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As a matter of protocol, the Cannon is fired by a cigarette butt after a convenient number of verses of Godiva's Hymn. For the firing, black powder has conventionally been used with finely divided asbestos as wadding. This type of wadding replaced toilet paper in 1964 after the injury to the nurse. In 1959, an artificer was appointed by the Engineering Society to inspect the Cannon, issue powder and in general look after the material needs of the Cannon. | As a matter of protocol, the Cannon is fired by a cigarette butt after a convenient number of verses of Godiva's Hymn. For the firing, black powder has conventionally been used with finely divided asbestos as wadding. This type of wadding replaced toilet paper in 1964 after the injury to the nurse. In 1959, an artificer was appointed by the Engineering Society to inspect the Cannon, issue powder and in general look after the material needs of the Cannon. | ||
The Cannon Guards are the (now) black-helmeted | The Cannon Guards are the (now) black-helmeted students protecting the Cannon. | ||
The Chief Attiliator wears a belt made from the chain that once protected the Waterloo Tool, from the [[Waterloo Tool Liberation of 1982]], as well as a ring that was once a part of the Queen's Grease Pole, taken from the [[Queen's Grease Pole Liberation of 2000]]. | |||
===Etymology of "Attiliator"=== | ===Etymology of "Attiliator"=== | ||