[Ssf] On the Victory Parade...

[Kevin Gillan]

Squib, n.
1. a. A common species of firework, in which the burning of the 
composition is usually terminated by a slight explosion.
   ‘Squibs are straight cylindrical cases about 6 inches long, firmly 
closed at one end, tightly packed with a strong composition, and capped 
with touch-paper’ (1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 136).

(OED)

:)

Dan wrote:
> Hi again,
> 
> I'm gonna go with the folks who weren't sure about doing the victory 
> parade on Saturday...
> 
> Resources - people, time - is a big problem for us at the minute.  I 
> think we can build up, but we should give ourselves much more time to do 
> things, and plan them properly so that we can do them with the resources 
> that we have.
> 
> I personally really like the idea of doing something when the 
> President's inaugurated in January.  We could really build to a big - 
> and positive - event that involved palestinian groups, trade justice 
> campaigners as well as anti-war folk and street theatre.  Trying to do 
> anything worth doing by Saturday is... unrealistic.  But it's still a 
> fantastic idea!
> 
> Sorry to be Mr. Realism:  again, I don't think we should be doing 
> anything that's gonna end up being a damp squib.  (What IS a squib 
> anyway?)  Coz it'll just demoralise us further!
> 
> Thoughts?  From the vast array of contributing people out there?  (Who 
> don't spend all their day obsessively checking e-mail when they should 
> be getting on with their work... I think I may have to go to 
> e-mail-a-holics anonymous.... ! )
> 
> Dan
>