[Publib] "guybrarian"

[Mary Donley]

I think the word guy comes from "Guy Fawkes" and his
gunpowder plot.  See below from  

http://www.answers.com/topic/guy-fawkes

Mary

Guy Fawkes, Revolutionary

    * Born: 13 April 1570
    * Birthplace: Stonegate, York, England
    * Died: 31 January 1606
    * Best Known As: Most famous member of England's
"Gunpowder Plot"

Guy Fawkes is the most famous among the conspirators
who took part in 1605's "Gunpowder Plot," a failed
attempt to blow up King James I of England and the
Houses of Parliament. Fawkes and his partners were
Roman Catholics who decided desperate measures were
required to replace the king, a Protestant. The plot
was hatched in the spring of 1604 by Robert Catesby,
and eventually came down to a plan to blow up the
parliament on 5 November 1605, the date of an official
opening attended by members of both houses as well as
the king. Fawkes and a dozen others took part in the
plot, with Fawkes designated as the one in charge of
the explosives. (During the 1590s he served in the
Spanish army in the Netherlands, and it is thought he
had experience with munitions.) Fawkes and his cohorts
stashed 36 barrels -- nearly two tons -- of gunpowder
in a rented cellar beneath the House of Lords. A
search of the cellar the night of 4 November found the
explosives and Fawkes, and he was arrested and
tortured; within a few days the other conspirators
were either killed or captured. On 31 January he was
executed, after being tried and convicted of treason.
Because the plot was foiled, 5 November was designated
a holiday, but over time the holiday has also become a
celebration of Fawkes's revolutionary intent. English
traditions on Guy Fawkes Night include bonfires,
fireworks and the burning of effigies known as "guys."

Fawkes picked up the nickname "Guido" after his stint
in the Spanish army... Fawkes was an inspiration for
Alan Moore's 1982 book, V for Vendetta.



--- Mary Linse <mary at linse.org> wrote:

> Here I am enjoying word play and fashion lessons,
> but I guess my
> computer had had enough.  It started putting
> guybrarian posts in the
> spam folder.  It's not even Friday yet.
> 
> Mary Linse
> 
> 
> On 12 Jul 2007 17:49:21 -0000,
> MichaelMay.5603196 at bloglines.com
> <MichaelMay.5603196 at bloglines.com> wrote:
> > And according to the same Etymology site, a "guy"
> is a "grotesquely or poorly
> > dressed person."
> >
> > --
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