NAME
Acme::MetaSyntactic::good_omens - The Good Omens theme
DESCRIPTION
This list gives the names of the characters from Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's novel, Good Omens.
Source: Good Omens
A Narrative of Certain Events occurring in the last eleven years of human history, in strict accordance as shall be shewn with:
The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter
Compiled and edited, with Footnotes of an Educational Nature and Precepts for the Wise, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
SUPERNATURAL BEINGS
- God
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God
- Metatron
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The Voice of God
- Aziraphale
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An angel, and part-time rare book dealer
- Satan
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A Fallen Angel; the Adversary
- Beelzebub
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A Likewise Fallen Angel and Prince of Hell
- Hastur
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A Fallen Angel and Duke of Hell
- Ligur
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Likewise a Fallen Angel and Duke of Hell
- Crowley
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An Angel who did not so much Fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards
APOCALYPTIC HORSEPERSONS
- DEATH
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Death
- War
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War
- Famine
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Famine
- Pollution
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Pollution
HUMANS
- Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer
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A Witchfinder
- Agnes Nutter
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A Prophetess
- Newton Pulsifer
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Wages Clerk and Witchfinder Private
- Anathema Device
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Practical Occultist and Professional Descendant
- Shadwell
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Witchfinder Sergeant
- Madame Tracy
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Painted Jezebel [mornings only, Thursdays by arrangement] and Medium
- Sister Mary Loquacious
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A Satanic Nun of the Chattering Order of St. Beryl
- Mr Young
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A Father
- Mr Tyler
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A Chairman of a Residents' Association
- A Delivery Man
THEM
- ADAM
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An Antichrist
- Pepper
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A Girl
- Wensleydale
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A Boy
- Brian
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A Boy
Full Chorus of Tibetans, Aliens, Americans, Atlanteans and other rare and strange Creatures of the Last Days.
AND
- Dog
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Satanical hellhound and cat-worrier
CONTRIBUTOR
Jean Forget.
IN MEMORIAM
This theme is dedicated to Terry Pratchett (1948-2015)
One day I'll be dead and THEN you'll all be sorry.
-- (Terry Pratchett, 28 Nov 1992, on alt.fan.pratchett)CHANGES
2016-06-08 - v1.001
Updated with "IN MEMORIAM" after the passing of Sir Terry Pratchett on March 12, 2015. Published in Acme-MetaSyntactic-Themes version 1.046.
2012-05-07 - v1.000
Received its own version number in Acme-MetaSyntactic-Themes version 1.000.
2006-10-23
Introduced in Acme-MetaSyntactic version 0.97.
2006-09-14
Impressed by Abigail's technique of POD within here-doc, Jean Forget submitted a version of good_omens.pm which uses the same trick, using the exact text of the corresponding chapter in the novel, with minor formatting changes to turn it into normal POD.
2006-06-21
Submitted by Jean Forget