tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post1430283204976168759..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Understanding Doctor Who Part VIII: Doctor Who Primer A-MSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-37237532769385221252012-04-01T17:32:53.852-03:002012-04-01T17:32:53.852-03:00Gosh, there is so much useful data above!Gosh, there is so much useful data above!tienda erotica 24 horashttp://sexshoptienda.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-26866193821896579652009-01-17T19:56:00.000-04:002009-01-17T19:56:00.000-04:00Yes, I own the original edition.Only now are some ...Yes, I own the original edition.<BR/><BR/>Only now are some of its jokes becoming understandable.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-46864113494215248752009-01-17T19:26:00.000-04:002009-01-17T19:26:00.000-04:00Do you have "Doctor Who: the Completely Useless En...Do you have "Doctor Who: the Completely Useless Encyclopedia"? These days, after years of things like television without pity et al, its brand of snark may not seem all that new or clever, but back when I first found it, I thought it was pretty funny.<BR/>Longleat! Back in 1984, I actually made something of a pilgrimage to the permanent exhibit there, taking a day away from family during a vacation in London and shelling out for a bus tour that included about three other tourist sites, because that's the only way I could get there.Jack Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347116217773724467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-33920470093331811512009-01-16T13:12:00.000-04:002009-01-16T13:12:00.000-04:00"Created the false expectation that we could one d..."Created the false expectation that we could one day see all the companions' naughty bits."<BR/><BR/>Bah, you're a destroyer of dreams, sir!mwbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812827223923093037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-68169321152818795762009-01-15T16:51:00.000-04:002009-01-15T16:51:00.000-04:00What Colin said (and fixed). Its appearance here s...What Colin said (and fixed). Its appearance here should in no way condone Dimensions in Time.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-38293021356652260692009-01-15T15:08:00.000-04:002009-01-15T15:08:00.000-04:00Dimesnions in Time was made specifically for Child...Dimesnions in Time was made specifically for Children in Need; The Five Doctors wasn't, but just happened to be broadcast on that night.<BR/><BR/>The Curse of Fatal Death, however was made for Comic Relief, and broadcast in March (not November) 1999.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928804321277007686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-81873556380748258822009-01-15T14:32:00.000-04:002009-01-15T14:32:00.000-04:00Love your JNT comparison too!Love your JNT comparison too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-91564990201077591122009-01-15T14:31:00.000-04:002009-01-15T14:31:00.000-04:00You mean the Dimensions In Time special?The Five D...You mean the Dimensions In Time special?<BR/><BR/>The Five Doctors was the 25th Anniversary episode. I don't think it was a Children in Need event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-37173798139716031842009-01-15T11:40:00.000-04:002009-01-15T11:40:00.000-04:00Yep, it's Brit for a parka.Yep, it's Brit for a parka.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-50808863512168175602009-01-15T11:20:00.000-04:002009-01-15T11:20:00.000-04:00Is "anorak" (the jacket, not the slang term) a Bri...Is "anorak" (the jacket, not the slang term) a British thing, or am I just clueless? <BR/><BR/>Because I've always called such items parkas, and with almost the entirety of my Dr. Who knowledge coming from Siskoid in the last couple weeks' worth of post here, have never heard the term before.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-41787084239573278492009-01-15T11:08:00.000-04:002009-01-15T11:08:00.000-04:00De: Plenty of sexy pics of course, but nothing lik...De: Plenty of sexy pics of course, but nothing like that.<BR/><BR/>Anon: I might have boiled it down a little too much, but yes, that's exactly what I've heard.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-26449824414559692572009-01-15T10:53:00.000-04:002009-01-15T10:53:00.000-04:00anorak is a general term for geek in Britain. I t...anorak is a general term for geek in Britain. I think it derives from trainspotters, the stereotype of which would wear anoraks while they drank from flasks in dismal weather awaiting trains to pass for them to note downAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-8655247852347253502009-01-15T09:38:00.000-04:002009-01-15T09:38:00.000-04:00I don't suppose there are any Katy Manning-ish pic...I don't suppose there are any Katy Manning-ish pics of Nicola Bryant around?Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132196355430345167noreply@blogger.com