Remember, remember the Fifth of November

[FireBird]

[MSFixR]

Organisers of a Guy Fawkes night party in Devon claim health and safety officials have forced them to watch a film of a bonfire rather than the real thing.

The event, dubbed 'non fire night', at Ilfracombe Rugby Club will see about 2,000 revellers hold sparklers and gather around a big screen showing footage of a bonfire.
Recorded images of a roaring real fire will be projected onto the 16ft by 12ft screen mounted on a scaffolding stand - at a cost of £300.
Organisers say they were put off having a real fire by the 'mountain' of paperwork and regulations set by council chiefs, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Officials at the authority said that to have a real fire they would require five qualified fire marshals and metal barricades to keep people at a safe distance.
The non-fire night will also involve giant heaters, lighting and a smoke machine to give the crowd the taste of a real bonfire night.
Sounds of crackling wood will also be broadcast on loudspeakers and £2,500 fireworks will be fired into the air.
"Certain regulations make it difficult for us to have a real bonfire. It is not really a financially viable option," said club captain Leo Cooper, 25.
"The bonfire is often the focal point so we decided to have a big screen that would do the same job."
But local resident Amy Collins, 26, complained: "The whole point of Guy Fawkes night is to watch and smell a real bonfire. I doubt Guy Fawkes would have been able to blow up Parliament with virtual gunpowder."

Ananova, 11/5/09

(What a bunch of wimps! Guy Fawkes is probably spinning in his grave.)

[RebelMan]

(it's REALLY me incase you're wondering)

[Bill5461]

That's like giving someone a picture of a car...and you close your eyes and pretend to be driving it

[Plastic Flute]

You mean a Josh?

[MissyO]

Boom-tish! Flute's still got it.