Legacy

Anarchist poster from the mid-20th century

In 18th-century England, it became a tradition for children to display a grotesque effigy of Fawkes, termed a "guy", as part of the Bonfire Night celebration.^[20] As part of the tradition, they would often stand on streetcorners begging for "a penny for the guy".^[21] The "guy" would be burned on a bonfire at the end of the evening. As a consequence, "guy" came to mean a man of odd appearance. Subsequently, in American English, "guy" lost any pejorative connotation, becoming a simple reference for any man.^[5]

Fawkes was ranked 30th in the 2002 list of the 100 Greatest Britons, sponsored by the BBC and voted for by the public.^[22] He was also included in a list of the 50 greatest people from Yorkshire.^[23] The Guy Fawkes River and thus Guy Fawkes River National Park in northern New South Wales, Australia were named after Fawkes by explorer John Oxley, who, like Fawkes, was from North Yorkshire. In the Galápagos Islands a collection of two crescent-shaped islands and two small rocks northwest of Santa Cruz Island, are called Isla Guy Fawkes.^[24]

V for Vendetta is a comic book series whos main protagonist, "V", is wearing a black-and-white Guy Fawkes mask. The character came into mainstream popularity after the film adaption, and thereafter it became the mascot of the anti-Scientology advocacy group Project Chanology.

He's a HERO to a lot of people, such as myself...

Yes, it's essentially the ultimate GEEK gaming table.

photos by Jonathan Moore

Over the weekend Jonathan Moore shot some photos of a Dungeons & Dragons game organized by King of RPGs that was taking place on Market Street in San Francisco near the chess players.

via Ed Hunsinger

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Dungeons and Dragons IS the answer...

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