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Nice avatar by the way.

So, how long are you going to keep it that way?

I always preferred 667 - The Neighbour Of The Beast

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streamline wrote:I always preferred 667 - The Neighbour Of The Beast

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Right wing?

Ozpat wrote:

streamline wrote:I always preferred 667 - The Neighbour Of The Beast

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Right wing?

now I'm lost.........

Ozpat wrote:

streamline wrote:I always preferred 667 - The Neighbour Of The Beast

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Right wing?

Only in the West

Motz wrote:

Ozpat wrote:

streamline wrote:I always preferred 667 - The Neighbour Of The Beast

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Right wing?

Only in the West

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...

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.

THE FOOLS!

Surely the neighbour of the beast would live at 668 and not 667?

I read "Beast" as "Breast"..............sorry

scotty wrote:I read "Beast" as "Breast"..............sorry

***Tit monday's on the 24th***

Big Si wrote:

scotty wrote:I read "Beast" as "Breast"..............sorry

***Tit monday's on the 24th***

robertzombie wrote:Surely the neighbour of the beast would live at 668 and not 667?

Depends whether yer in a terrace or a detatched, don't it?
Where would Beelzebub reside?

I think a nice, two-bedroom semi in Swindon.

robertzombie wrote:Surely the neighbour of the beast would live at 668 and not 667?

Not if you live on a one-sided street like I do

DerekR wrote:

robertzombie wrote:Surely the neighbour of the beast would live at 668 and not 667?

Not if you live on a one-sided street like I do

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?

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).

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?

So the Devil is English ? How come I'm not surprised ?

He actually lives in 10.

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.

Badlander wrote:He actually lives in 10.

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, actually

Motz wrote:Generally it's odds on one side, evens on the other.

I totally agree. The odd ones are on one side of the Channel, the even ones on the other side.


IZ.

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).

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.

What? This must be one of the more surreal derails.

A nice day for the beast will be this years' June 6th.