do.

A symbol of “religion”, but I can’t decide who it would resemble.

@YARNLADY A statue of jesus.

The kid who picked a fight with me in 5th grade and lost me my Junior Safety Patrolman badge !! I still remember his name 60 years later. Larry Rickets.

@ragingloli How would that symbolize all the religions of the world?

^^ Memory like an elephant

@Pachy I also pick Larry. Fuck that guy.

@Berserker, thanks! Sure could have used you in my corner that day. ;-)

@ragingloli A fucking unelected one at that, burn the witch…twice.

Alan Moore and anyone involved in the production of both the comic and film __V For Vendetta_, for the proliferation of those stupid ass Guy Fawkes masks.

@Darth_Algar Yeah. Those masks suck. They’re everywhere and they look right through you going, hey baby doll how bout a lap dance. I don’t like them.

Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot gang though, props for trying lads…balls of steel.
Funny how we “celebrate” what amounts to a terrorist attack #quirkybrits

Remember remember, that time a terrorist group tried to violently replace Parliament with a Catholic theocracy, and failed.

Oh, you mean it’s not just a bad movie that started a mask wearing fad?

Best bit is Fawkes wasn’t even the leader, that role was fulfilled by the largely unknown & certainly unheralded Robert Catesby. Fawkes was selected for his expertise in the use of explosives & it was he who sourced & planted the barrels of gunpowder.

He is remembered most through being caught in the act, the first capture & for jumping from the gallows with the noose around his neck, breaking it & dying instantly.
He knew this act would avoid him the horror of being disembowled & having his testicles cut off while still living…a wise move Guy.

remember that time when a terrorist group, with the help of the french, actually did overthrow the government, because they did not want to pay taxes.

That one, too.

Think if we ask nicely, the Queen will take us back?

Tis the morning after the night before, well it’s actually afternoon but the line sounds better so…
It absolutely pissed down all day yesterday, but the rain relented as the evening wore on allowing for many fires to blaze away & fireworks to light the night sky. We don’t bother going to official displays anymore & didn’t buy any fireworks of our own this year, just viewed out of a bedroom window.

I used to love bonfire night as a kid. Although I was always terrified a rocket would land on me. Off we’d go with our tin of fireworks and everyone would share treacle toffee and parkin. And we’d bake potatoes in the embers.

And there was always a group of cheeky lads running around the streets with a guy in a wheelbarrow yelling ‘penny for the guy’. Happy days.

However, I also remember the annual fire brigade horror show of photos of kids who’d stuck fireworks in their pockets.

Ahh, jumpers for goalposts

Yup! Good fun. I love treacle toffee. You can’t get it here (or I haven’t seen it). A few years ago my niece brought over a box of Thornton’s Treacle Toffee. Oh My God! It was so good. The kids had a ‘share something from your culture day’ and we sent some in to share with the class. They loved it.

And big news @ucme, we can now buy Vimto here! Vimto! Oh there must be a god! I love Vimto. Not the fizzy stuff, the cordial. All I need now is some Dandelion and Burdock and my life will be complete. I can even buy a decent pork pie these days. A man from Milton-Mowbray moved over here and started a small goods company. His pork pies taste like real pork pies.

I love Milton Mowbray pork pies & as for Dandelion & Burdock…quench me you delicious bitch.

You had no idea how much I craved a decent pork pie! Whenever I went home eating a pork pie was on my ‘must do’ list. My Australian husband just does not get it.

My brother bought Dandelion and Burdock when I was over there and I meant to steal some, but the moment passed. I’ll just have to illegally import it I think. I might scour the English shops and see if I can find some! A Christmas gift for my tin lids!

My typing has degenerated because I have pork pie and D&B withdrawal now. All these Americans will be wondering what the heck we are talking about.

All I know is I’m going to look up some recipes.

Well, this is convenient: http://mmppa.co.uk/?page_id=8

Do you know I thought it was Melton & not Milton, just didn’t sound right, i’m off for a scotch egg & a can of lilt

SCOTCH EGGS. Now I know what I’m making for dinner on my next day off. Haven’t had one of those in ages.

Dammit man, I’m so bad at pastry. Why do you have me looking at hot water crust recipes? I suppose it’s better than trying rough puff. Butter melts at normal room temperature here. It’s awful.

It is Melton @ucme. I can’t remember it’s been a long time since I’ve seen one. And really, pork pies in the UK are just a million times better than here even if they’re not Melton Mobray or not. I do know he was one of their chief pie makers and now he lives here. They don’t use the Melton Mowbray name. I can’t even remember how I found them. I think I was having a craving moment at some point and googled.

There is nothing quite like a hot water crust pastry @Seek. That’s what makes the difference.

I’m discussing British foods with two of my fave Fluther girls…this pleases me more than it probably should

I may or may not have actually shed a tear when I found out Channel 4 bought the Great British Bake-Off and Mary Berry quit the show to stay with BBC.

Haha, @Earthbound_Misfit I had a feeling @Seek would know what we were talking about, she’s basically British anyway :D
Yeah Bake Off will be Berry free, Mel & Sue have also jumped ship, god knows who will replace them.

Say it’s not true @Seek! What will the Great British Bake-Off be without Mary! That’s just not… well… British!

ucme! No, not Sue and Mel. The world is doomed. It matters not who wins the US election on Tuesday… we’re… F#$#$!

The Australian bake-off is on here at the moment. I’m liking that.

Why all those different fonts? Weird.

WAIT, THERE’S AN AUSSIE BAKE OFF?

I already watch Masterchef AU (I was totally Team Matt). One more on the list…

(the fonts are the result of one too many @ symbols in a line)

Word has it Mary Berry is already contracted for a new show on BBC where she’ll be travelling from manor house to manor house learning about their culinary history, and making up recipes inspired by them.

Honestly I’m really looking forward to it, and Channel Four can keep Paul Hollywood (the prick).

I think Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer would be good replacements & maybe Nigella or Jamie Oliver.

I’ll watch Nigella do anything if she bounces a few times… just sayin’.

Yes! With Matt Moran and Maggie Beer. She’s so lovely. Such a sweetie. You should check out The Chef and the Cook too. That’s not been on for a while, but it was great with Maggie.

I have to say the Aussie Sue and Mel aren’t a patch on the British ones. They try, but their humour doesn’t really fly. https://www.lifestyle.com.au/bakeoff/

I think Mary Berry’s show sounds great! I’d watch that.

Nigella and Jamie, yes, that could work hey. The only thing that bugs me about Nigella is the constant sexing up of anything she’s talking about. Ohhhhh aaaah and here I am stirring these delectable butter beans and soothing them in a bath of… whatever woman, just stir!

Oh, wait, I mean Matt Sinclair, the kid who got second place last series. I called him for a win on tryout day, and I maintain he was robbed. Judge Matt is fine, too (though George is my fave of the guys) and I may have a teeny tiny crush on Shannon.

Yes woman, stir. Stir and keep stirring…

George is sweet. I agree. Matt Moran has only been a guest judge on Masterchef. He’s one of our top chefs here in Australia. I like Masterchef too. I know you and that JP guy watched it together. Check out the Aussie Bake-Off. They did chocolate last week. Sighs…

Nigella is genuine milf material but I can’t stand Jamie “ain’t I a geezer” Oliver.
He’s already contracted to chanel no4 though so probably in the box seat.

First four episodes of Aussie Bake Off series 3 on the download. Woo hoo!

Now to find out where to get all the necessary ingredients to make a proper pork pie.

I’m more of a steak & kidney pudding man myself, ahhhhhh…suet