Subject: OAM's Purification (SPOILERS) From: t-markla@microsoft.com (Mark Lambert) Date: 1992-09-05, 22:00 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks I guess anyone not wanting to read spoilers has unsubscribed by now, but anyway, press 'n' to skip these spoilers or *read on* I noticed a bit of confusion about Mike's arm and his part in Bob's crimes, I'm not sure if this has been answered, but: Philip Gerard, Mike's host, has only one arm in the film because he has already 'seen the face of God' and 'taken the arm off'. In the street at the lights he tries to warn Laura of her father/Bob. In the Lodge, he asks for his 'Garmonbozia (pain and suffering)' because he is reattatched to his arm, he and the Man from Another Place speak as one and the MFAP has his hand on Mike's shoulder. This may be a bit contrived, but the telegraph pole bears the numbers 12480 and 6. If you sum the digits of 12480 you get 15, sum those and get 6. So that's two sixes. I looked hard for another, but couldn't see one. 666 is probably too traditional for Lynch anyway. Mark.