Things I learned from Doctor Who ...

[WhiteCrow]

I thought this would be a bit of fun. A while ago there was a book called "All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek".

So what valuable life lessons have you learnt from Doctor Who?

[WhiteCrow]

Computers are always evil ... EVIL!

[Pip Madeley]

Two of those pics aren't showing - Shillpages obviously doesn't like bandwidth stealers...

There was a great series in DWM written by Gareth Roberts called "Everything I ever needed to know about life I learned from..." which always made me laugh.

[Andrew Curnow]

I learned that there's no such thing as Macra.

[Si Hunt]

I learned that Eldrad MUST live.

Si.

[Pip Madeley]

I learned that all things shall soon be mine. All things.

[Si Hunt]

I learned that it's better to protect yourself with nail varnish or liquid plastic when fighting the Cybermen, rather than for example a whacking big gun.

Si.

[Pip Madeley]

I learned that Sensorites probably don't like Lulu's "Shout" very much.

[WhiteCrow]

Never trust a man with a beard ...

[Antony Cox]

I learnt to be able to recite Pi to 8 decimal places.

[Pip Madeley]

I learnt the word superfluous thanks to the Fourth Doctor.

[SiHart]

I learned how to read thanks to Terrance Dicks.

Si xx

[Antony Cox]

I read that as "I learned how to Terrance Dicks"!

[Jon Masters]

I learned that tachyons were theoretical particles that could travel faster than the speed of light.

I remember being so interested that I asked my physics teacher about them the next day.

[Si Hunt]

I learned how NOT to pronouce Kamelion, Armageddon, Colony and Frontier.

Si.

[Ian Lethbridge-Stewart]

I learned how NOT to pronouce Kamelion, Armageddon, Colony and Frontier.

Si.

I'd like to add 'Weng Chiang' and 'Krynoid' to Si's list

[Antony Cox]

And Kasterborus.....

[Si Hunt]

And "Logopolis".

Si.

[Pip Madeley]

And Troughton.

[SiHart]

And Mandragora.

Si xx

[Antony Cox]

And popcorn.

[SiHart]

Quiet you!

Si xx

[Andrew Curnow]

And Sontaran.

I learned that it's impossible to have a planet orbiting a black hole, and that a solar flare at night turns into some kind of supercharged genetic space lightning.

[Stuart Wallis]

'Tis also a true fact that the Great Fire of London started when a reptilian humanoid's gun exploded in a baker's shop.

[Pip Madeley]

If I didn't watch Doctor Who I wouldn't have known that Magna Carta was incredibly important to the whole of English history.