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NEIL!!!!!!

whats "Furfur" short for

He just didn't grow as tall as the other demons.

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Piece I made for Easter based on the popular meme!

Jesus is risen and takes the wheel: I imagine a heated discussion, the Bentley calming things down with a romantic song and…vawoom!

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She was a Bentley, he was a Reliant Robin…

The Bentley and Dick Turpin as humans!

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Some stop light banter from our very own car guru, @scrapheapchallenge. In Love With My Car, Vol. 2 is coming soon! Keep your eyes on this space for more spotlights.

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How Crowley Fell

The thing I’m working on is taking a while, but I felt like I had to keep up my record of finishing 1 thing a night, so I’ve put my own spin on a concept I’ve seen a lot in the last few days: Crowley’s Fall

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Sometimes there is an easy solution to a crisis…

Incorrect Good Omens Quotes Masterpost Part 1 : here

Incorrect Good Omens Quotes Masterpost Part 2 : here

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Crowley bathing in both rain and bi lighting.

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While it doesn't mean this hc is right, (we have to Wait And See), I still love this exposition very much, and I love the bit about Houdini's wife, very clever and exactly the sort of thing which Aziraphale would know.

It's a 2-man Con

Listen, I think I know a thing.

When Aziraphale comes back from talking to the Metatron and is telling Crowley about being an angel, we've all heard the theory that he's speaking code, trying to ask for help. The more I look at that scene, the more that theory tracks.

Maybe less well-known is the theory that Crowley didn't miss a damn thing, he's answering in his own code. And again, the more I look at that scene, the more this also tracks.

(When my husband, annoyingly observant beloved partner that he is, saw the second season for the first time, he said, "That whole thing was a show for the Metatron. They have a plan. Crowley slipped something to Aziraphale when he kissed him." And I said, "Nah." But now I think he's right, and damn if he isn't smug.)

I'm gonna try to break down what I think they're saying here, because it takes just a hot minute to piece it together. I've been thinking this over for a couple of months now. I think I have most of it. I just don't know when Crowley puts whatever he's handing to Aziraphale in his own mouth. I need more eagle-y eyes, it seems.

First, Aziraphale comes back from his talk. He's pensive as he crosses the road, and anxious when he starts talking, and mouths "I need help!" as he's talking. He's acting like he does when he lies to the other angels, and once it's seen "I need help!" is pretty clear.

He does the whole thing about telling Crowley he could appoint him as an angel, like old times, but even nicer. It's all very uptight and not positive at all. My interpretation? "The Metatron is here, I think he knows we're up to something, we have to go to Heaven right now and put things right before he really does something awful to one or both of us. The time to spring the plan is NOW."

Crowley stares at him. At first it seems like he's staring in disbelief, but if you really look at his face, he's listening, hard, and interpreting as fast as he can:

He asks Aziraphale if he told the Metatron where he could stick it, then. My interpretation? "The plan has changed. I can't go with you to Heaven. You'll have to go alone."

Then Crowley starts his confession -- "We've spent our existence pretending we aren't."

Aziraphale looks at him -- not with shock, or surprise, or love, or hope, but with a "Why are you doing this now?" face. Not "Why did you wait til now to tell me, you love me, oh, I love you too!" But "Why are you telling me SOMETHING I ALREADY KNOW while our ENEMY IS LISTENING??" :

He's confused, but also listening and interpreting. What I'm hearing/seeing: I don't think this is a love confession from our demon. I think they are both well aware they love one another. They can't say it in so many words, and it's a secret from Heaven and Hell, but it's not a secret between them. I'm hearing Crowley set the scene. "The Metatron either wants us together in Heaven under control, or separated. I have things I have to do here or the plan won't work, so we'll have to separate. We need to make it look good. I do love you."

I don't think Aziraphale likes this change of plan. And Crowley can't detail why the plan has changed, not with the Metatron listening. So Aziraphale insists, come with me. The plan we had will work. Do it my way. Crowley says, "You can't leave this book shop." It's easy to interpret that as "You can't leave me," but I don't think it's that. He's saying something about the book shop being safe, or even that he can't leave without whatever they've hidden in the book shop. (I THINK THEY HID SOMETHING IN THE BOOK SHOP!) Aziraphale says, "Nothing lasts forever." I hear him saying the book shop is no longer safe, and they have to move/take whatever they've hidden and they can't speak freely there anymore.

Crowley replies, "No I suppose it doesn't. Good luck." He's gotten that much, but he is still set on his "We need to fake a break up because I can't go with you."

Aziraphale still doesn't like that. "Come back! I need you!" He's scared. Whatever he has to do in Heaven is big, and scary, and he needs and wants Crowley with him. He does not want to go into the mouth of danger alone.

This is when we get, "No nightingales." What I'm hearing? ESPECIALLY since if you listen, you can hear a LARK sing as Crowley goes out the door? It's the line from Romeo and Juliet, by Shakespeare, whose plays they both enjoy, though Crowley prefers the funny ones. "It's too late, that's a lark singing the dawn, not a nightingale singing to the night, we have to part. Our happy ending isn't yet."

Then the kiss. I do not believe this is their first kiss. I don't believe they've allowed themselves many, maybe not even more than one, but I do think they've kissed before. I'm not sure when, but I suspect 1941. (Season 3, come ON!!)

And when they part, Aziraphale stops himself from saying "I love you," and instead says, "I forgive you." I'm hearing so many things in that "I forgive you." I forgive you for leaving me on my own, I forgive you for hurting my feelings like this, I forgive you for changing the plan without telling me, I forgive you because you are forgivable whatever anyone else says, I forgive you because that's what I said when we split up at the bandstand and everything was okay in the end and I hope hope hope that everything will be okay in the end this time too.

Crowley says, "Don't bother." I'm hearing, "yeah, I hope it's all okay, too. Wish me fuckin luck. My part will be hard, too."

And as Crowley leaves, Aziraphale mouths, "No." And we hear a lark sing. A lark, singing to the dawn, and so fair Romeo must away.

Just because the break up is a ruse, doesn't mean it doesn't hurt and isn't hard. It has to look real, and so it's going to feel real, too. Ouch. :'(

And then Aziraphale touches his lips. Not once, but twice. My bad, he only touches his lips once. The first long second is pure emotion. "Why now, I hate this, I want that so badly and I can't have it."

After that, though --

After he pulls himself together a bit, he has a bulge in his cheek. He shifts his jaw to move whatever he has in his mouth to his lips, and then his first two fingers go stiff for a moment as he palms something right before he takes his hand away.

And then, this.

Edit to add: someone on Facebook asked me why a kiss to pass whatever Crowley gave to Aziraphale, why not palm it or drop it in his pocket?

My answers: 1. The kiss is a message. "We're still good, I still love you, I still want this." 2. The item is too important to be dropped in a pocket and hopefully found later. 3. The Metatron is paying WAY too close attention, and will definitely see them touch hands. Seeing a kiss and the angel rejecting the demon, though? Well, the demon forced that kiss on him, the angel didn't want it. Clearly the demon thinks this relationship is different than it is. It's a bigger gesture that sells the ruse. 4. Houdini's wife used to pass him the keys to his cuffs with a kiss before the show. This is a message that magic-loving Aziraphale WILL understand: here are the keys to your cuffs, sneaked to you by your beloved in plain sight.

That's it. That's what I got so far. I still have questions.

What did Crowley pass to Aziraphale? What's the plan? Why did it change? What does Crowley need to do that he can't go to Heaven again?

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Highlights from the conference room where they nominated contenders for Word of the Year 2023:

• They put Skibidi Toilet on the projector to explain what “skibidi” means.

• Baby Gronk was mentioned.

• We discussed the Rizzler.

• “Cunty” was nominated.

• “Enshittification” was suggested for EVERY category.

• “Blue Check” (like from Twitter) was briefly defined as “Someone who will not Shut The Fuck Up”

• The person writing notes briefly defined babygirl as “referencing [The Speaker]”. He is now being called babygirl in the linguist groupchats.

• MULTIPLE people raised their hand to say “I cannot stress this enough: ‘Babygirl’ refers to a GROWN MAN”

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OMFG I LOVE YOU GUYS

if he was still alive I know in my heart that Terry Pratchett would have done a bit about Igors and Igorinas doing gender confirmation surgery by now. going into a lab full of bubbling vials and picking out a penis from a tank the way you pick a lobster. that one, please. you gotta be careful though because they'll really try to upsell you into getting two or three installed. people going to the clinic as pairs and just having parts swapped out for a discounted rate. maybe you actually just trade brains, that's even easier. Igorth have already been doing that thurgery for thenturieth.

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Ok so click the link for post and to contact, as I don't check tumblr as often as I should, but I have new dates for my Good Omens tours of London which people are welcome to join in on if they're in the area. But if not, don't worry, just drop me a DM over on facebook and I can set up other dates as well, weekdays are best. The tour is entirely wheelchair accessible (as I'm a wheelchair user myself) and I know a few accessible bathrooms along the route. Weekdays are best as that's when most of the places are open. I've been doing this for a while now, I live locally and have added other places of interest which we pass along the route anyway. Tours meet at 11am, which gives plenty of time to saunter vaguely down to the bodyswap bench, take some photos, and then a leisurely stroll on down to the Enterprise pub for when it opens at midday. More tour details on the page.

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...I missed the whole boop thing on here 😭

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White coloured pencils, graphite pencils and white Posca marker on toned paper, A4.

Please do not repost.

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Ok so this post is about the starting crank handle, I completely forgot while I was visiting Jeremy to demonstrate where and how it's used for you all, as it's a common question I get asked, but fortunately I remembered later in the day while visiting my aunt and uncle with a very similar vehicle (Rolls Royce Silver Wraith, only a few years apart in age from Mary). So instead, I used her to demonstrate. While the Wraith's starting handle is a slightly different design to Mary's (a bit longer) the procedure and positioning is identical.

First, rotate the little chromed disk that sits under the central headlamp (if fitted), and lift the little flap at the bottom of the radiator. Next, insert the crank handle through both. Then give it a vigorous turn, keeping your thumb away from the top (poor form demonstrated here - that's asking for a dislocated thumb, oops!). It usually only takes half a turn to catch, so in the Wraith's instance, it doesn't really matter that the bumper is in the way. (She has a different front bumper to some, with a special sprung design for extra impact safety). Ideally she could probably use a slightly longer starting handle. Neither car NEEDS this to start however, as both have electric push-button starter. It would only be if your starter motor failed that you'd need to hand crank, but most of these will never get used. I even had one in my old 1969 series IIA Land Rover, but mine was a couple of feet long and held in clips behind the driver's seat against the bulkhead. Never used it, but it was a nice long heavy bit of metal to have around in case you ever felt threatened ;) (Or in case you ever need to kick start a universe of course). Hope this helps!

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Mary the Bentley reference photos post 2. POV: You're Crowley. I got you a LOAD of angles so you can see what it's like to sit in the front seat (it's easiest to take them from the back seat), and from various angles from the driver's head position. You can see the sunroof up there better as well now. See post 1 for the rest of the reference photos, I ran out of space to add more to it.

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Mary the Bentley reference images part 1. I already shared a ton a couple of years ago, but I was visiting friends and family again earlier this week, so this time I was taking requests from the good omens reference library discord, art discord, and "in love with my car" discord (where I shared all my previous reference photos of her). So this time I've got some specific request references which I didn't think to get before. Things like driver's seat POV, 90 degrees side-on, back-on, and nose-on, the boot (including tool kit and petrol filler cap in the boot), sunroof from inside and above, and of course the back seat, because I know why you all want that one. Post 2 coming shortly.

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Is that… a TRAVEL SWEET?!?

Visiting Mary the Bentley again this morning and I was inordinately amused to discover this, I STG I did NOT set this up, I asked Jeremy if he set it up as a season 2 joke but he said no, he just likes them 😅

@neil-gaiman I thought you might also find this amusing.