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Challege 16: Mail Boosh

May 19, 2010 13:53

Title: Mail Boosh
Author: thickets
Fandom: The Mighty Boosh, Arctic Boosh stage show
Characters: Howard, Vince
Words: 200
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not owned by me!
Notes: My last entry for Challenge 16! Inspired by the little documentary about this 1999 performance of Arctic Boosh at Her Majesty's Theatre. In this iteration Howard and Vince are postmen.

( ...Do you think we could swap routes? )

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Comments 19

the_reverand May 19 2010, 18:05:32 UTC

OMG THIS IS SO MUCH AWESOME how did you fit it all into 200 words! It's hilarious and they're both so adorable and I love that Vince isn't fazed at all by Howard wanting to switch, and the repetition of "stick it in the slot" and Vince always being late because of sexy tiems and Howard's clear excitement and, and ZOOOOO!!!

You're a genius. This is lovely. :D

thickets May 19 2010, 23:14:12 UTC

I fit it into 200 words by making sure Microsoft Office didn't count my flipping ellipses as words, that's how. *shakes fist* lol

Okay, you are not going to believe me, but I so didn't even realize just how appropriately suggestive my placements of "stick it in the slot" actually were. D: Very Freudian of me, holy shit.

Thank you so much! <3

xthursdaynextx May 19 2010, 18:07:45 UTC

Haha, loved the last line :D

thickets May 19 2010, 23:16:00 UTC

Thank you! XD I was so bemused the first time I watched that video. "They're mailmen?! WHAT". Though technically I guess Unnatural Acts came before this show, but they weren't Howard and Vince yet, they were Alan and Georgie.

edit: and yes, someone needs to write Alan and Georgie fic, come to think of it. I should have prompted it in the Battle!

silver_falcon24 May 20 2010, 01:10:17 UTC

(i've been on it for a while, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

eggnogged May 19 2010, 18:36:24 UTC

Hahah! Brill! I love how Vince is kind of annoyed about having to sex up that woman. Oh, the drudgery.

This fandom needs more postmen, omg!

thickets May 19 2010, 23:19:05 UTC

Hee! XD All in a day's work for Vince Noir! Of course he doesn't object to it in principal, but it's hard to explain to his boss. XD

Hurray for postmen! It's funny, shortly after watching this I was reading one of the older articles somebody linked to on Twitter and it mentioned that Noel and Mike's dad was a postman! I was like, "Was that where that came from?"

Thank you! <3

silent_fields May 19 2010, 18:45:09 UTC

This really feels like one of the stage/curtain chats. I wish there was more footage of Arctic Boosh.

thickets May 19 2010, 23:20:08 UTC

Oh me too! And also of the old stuff from the Hen & Chickens, etc. I'm really curious to know if there is more footage out there somewhere and we've just seen edited bits, or if that's all there is.

Thanks so much <3

ftw302 May 19 2010, 20:29:39 UTC

This...is really something special. It sounds just like something they'd write, the back and forth, and the great little ender. Fantastic. Also thanks for linking to that youtube vid, I've been DYING to see anything about their earlier stage shows, but I can't find anything about it.

thickets May 19 2010, 23:21:17 UTC

Thank you so much! <3 Here's another good one, from 2001:

liljfrostbite May 20 2010, 03:40:07 UTC

I fucking love them so hard. Both this and that 1999 Arctic Boosh clip make my heart swell with the warmfuzzies. They are pure joy together.

SOMMINYJIMMINY <3 <3 <3