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Rich Lenoardi’s in England!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Stopped by the Houses of Parliament to listen to MPs debate a bill concerning the merits of "a rail-free mass transit vehicle" (I think to myself, "this sounds like a bus") and to visit the exhibit commemorating<\/strong><\/a> the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot<\/strong><\/a>. The exhibit is small, and the exhibitors seem at pains to avoid offending anyone’s sectarian sensibilities. I bought a Guy Fawkes Tea Towel as a souvenir. There also was a Guy Fawkes "Barrel of Mustard" available, but I suspected it wouldn’t travel well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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