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Is there a joke I'm missing?
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
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match
Holler boys, holler boys, let the bells ring
Holler boys, holler boys
God save the King!
Nevermind, missed the post title
IDK if a joke, but it's a reference to the gunpowder plot.
Maybe the comments here are, but the original tweet has literally zero reference to it. There is no joke in the original tweet, just pearl clutching.
It's the title of the post? The fifth of November is Guy Fawkes day, Gunpowder Plot.
Ah yea, missed the post title. My bad.
I think that's their point, that the joke is flimsy to begin with
Yeah, that's what I originally assumed, but their response didn't make sense.
Yes... November 5th is the gunpowder plot anniversary made famous (again in NA by the movie V For Vendetta)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot?wprov=sfla1
Yes. Your reaction is a bit dramatic.