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* It can take years to get some of the jokes. More if you don't read [[The Bible (Literature)|The Bible]] that often.

* ''[[Good Omens (Literature)|Good Omens]]'': I cant remember if I got it the first time and forgot about it, or if it went totally over my head, but the second time I read it it was a true "whooooa" moment. We know Crowley is the serpent from the Garden of Eden - a demon who corrupts humankind by causing them to reject God's instructions and eat from the tree of Knowledge. But Aziraphale, the angel who gives them his flaming sword for warmth, is ''Prometheus'' - the Titan who gave the humans heavenly fire, against the orders of Zeus, and was punished for it. Both myths describe a supernatural being in favour of humans having independent intelligence, who were punished by a god jealously guarding it - but Satan is the [[Designated Villain|bad guy]], whereas Prometheus is a hero. [[Not So Different|Two sides of the same coin]], as Crowley and Aziraphale are shown to be throughout the book - both rejected from their respective sides of the [[Balance Between Good and Evil]] as they both consider that whether humans act for good or bad, they deserve to have the ''choice''. -[[Johnny E]]

** It took me a few readings of ''[[Good Omens (Literature)|Good Omens]]'' to get that Anathema's relief upon hearing Crowley address Aziraphale as "angel" was that she was wary of getting raped and assumed it was [[Mistaken for Gay|a term of endearment]]. --[[Karalora]]