It's time once again to celebrate that most magnificent day in the history of our country where we caught a guy trying to blow up the House of Lords in 1605, by exploding copious amounts of overseas gunpowder.
Okay, so it wasn't our country's history, in fact, we had nothing to do with it, and one does wonder why we mark this occasion, as much as I do love a public fireworks display!
There are many other moments in New Zealand's history that could take precedence over Guy Fawkes, and I think it's time to give them a look in.
Like always blow on the pie day. Early October 2009 was the time this line of all lines was handed across the footpath to an unsuspecting late-night pie eater on police 10-7. And with an average internal pie temperature of a thousand burning sparklers, it is sage advice.
Remember when Stephen Joyce got hit by a flying rubber appendage? Probably not something worth celebrating with its own day, but amusing none the less.