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  You must always gird your loins when speaking with lions. I recall an exam question in the defunct Naplan Testing asking for definitions/explanations of girding one's loins. Some answers included: lock the zoo permanently; keep the lions in a separate cage; always wear Y-fronts; consider the holy, naked body as a temple &, ironically,…[Read more]
  PhaseShift replied to the topic The Kebab & Calculator
  I disappeared after the finale because the Coronavirus issue led to some emergency work with a couple of utility clients about emergency preparedness. It's actually been a sobering experience looking at the reaction to this. I apologise to @rob if…[Read more]
  Yes, it's a worrisom time for the self-employed and small businesses. I have no idea how it's going to go – I've already lost my regular summer work, because it was invigilating for university exams. Theatres are being shut, and I've no idea whether filming is going to completely shut down – some series have already stopped.…[Read more]
  @rob that rather depends on your definition of 'TimeLord', really. River has some Time Lord DNA (which is potentially an awkward question). So does Jenny. Susan and the Master's offspring – if such is out there somewhere, are from Gallifrey and presumably went through the academy. Jack's healing is a different kind of process entirely, as is Me's…[Read more]
  blenkinsopthebrave replied to the topic General Open Thread – TV Shows (3)
  have just watched episode 6 of "Picard". It was simply brilliant. It just keeps getting better and better. As I have said before, the way it weaves our knowledge of NG in to this show and then turns our expectations on its head is amazing. To anyone with a memory of NG this episode in particular is…[Read more]
  This is going to be a long post as I have only just caught up with the new Sofa thread and there is much to comment on. (I have been making notes as I read through.)
  @phaseshift, Sorry to hear about the health problems. Hope you will soon be fully recovered. Good to have you back on the forum.
  @rob Hi. Good to have you back.
  @peacefrog Welcome.…[Read more]
  Arbutus replied to the topic Can You Hear Me?
  @jimthefish For what it's worth, I think that s…[Read more]
  Yes, I have been watching and singing its praises over on the TV shows thread. I think it is brilliant. And I very much like the darker iteration of Starfleet, which captures the darker times we live in. I used to fondly refer to NG back in the 90s as "Californians in outer space", but this new show reflects a world shaped by Brexit and…[Read more]
  Whisht replied to the topic Fugitive of the Judoon
  @blenkinnsopthebrave @rob
  I kinda now think this theory is less 'bonkers' and more 'I kinda hope not as it'd limit the characters' so I'll leave it alone and try something more daft (like following up on RuthDoc being the Master ;¬) ) but to belabour this one, there were two major characters I forgot to do…
  Dorothy – she wants to go home (and…[Read more]
  @rob @blenkinsopthebrave
  I think that if there any allusions to Oz then I hope(!) that they aren't too literal (as I think it'd reduce the companions rather than extend them).
  However… not wanting to leave a bone or catnip alone…. one could have:
  Scarecrow – wants to be smarter; has Graham had a habit of thumping his head and saying "I know th…[Read more]
  Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic Fugitive of the Judoon
  Maybe on early pre-Hartnell Gallifrey it was assumed to be impossible?
  That's what I'd go for. The Martin Doctor and Gat are from Gallifrey's past. Which past isn't what the Doctor thinks, maybe. Or maybe it's her own and the Master's past?
  The thing about the alternate timeline – where are the clues? The only clue I could possibly…[Read more]
  Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic Orphan 55
  Um. That script needed another draft. After the last two weeks, this week was very … well, I hope tonight was the 'Oops, that one didn't work' episode.
  Okay, positives. The actors were giving it their all and the direction was pretty good. The Moral of The Week was using a sledgehammer, but at least avoided landing the kids with 'we're all…[Read more]
  I agree with you @Rob , it wasn't clear what level of sentience they had. Were they…[Read more]
  Indeed we are. But I had a moment….wherein the roast pork, left in fridge for too long, wasn't going to crackle. To the god crattklexporokox I prayed (also called the Bosch oven handbook) and soon ……(within 10 mins) we had pork crackling with potatoes dauphin – – @mudlark when returning would know the origin of said spuds – – and…[Read more]
  I recall discussing this exact point with you too -last year, actually! I sensed a change but I do feel there are new posters with inclinations toward writing, editing and bonkerising with aplomb 🙂
  I also thought, independently of you (clearly timey whimey), about chickenelly, thomck (sp) tardisblue? But others have…[Read more]