The posting of the beast
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So, how long are you going to keep it that way?
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I always preferred 667 - The Neighbour Of The Beast
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Ozpat wrote:Right wing?streamline wrote:I always preferred 667 - The Neighbour Of The Beast
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Apparently the sequel to Good Omens (Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman) was going to be called 668 the neighbour of the beast but they never got round to writing it, and anyway, someone nicked the idea.
When Neil Gaiman was doing his book-signing tour for Neverwhere he told the following story:
It seems that Neil and Pterry went to see a film producer in Hollywood who was interested in filming Good Omens. Before they went into this guy's office, Pterry said, "hey, Neil, I think we should have a safety word. You know, a word so that if either of us say it, the other one can tell he's not happy, and we make our excuses and leave."
"Sure," said Neil, "but what word can we use? It needs to be something that wouldn't normally come up in conversation."
"I know," said Pterry, "what about 'Biggles'?"
So they go in to see this guy, and he starts with his spiel; "So, guys, love the book, but for Hollywood, I think we're going to have to make a few changes, OK? Our focus groups suggest that people aren't happy about demons, yeah? So maybe we can drop this character Crowley? And we need some love interest, so maybe Adam could hook up with this Pepper girl..."
And Neil turns around to see Pterry in the classic "fighter pilot" pose (hands pretending to be flying goggles, elbows out like wings) humming the Dam Busters theme...
When Neil Gaiman was doing his book-signing tour for Neverwhere he told the following story:
It seems that Neil and Pterry went to see a film producer in Hollywood who was interested in filming Good Omens. Before they went into this guy's office, Pterry said, "hey, Neil, I think we should have a safety word. You know, a word so that if either of us say it, the other one can tell he's not happy, and we make our excuses and leave."
"Sure," said Neil, "but what word can we use? It needs to be something that wouldn't normally come up in conversation."
"I know," said Pterry, "what about 'Biggles'?"
So they go in to see this guy, and he starts with his spiel; "So, guys, love the book, but for Hollywood, I think we're going to have to make a few changes, OK? Our focus groups suggest that people aren't happy about demons, yeah? So maybe we can drop this character Crowley? And we need some love interest, so maybe Adam could hook up with this Pepper girl..."
And Neil turns around to see Pterry in the classic "fighter pilot" pose (hands pretending to be flying goggles, elbows out like wings) humming the Dam Busters theme...
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What a fascinating segue! I have heard similar tales, of Discworld adaptions faltering because American producers wanting to lose the 'DEATH' angle, as they did from Good Omens abortive transfer to the big screen.
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Surely the neighbour of the beast would live at 668 and not 667?
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Depends whether yer in a terrace or a detatched, don't it?robertzombie wrote:Surely the neighbour of the beast would live at 668 and not 667?
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I think a nice, two-bedroom semi in Swindon.
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My England-based cousin once said numbers just went on and on til the end of the street and than run back all the way to the beginning at the other side unlike we continentals do - odd numbers one side, even other side. So what's the trick then?DerekR wrote:Not if you live on a one-sided street like I dorobertzombie wrote:Surely the neighbour of the beast would live at 668 and not 667?
Your cousin was having you on I think. Normally it's even on one side, odd on the other unless you live on a street like mine where there are only houses on one side. I'm no.26, the house to my left is 25 and the house to my right is 27, but my situation is unusual (I've been told that before, lol).
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So the Devil is English ? How come I'm not surprised ?Obviousman wrote: My England-based cousin once said numbers just went on and on til the end of the street and than run back all the way to the beginning at the other side unlike we continentals do - odd numbers one side, even other side. So what's the trick then?
He actually lives in 10.
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That depends on which road. IIRC, cul-de-sacs [roads which only open at one end] are sometimes numbered straight on if the houses curve round (rather than stopping at a wall/whatever at the end).
Iunno. Generally it's odds on one side, evens on the other.
Iunno. Generally it's odds on one side, evens on the other.
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It's Brighton he lives (my cousin - he's not related to the devil as far as I know ), IIRC, but never been there so wouldn't know Odd one side/even other would seem normal to me too, actuallyBadlander wrote:He actually lives in 10.
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I totally agree. The odd ones are on one side of the Channel, the even ones on the other side.Motz wrote:Generally it's odds on one side, evens on the other.
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It was like that in the street I grew up in; a victorian terrace on one side numbered 1-20 consecutively. But then they built some post-war semis on the other side (in one of which we lived) that were numbered 21-30 (I think) so we (number 24) were between 23 and 25, but opposite 12.DerekR wrote:Your cousin was having you on I think. Normally it's even on one side, odd on the other unless you live on a street like mine where there are only houses on one side. I'm no.26, the house to my left is 25 and the house to my right is 27, but my situation is unusual (I've been told that before, lol).
What? This must be one of the more surreal derails.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
—Bertrand Russell