[Publib] "guybrarian"

[Jim Sanderson]

It is traditional in England for the young lads to go about the town on Guy
Fawkes day collecting "a penny for the guy" to pay for the fireworks etc. so
that might tie in.  As to "guybrarian", Librarian was good enough for
Casanova.


James W. Sanderson
Supervising Librarian
West Avenue Library
Newport News Public Library
2907 West Avenue
Newport News, Virginia. 23607
(757) 247-8505
(757) 247-2344
www.nngov.com/library

-----Original Message-----
From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Mary Donley
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 9:20 AM
To: mary at linse.org
Cc: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Publib] "guybrarian"

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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