StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Mrs Dopamine dragged me to the one in Lewes a few > years ago. They burn an effigy of an unpopular > local or political figure every year. > > Ahem.. there are several competing bonfires in > lewes, all with their own effigies > > "It all seemed a bit Mississipi Burning to me." > > This isn't helping is it?? > > My local bonfire crew (Waterloo) were the ones > that made national news on the back of having > Salmond > > Cliffe bonfire has a couple of Putins, one in a > mankini > > It is all fairly intense, but as with Ottery tar > barrels, it's good to see something so divorced > from "regular" consumer culture once a year Intense indeed brother. Everyone else seemed to be having a blast so more power to them. Each to their own I guess.