I have theory that LegallyMyDead is a tulpa.

Speaking of swastikas, there were a number of classic Doctor Who episodes that drew explicitly on Buddhist ideas. The concept of regeneration was officially introduced in Planet of the Spiders, when Jon Pertwee changed into Tom Baker. That story also uses the concept of a "tulpa", which David Lynch also used in Twin Peaks: The Return.

Anybody who describes Doctor Who as just a "kids show" has obviously never watched it, or is trying to give the impression they haven't, for whatever reason.

55 years ago today, Jon Pertwee debuted as the first Doctor of Colour (or DOC, if you will).

Well, that was a nothing burger.

"Better to be a toxic whovian"

What exactly is a "toxic whovian"? Would you put the people who complained about the 6th Doctor strangling Peri at the time into that category?

"than try to save the swastika I guess."

You know, I could also do regular threads about that religious symbol in addition to Doctor Who threads. Is this a request?

"Loved Tom Baker as the Doctor for all 7 years he starred in the role."

Tom was great in all of them, but the general consensus is that his later seasons weren't as good as his earlier ones. This is largely because after the producers changed, they tried to force more comedy into the scripts. They also relied too much on CSO and other special effects they clearly didn't have the budget for. Nightmare of Eden was basically the Web Planet of the 1970s.

Tom Baker is regarded by many as the quintessential Doctor, since he played the role continuously for seven seasons. He's currently 90 years old.

Interesting fact: before becoming an actor, he lived as a monk in a monastery for six years.

Tom Baker, the actor who played the 4th Doctor, was just named MBE (Member of the Order of British Empire), by the King of England.

@#2, welcome to Idiocracy. Everything has to be portrayed as scary as the 9/11 attacks now to get enough media attention to squeeze more corporate profits from news advertising.

"There's a series?"

Yes, 16 episodes, although I think only 8 are available to the public so far.

I never understood what all the hoopla was about "magical realism" was until I saw this. There are so many fake, pale in imitations of it that don't even compare (e.g. Like Water for Chocolate)

I watched 100 Years of Solitude recently. It's really great.

"you cant think."
#37 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-01-02 05:50 PM

Again, the irony is lost on this one. She goes into a thread whinging like a 12-year-old about someone talking about something she admittedly knows nothing about, demanding the OP stops criticizing the topic because she doesn't want to read about it. The only thing she forgot was to stamp her foot while making her petty remarks.

#17 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-01-02 12:20 PM

"The problem with these two recent domestic terrorists attacks; is that both were U.S. Army veterans."

Just like the Oklahoma City attacks.

Hey everybody, Clownshack posted in the wrong thread! He wants everyone to know about it.

#1 | Posted by Zed

^^ Just called an African-American the N-word.

"Remember Barack HUSSEIN Obama? The GOP loved saying that one, for some reason"

It was obviously a reference to Saddam Hussein, promoting xenophobia. The Democrats more or less did the same thing when they referred to George W. Bush as "Dubya".

"Remember Barack HUSSEIN Obama? The GOP loved saying that one, for some reason"

It was obviously a reference to Saddam Hussein, promoting xenophobia. The Democrats more or less when they referred to Georg W. Bush as "Dubya".