Gayer than a tree full of monkeys

A characteristic of Angels is that when irked or given permission to, they can smite. However, pitying Adam and the pregnant Eve, Aziraphale gave the sword to the humans. “Many people, meeting Aziraphale for the first time, formed three impressions: that he was English, that he was intelligent, and that he was gayer than a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide.” ― Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.

There are three things people always assume upon meeting Aziraphale: 1) that he is English, 2) that he is very intelligent, and 3) that he is gayer than a tree full of monkeys high on nitrous oxide. Namespaces Page Discussion. Views Read View source View history.

Many people, meeting Aziraphale for the first time, formed three impressions: that he was English, that he was intelligent, and that he was gayer than a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide. Aziraphale was the original owner of the flaming sword, and was meant to use it to guard the eastern entrance to the Garden of Paradise.

An angel of Heaven. It's in the job description, after all. Navigation menu Personal tools Create account Log in. It finally ends up in the hands of Warone of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Aziraphale has been a 'field agent' for Heaven for thousands of years, and due to being more in touch — and having more in common — with his opposite number than with his colleagues in Heaven, he has developed a rather flexible Arrangement with Crowley.

He is an expert on prophecy books, and possesses a few copies that have inscriptions dedicated to him. But one out of three isn't bad.

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However, heaven is not in England and angels don't have genders unless they try, very, very hard. He runs a bookshop in London, where he only sells a book when he absolutely must. Being an Angel is not to mistake him for a soft touch. And just sometimes an Angel will smite a tadge more righteously than the situation, strictly speaking, calls for Category : Good Omens characters.

There are three things people always assume upon meeting Aziraphale: 1 that he is English, 2 that he is very intelligent, and 3 that he is gayer than a tree full of monkeys high on nitrous oxide.