This required someone to drag it up to the doors, pound in nails and hang and light it. Sometimes the fuse was too fast or too short and the sapper was caught by his own device.
You know this, but the others don't.
Oft qouted in British Isles circles on 05 November, celebrated as *Guy Fawkes Day* after the bomber who attempted to reform by attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1601. For the 400 years since, Britons have celebrated the evening by lighting bonfires, since fireworkery can be a bit hard to come by, though the Guy's attempt was unsuccessful. You'll still hear some old-form Royal Engineers yell *Penny for the Guy!* before firing a demolition charge, just as Americans and others they've trained use the phrase *Fire in the hole,* three times as a safety warning.
The unsuccessful Mr. Fawkes, a Catholic at the wrong time to be professing that faith in Merry Olde England, was taken to the Tower of London and beheaded, following which a few additional modifications were carried out upon his remains. The British Parliament still officially opens its sessions by visiting the basement in a ceremonial [hopefully!] inspection for leftover or replacement infernal devices. Penny for the Guy, guv'nor?
This required someone to drag it up to the doors, pound in nails and hang and light it. Sometimes the fuse was too fast or too short and the sapper was caught by his own device.
You know this, but the others don't.