Haha, well if it interests you, I shall explain (and this is your chance to run for your life skip the next few small, yet no less daunting, paragraphs and go straight to the sincere and heartfelt 'thank you, enjoy' part):
It's not really about anything, it's more...well, it's more the image you draw from it. The quote, "like riding a velocipede," is a simile used by Aziraphale (an angel) comparing his out-of-practice knowledge of 19th century stage magic to that of riding a 19th century bicycle (or the predecessor of one anyway)- "You never forgot how."
Of course, then you simply must pause and conjure up the image of an older, slightly rotund, angel-disguised-as-an-Englishman, learning how to ride one such contraption, politely tipping his hat to the gentleman next to him and saying, "Tally-ho my fine jack-sauce," and thinking it was a compliment, then promptly peddling into a tree. For the third time. In ten minutes. Oh yes, wonderful images, that. (But perhaps I just have an overachiever for an imagination...)
And that is how that icon was born. Although it's not the plot of the book (that's about the Apocolypse, and how it came to happen...or not as the case may be), I really do suggest you read the book it came from: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. You won't regret it, promise.
LOL! Thanks for the explanation, which was even more amusing than the icon! I do remember reading 'Good Omens' about 10 years ago and being only mildly entertained, but it looks like I'll have to try it again (if I can find my copy, somewhere on the dusty shelves) :) 'Tally-ho my fine jack-sauce' is a great line! And I adore your flaming sword icon too, so the omens are good for my liking the book if I can find it again.
Yeah, I only just got into it this past October, but I always seem to be behind the times (give or take a decade, haha). I was too busy pretending I was a Power Ranger back in '90 to read the dry wit of two Brits, haha. If you can find it again, I do hope you like it!
It's not really about anything, it's more...well, it's more the image you draw from it. The quote, "like riding a velocipede," is a simile used by Aziraphale (an angel) comparing his out-of-practice knowledge of 19th century stage magic to that of riding a 19th century bicycle (or the predecessor of one anyway)- "You never forgot how."
Of course, then you simply must pause and conjure up the image of an older, slightly rotund, angel-disguised-as-an-Englishman, learning how to ride one such contraption, politely tipping his hat to the gentleman next to him and saying, "Tally-ho my fine jack-sauce," and thinking it was a compliment, then promptly peddling into a tree. For the third time. In ten minutes. Oh yes, wonderful images, that. (But perhaps I just have an overachiever for an imagination...)
And that is how that icon was born. Although it's not the plot of the book (that's about the Apocolypse, and how it came to happen...or not as the case may be), I really do suggest you read the book it came from: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. You won't regret it, promise.
Thanks, and enjoy! :)
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Thanks for the icon and the explanation!
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