The garden of Eden was a boggy swamp just south of Croydon. You can see it over there.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A joke relocating the Garden of Eden to a mundane local spot.
- In plain terms
- He claims Eden was a swamp near Croydon.
- What can you take from it?
- Great origins can be grounded in local reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you see myths in daily life?
- How do local landmarks inspire stories?
Another view
It reduces a sacred story for comedic effect.
More from Peter Cook
Now, then, what'd you like to be first? Prime Minister? Oh, no - I've made that deal already.
Permalink to quote #6 There was a time when I used to get lots of ideas... I thought up the Seven Deadly Sins in one afternoon. The only thing I've come up with recently is advertis…
Permalink to quote #8 It's the standard contract. Gives you seven wishes in accordance with the mystic rules of life. Seven Days of the Week, Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Seas, Seven Br…
Permalink to quote #5
Related quotes
[God, who was James Mason, to Noah] 'Noah, stop what you're doing and build me an ark!' [Noah, who was Sean Connery] 'I'm working on a speed boat at the moment…
Eddie IzzardEddie Izzard quote #48 Suppose the neutral angels were able to talk to Yahweh and Lucifer- God and Satan, to use their popular titles- into settling out of court. What would be the t…
Tom RobbinsTom Robbins quote #110 Men create the gods in their own image.
XenophanesXenophanes quote #1