The Atomic Theory - Flann O'Brien

[@oneill765]

Just finished reading it today, one of the best. Mad craic.

[@Upstreamprovider]

Truly one of the funniest and thoughtful books ever written. Only an Irishman could do it.

[@paulbangash4317]

Completely brilliant , what a writer this fellow was ✨

[@michaelboylan5308]

From The Third Policemen,One of the superb theories of the great scientist De Selby,,,who believed that dark was not an absence of light,,but a substance, Centuries ahead of his time,,,a visionary, I wonder if Flann O Brien was influenced by his fellow Irishman Swift,,the floating island of Laputa in Gullivers Travels

[@charlytaylor1748]

Someone pointed out to swift that laputa means "the whore" in spanish. He said "yes, I know"

[@johnswan6759]

He was influenced by whiskey😂

[@slepycitron]

Thanks for posting. What is lovely is that there is a fair amount available on KZbin.

[@liamhayes1011]

If there ever was a comic writer more gifted than Flann O'Brien, I haven't heard of him or her.

[@TheDreamer452]

David lynch is pretty surrealist and hilarious. The return probably had the most surrealist funniest things ever

[@keniiilmarinen6964]

Beautiful Irish logic, only an Irishman can be blessed with it. Genius.

[@NancyLebovitz]

Have you read R. A. Lafferty? Irish-American, and a slightly different variety of strange logic.

[@keniiilmarinen6964]

@@NancyLebovitz I haven't but I'll certainly have a look. Thank you.

[@vincentmanginelli5576]

this is so masterfully done. thank you so incredibly much.

[@joehiggs100]

Superb, many thanks

[@BurtReynolds-qp1jk]

Loved the little detail of the policeman walking like he was cycling..

[@HostileButHonourable]

My ex eventually metamorphisised into her mobile phone. I couldn't turn her on anymore.

[@aramuses]

Lol

[@boatman6865]

You need to change your phone, the sooner the better

[@cosmicman621]

...I lost mine in the wash

[@shaneminogue982]

Did you try putting her in a bag of rice?

[@alanoneill3065]

I reckon, Spike Milligan read Brians work

[@ullyssesatwork7711]

Thank you, this cheered me up today

[@philipocarroll]

I am about 45% car & 25% sofa & 15% mobile phone

[@jcuk000]

That is awesome! Beautifully done!

[@dorasneddon774]

Flann O'Brien was a prescient genius.

[@GeorgeLarby-xi6kw]

I me and I always said keep your bicycle close to your pump just in tha case it falls outside your saddle and then tha walk home will be a long way home with your saddle up your back beside that pump upyaar narse

[@artyenglish8414]

Pure genius!!

[@GeorgeLarby-xi6kw]

Couldn't agree more with me

[@MMitchellMarmel]

Interestingly enough, a two legged gallop looks undignified, but it covers the ground quickly...

[@themagicofenglish2023]

Pure Comic Genius: Flann O'Brien. In the same league as James Joyce

[@redlaurieyellow]

Bloody brilliant! Is this from a tv show or just a sketch on its own? Just ordered the book

[@damiengirvan5020]

Oh fuck I must be a bicycle....... good lord I thought I was Catholic.....

[@danielfinn914]

That is... about... the size of it...

[@jamescarney7194]

Happy new year me darlings xx

[@ejectgoose]

A fantastic vignette. Is there more to this performance?

[@tomfoley4196]

In full it’s about an hour long. I think I watched it on dailymotion before. It’s called The Brother

[@richH1625]

Marvelous. Anyone know who is the actor? I wonder if there is a clip about the bicycles congregating as if in conversation?

[@joehiggs100]

The actor is Eamon Morrissey as stated.

[@richH1625]

@@joehiggs100 ! There it is, black and white. Thanks, I don't know how I missed that.

[@danielfinn914]

Don’t ever ride a bicycle all your molecules will integrate

[@josephsonoftheuniverse5541]

🤗

[@davidlyons3599]

A De Selby convention in the UK is is long overdue: an opportunity for leading scientists and philosophers to present the latest research on matters such as the Waterbox and efforts to bring down the bicycle percent of the rural Chinese population ..... does anyone have a date in mind?

[@jimreid9674]

You can be both, Catholics are always being taken for a ride in Ireland

[@josephsonoftheuniverse5541]

@@jimreid9674 oh the riding starts as soon as you leave the land but leprechauns are patient the dance others laugh and she sees the truth .

[@deflydoesit7292]

Bollox in its purist for.

[@jebin08]

Looks like John Cleese used this for his Silly Walks routine.