#sw erdnase

[pissas29pissas]

Pls tell me someone here likes this shi / just some sketches ♣️♥️♠️♦️

[o-uncle-newt]

I do love that Aziraphale is willing to give away the Doctor Who annual but is only willing to lend the signed Erdnase. He'll never not be a magician at heart and he won't give that up.

On that note, I just found the post I did about Erdnase when Neil released the word from the script.

Turns out I threw just about every possible theory at the wall to see what stuck, and so my suggestion that Aziraphale owns a first edition with identifying info about the author ended up being correct, but also, obviously. I'd have been more surprised if Aziraphale, who owned the original Book of Revelations, did NOT own a signed first edition The Expert at the Card Table with clues to the author's identity.

(Also, I strongly disliked the joke about Jane Austen, but I'd have loved jokes about the true identity of SW Erdnase and his exploits.)

The thing I DO want to pat myself on the back for, though, is this:

Now, personally, having thought about it for the five minutes it took for me to get this far down in the reblog, my favorite way for Erdnase to be incorporated would be that, if I'm understanding the little tidbits of info that have come out, it seems very possible that Aziraphale and Crowley have lost some, if not all, of their angelic powers and connections. So could one, or both, of them be trying to recoup some skills by learning them out of a book- or possibly multiple books? Now that I type it out it doesn't SEEM likely but it would be cool.

BECAUSE I WAS RIGHT! It was in a minisode but I was STILL RIGHT! Aziraphale does use sleight of hand in a situation where he no longer has magical powers. It's not because he lost his magic in the present, and it's not related to Erdnase himself, but THAT STILL HAPPENED. And it was, and still is, my favorite of the theories that I had at the time. So that's pretty dang cool.

(That said, I do think that the "miracle blocking card" was a ridiculous plot device that makes no sense and seems far too convenient for them not to be used all the time. But it let my theory be accurate so I don't care for right now.)

[frederikschubert]

S.W. Erdnase Typospielwiese

[vegemite-n-weetbix]

HHHMMMMM INTERESTING

As a late birthday gift to Earth can you please give us one more out of context word from the GO2 script? The fandom quite literally thrives on this stuff

Erdnase.

[unbotheredgoose]

i wonder what jim would do if they met erdnase

enby besties cheating at cards together lol

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[carruth00]

Notorious Crooks: Who Was Erdnase?

By Paul Drexler for The Examiner...

Born in Connecticut in 1872, Andrews picked up an early interest in magic and card manipulation and became a professional gambler at 18. By 1900, he was one of the best card sharks in the country.

In 1902 a man calling himself S.W. Erdnase self-published "The Expert at the Card Table." This 143-page book explained and demonstrated the "shuffles," "shifts," and sleight-of-hand techniques used by card sharks and magicians. The first edition sold poorly, and the author reduced the price to $1 per copy.

By 1903, Andrews was at the peak of his career, claiming an annual income of more than $20,000 (worth $600,000 today). But life as a hustler had taken its toll. He had developed serious digestive problems and a raging temper.

He took up with Bessie Boutin, a prostitute with a taste for luxury. They fought frequently over her drinking and his jealousy. In October 1904, Boutin disappeared in Denver, and Andrews left town with her jewelry. When her body was discovered, he was the main suspect in her death. Andrews was later linked to two other unsolved murders. Read the rest of the article at:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/notorious-crooks-who-was-erdnase/Content?oid=2931064

[yourhalfassedmessiah]

"The Expert at the Card Table" - SW Erdnase

[o-uncle-newt]

OH HANG ON, I don't usually do this but-

First @neil-gaiman reblogs my John Finnemore thing, then he gives exactly the kind of cryptic hint designed to drive me nuts?! SW ERDNASE?!?! Okay it is ON.

Look, I may be better at reading about magic than I am at doing it, but like so many nerds I had my Magic Phase (TM) and in fact I only two weeks ago read a book about Dai Vernon so I'm going to have some fun-

Okay, so The Expert at the Card Table was published in 1902. That means that it's unlikely that Erdnase is a character in one of the historical mini shorts, as Victorian would likely be too early (yes she died in 1901 but I'm assuming that the short is around the same time as the first one because they all seem to be thematically similar to existing historical scenes from S1) and WWII would be too late (by then magic aficionados were very much buzzing over who Erdnase might be and so he'd- or she'd!- have likely wanted to remain undercover. (Also, on both counts, I'm pretty sure it's assumed that he's- which I'll stick with for convenience and because it's balance of probability given the description of the author, though it could THEORETICALLY have been a front man- American. MAYBE Canadian.) But Victorian would be interesting if, for example, a young Erdnase showed up at a magic class Aziraphale was in...?

(THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL FLASHBACK MATERIAL NOT MENTIONED YET. BUT IF I THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT I MIGHT SCREAM.)

If it's brought up in the modern day bits, maybe there's something in the show about figuring out who Erdnase is? Or someone named ES Andrews? I presume it would have something to do with Aziraphale ending up with a copy in his shop- the book itself isn't valuable (it's been reprinted) but maybe a first edition, possibly with identifying info? Obviously the first season (and indeed, more importantly IMO, the book) established Aziraphale as a magic aficionado and so there's an automatic possible link. But presumably by that time Erdnase himself would be dead, unless the idea is researching to find him, or Az or Crowley or somebody reminiscing about having met him.

Note that I'm immediately discarding the idea of Aziraphale being Erdnase because it's clear that his development of magical skills ended in 1870, unless he has a separate hobby as a poker cheat. CROWLEY being Erdnase I find to be an interesting thought but unlikely because even if he were the kind of demon to put the effort into learning a skill, I see it as unlikely that he'd bother writing it all down and publishing it anonymously, unless it's seen as some kind of a thing that would get points in hell because it corrupted people. I mean, while on the face of it the appeal of having Erdnase feature in a story would presumably be the ability to have his true identity be anyone you wanted him to be, and he could be Az or Crowley or any angel or demon for their own purposes... I'm personally skeptical.

Now, personally, having thought about it for the five minutes it took for me to get this far down in the reblog, my favorite way for Erdnase to be incorporated would be that, if I'm understanding the little tidbits of info that have come out, it seems very possible that Aziraphale and Crowley have lost some, if not all, of their angelic powers and connections. So could one, or both, of them be trying to recoup some skills by learning them out of a book- or possibly multiple books? Now that I type it out it doesn't SEEM likely but it would be cool.

What's interesting about Erdnase vs other magic books is that it's NOT a magic book- it's a book about how to cheat at cards professionally. It happens to have been used by a lot of famous card magicians and that's therefore how it's known, but it does bring in the interesting possibility of another form of use, particularly because the show very much highlighted the shell game motif in E1. Could references to Erdnase and card tricks and cheating at poker in some way come into the plot? While we don't know what the plot is yet, could there be some thematic imagery/plot connivances related to the kinds of tricks and maneuvers Erdnase would put in his books? Do Aziraphale and Crowley fool the angels and demons with some kind of a false shuffle or trick deal? Are they fooled themselves?

EDITED TO ADD (because at this point this is just my diary)- but The Expert at the Card Table is also about exposure of the secrets of a dangerous trade (cheating at cards). That also has some VERY interesting thematic implications here...

It's entirely possible that a) it's none of the above and b) it's a throwaway line that barely is noticed while watching the show. I WILL NOT LET THAT STOP MY SPECULATION!

Anyway, I guess I'll find out eventually, and it's been real, folkaroos.

As a late birthday gift to Earth can you please give us one more out of context word from the GO2 script? The fandom quite literally thrives on this stuff

Erdnase.

[neil-gaiman]

As a late birthday gift to Earth can you please give us one more out of context word from the GO2 script? The fandom quite literally thrives on this stuff

Erdnase.

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

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As a late birthday gift to Earth can you please give us one more out of context word from the GO2 script? The fandom quite literally thrives on this stuff

Erdnase.