Re: Dr. Who's real name

[Daniel]

Hello from the future.
Just watched the last episode of 6th season.

So you did it, Mr. Moffat, you put this idea in the series. After 16 years from its creation.

That's freaking amazing.

[The Doctor]

On 2012-09-09, MDS <M...@RADW.USENET> wrote:
> The Doctor wrote:
>>
>> In article <504BD8...@RADW.USENET>, MDS <M...@RADW.USENET> wrote:
>> >The Doctor wrote:
>> >>
>> >> In article <0IP2s.355461$Wk.3...@fx09.am4>,
>> >> Stephen Wilson <stephen.wils...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> ><fett2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> >news:03d5171c-288b-47f7...@googlegroups.com...
>> >> >> On Friday, September 7, 2012 10:04:10 AM UTC-4, The Doctor wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> BTW Moffat is interesting when it comes to posts.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Elaborate please.
>> >> >
>> >> >That's Yads you're asking. He makes even less sense now than he did last
>> >> >time you dropped by.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Just ignore him Rob Fett.
>> >> --
>> >
>> >
>> >Who the hell is Rob Fett?
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >MDS (Mister Doctor Sir)
>>
>> Isn't Fett Rob Fett?
> \
>
>
> If you're asking if that's his real name, then no.
>
>
>

Hmm.. What is his name again?

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[MDS]

The Doctor wrote:
>
> On 2012-09-09, MDS <M...@RADW.USENET> wrote:
> > The Doctor wrote:
> >>
> >> In article <504BD8...@RADW.USENET>, MDS <M...@RADW.USENET> wrote:
> >> >The Doctor wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> In article <0IP2s.355461$Wk.3...@fx09.am4>,
> >> >> Stephen Wilson <stephen.wils...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> ><fett2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >news:03d5171c-288b-47f7...@googlegroups.com...
> >> >> >> On Friday, September 7, 2012 10:04:10 AM UTC-4, The Doctor wrote:
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> BTW Moffat is interesting when it comes to posts.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Elaborate please.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >That's Yads you're asking. He makes even less sense now than he did last
> >> >> >time you dropped by.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Just ignore him Rob Fett.
> >> >> --
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Who the hell is Rob Fett?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >MDS (Mister Doctor Sir)
> >>
> >> Isn't Fett Rob Fett?
> > \
> >
> >
> > If you're asking if that's his real name, then no.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Hmm.. What is his name again?

Ask him. He might tell you.

[Fett]

On Saturday, September 8, 2012 6:32:29 PM UTC-4, Stephen Wilson wrote:
> <fett2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:03d5171c-288b-47f7...@googlegroups.com...
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> > On Friday, September 7, 2012 10:04:10 AM UTC-4, The Doctor wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >> BTW Moffat is interesting when it comes to posts.
>
> >>
>
> >
>
> > Elaborate please.
>
>
>
> That's Yads you're asking. He makes even less sense now than he did last
>
> time you dropped by.

Is that possible? That's like saying 0 - 0 = less than 0. :)

[Fett]

On Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:37:04 PM UTC-4, MDS wrote:

> The Doctor wrote:
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> > >> >> Just ignore him Rob Fett.
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> > >> >> --
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> > >> >
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> > >> >Who the hell is Rob Fett?
>
> > >> >
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> > >> >
>
> > >> >--
>
> > >> >MDS (Mister Doctor Sir)
>
> > >>
>
> > >> Isn't Fett Rob Fett?
>
> > > \
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> > >
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> > >
>
> > > If you're asking if that's his real name, then no.
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> > Hmm.. What is his name again?
>
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> Ask him. He might tell you.
>

I assumed he was being clever and abbreviated Boba Fett as Bob Fett aka Rob Fett. I assumed too much.

[The Doctor]

In article <e6996810-a979-4903...@googlegroups.com>,

That makes 0 sense.

[The Doctor]

In article <1b96f869-4e2a-4e57...@googlegroups.com>,

Stinger!!

[drumme...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, January 8, 1995 6:21:26 PM UTC-7, Steven Moffat wrote:
> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
> of it.
>
> Steven Moffat

GO STEVEN MOFFAT!

[RebelCanadian]

I thought this was a pretty awesome theory, especially in light of
how things went at Demons Run. IE, The Doctor finding out that in
some places of the universe, "Doctor" means quite the opposite of
'healer' or 'wise man'.

[The Doctor]

In article <VcOdnQj6CPocINPN...@giganews.com>,

Welcome Rebel!!

[RebelCanadian]

On 2012-09-11, The Doctor <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
> In article <VcOdnQj6CPocINPN...@giganews.com>,
> RebelCanadian <rebe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>On 2012-09-11, drumme...@gmail.com <drumme...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sunday, January 8, 1995 6:21:26 PM UTC-7, Steven Moffat wrote:
>>>> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
>>>> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
>>>> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
>>>> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
>>>> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
>>>> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
>>>> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
>>>> of it.
>>>>
>>>> Steven Moffat
>>>
>>> GO STEVEN MOFFAT!
>>
>>I thought this was a pretty awesome theory, especially in light of
>>how things went at Demons Run. IE, The Doctor finding out that in
>>some places of the universe, "Doctor" means quite the opposite of
>>'healer' or 'wise man'.
>
> Welcome Rebel!!

Thanks!

[The Doctor]

RebelCanadian <rebe...@gmail.com> wrote:

Stil around.

[¡Gölök Z.L.F Buday AKA The Black Jester AKA The Voltairian]

On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 00:35:32 +0000 (UTC), in rec.arts.drwho The Doctor <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:

ĄOn 2012-09-09, MDS <M...@RADW.USENET> wrote:
Ą> The Doctor wrote:
Ą>>
Ą>> In article <504BD8...@RADW.USENET>, MDS <M...@RADW.USENET> wrote:
Ą>> >The Doctor wrote:
Ą>> >>
Ą>> >> In article <0IP2s.355461$Wk.3...@fx09.am4>,
Ą>> >> Stephen Wilson <stephen.wils...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
Ą>> >> >
Ą>> >> ><fett2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
Ą>> >> >news:03d5171c-288b-47f7...@googlegroups.com...
Ą>> >> >> On Friday, September 7, 2012 10:04:10 AM UTC-4, The Doctor wrote:
Ą>> >> >>>
Ą>> >> >>> BTW Moffat is interesting when it comes to posts.
Ą>> >> >>>
Ą>> >> >>
Ą>> >> >> Elaborate please.
Ą>> >> >
Ą>> >> >That's Yads you're asking. He makes even less sense now than he did last
Ą>> >> >time you dropped by.
Ą>> >> >
Ą>> >> >
Ą>> >>
Ą>> >> Just ignore him Rob Fett.
Ą>> >> --
Ą>> >
Ą>> >
Ą>> >Who the hell is Rob Fett?
Ą>> >
Ą>> >
Ą>> >--
Ą>> >MDS (Mister Doctor Sir)
Ą>>
Ą>> Isn't Fett Rob Fett?
Ą> \
Ą>
Ą>
Ą> If you're asking if that's his real name, then no.
Ą>
Ą>
Ą>
Ą
ĄHmm.. What is his name again?

Only brought up in Armegeddon Factor, Feta "Feat" Sigma. At least in Drax's accent it sounds that way.

[The Doctor]

?G?l?k Z.L.F Buday AKA The Black Jester AKA The Voltairian <mentalmid...@slave.stopnwo.gubnah.state.us.wa.gov> wrote:
: On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 00:35:32 +0000 (UTC), in rec.arts.drwho The Doctor <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:

: ?On 2012-09-09, MDS <M...@RADW.USENET> wrote:
: ?> The Doctor wrote:
: ?>>
: ?>> In article <504BD8...@RADW.USENET>, MDS <M...@RADW.USENET> wrote:
: ?>> >The Doctor wrote:
: ?>> >>
: ?>> >> In article <0IP2s.355461$Wk.3...@fx09.am4>,
: ?>> >> Stephen Wilson <stephen.wils...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
: ?>> >> >
: ?>> >> ><fett2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
: ?>> >> >news:03d5171c-288b-47f7...@googlegroups.com...
: ?>> >> >> On Friday, September 7, 2012 10:04:10 AM UTC-4, The Doctor wrote:
: ?>> >> >>>
: ?>> >> >>> BTW Moffat is interesting when it comes to posts.
: ?>> >> >>>
: ?>> >> >>
: ?>> >> >> Elaborate please.
: ?>> >> >
: ?>> >> >That's Yads you're asking. He makes even less sense now than he did last
: ?>> >> >time you dropped by.
: ?>> >> >
: ?>> >> >
: ?>> >>
: ?>> >> Just ignore him Rob Fett.
: ?>> >> --
: ?>> >
: ?>> >
: ?>> >Who the hell is Rob Fett?
: ?>> >
: ?>> >
: ?>> >--
: ?>> >MDS (Mister Doctor Sir)
: ?>>
: ?>> Isn't Fett Rob Fett?
: ?> \
: ?>
: ?>
: ?> If you're asking if that's his real name, then no.
: ?>
: ?>
: ?>
: ?
: ?Hmm.. What is his name again?

: Only brought up in Armegeddon Factor, Feta "Feat" Sigma. At least in Drax's accent it sounds that way.

That's a nickname.

[ethan....@doverschools.net]

doctor who is chool

[l...@akensai.com]

Oh how I admire you sir. You went through time yourself to create this one and thats not something many can say. We all really just want to hear is name, if only just once, even if it has no meaning. Make. That. Happen.

[The Doctor]

In article <f3f41d1d-56ee-40f1...@googlegroups.com>,

Cheers!!!

[Your Name]

On Sunday, January 8, 1995 8:21:26 PM UTC-5, Steven Moffat wrote:
>
> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
> of it.

I was looking up the names on babynames.merschat.com that mean "Healer" to
post as a joke, but the list is too long ... BUT I did find these if you
want to start a wacky conspiracy theory:

1. The actress playing the new companion first appeared as a
character called Oswin, and in Bengali, the girl's name
Aswini means "healer".

2. The name "Oswin" is actually an English boy's name that
means "God's Friend", so maybe The Doctor's name is "God".

{cue Twilight theme music: do do do-do, ...} ;-)

[The Doctor]

In article <slrnk8onm...@pjr.no-ip.org>,
Peter J Ross <peadar...@gmx.com> wrote:
>In rec.arts.drwho on Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:04:18 -0700 (PDT),

>Wow. Moffat was a fanwanky moron as early as 1995. Thanks for the
>information.
>
>
>
>--
>PJR :-) | οἵη περ φύλλων γενεὴ, τοίη δὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν.
> | φύλλα τὰ μέν τ' ἄνεμος χαμάδις χέει, ἄλλα δέ θ' ὕλη
> | τηλεθόωσα φύει, ἔαρος δ' ἐπιγίγνεται ὥρη·
> | ὣς ἀνδρῶν γενεὴ ἡ μὲν φύει ἡ δ' ἀπολήγει. (Homer)
>

You missed him here I see like me.

[emmaw...@gmail.com]

In the early years of doctor who they used to call the doctor "Doctor Who" and in the credits they have Doctor Who and then the actors name. I think the doctor regenerated so many times he slowly changed his name even in his mind...

[Brian]

He is still Doctor Who but most of the time is just called 'Doctor' i like
the mystery of not knowing his real name. At the start he was on the run
from his own people who he would not want any one to know what his real
name was.

--
Regards Brian

[The Doctor]

In article <8da73fe2-b314-4b15...@googlegroups.com>,

<emmaw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>In the early years of doctor who they used to call the doctor "Doctor Who" and in the credits they have Doctor Who and then the actors name. I think the doctor regenerated so many times he slowly changed his name even in his mind...

War MAchines and Trial of a TimeLord do come to mind.

[alli.m...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, January 8, 1995 7:21:26 PM UTC-6, Steven Moffat wrote:
> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
> of it.
>
> Steven Moffat

HAHA! I love how he starts out, "Here's a particularly stupid theory..."

[The Doctor]

In article <6bb36199-2979-44ff...@googlegroups.com>,

Where did you come from?

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On Tue, 6 Nov 2012 01:33:21 -0800 (PST), in rec.arts.drwho emmaw...@gmail.com wrote:

ĄIn the early years of doctor who they used to call the doctor "Doctor Who" and in the credits they have Doctor Who and then the actors name. I think the doctor regenerated so many times he slowly changed his name even in his mind...

Dr. John Smith is a joke from the Unearthly Child, Chesterton refers to a book, or in a memory of one told to him by Susan.
Forman was the rust yard.
His classmate, Draxx, called him Feet, Sig, short for Feta Sigma.
Armageddon Factor of the Key to Time.

[luser...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, January 8, 1995 7:21:26 PM UTC-6, Steven Moffat wrote:
> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
> of it.
>
> Steven Moffat

I don't remember the exact title, but there was a novel from the 15th or 16th century called "The Merrie Doctor" or something like that which described a doctor from an unknown foreign land with mystical/magical powers.

There's also the curious character Abaris the Hyperborean from Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras who travelled using a "magic dart".

And, of course Asklepios from the Pymander (first part of The Corpus Hermeticum).

Some or all of these could be retconned.

HTH
luser-droog

[brandy...@yahoo.com]

I KNOW THE DOCTORS REAL
NAME AND ITS AN ANAGRAM

[Your Name]

In article <a81ffa2d-e374-4669...@googlegroups.com>,

brandy...@yahoo.com wrote:

> I KNOW THE DOCTORS REAL
> NAME AND ITS AN ANAGRAM

So his real name is "How" ... Doctor How Who. He must be Chinese. ;-)

[Brian]

¡Gölök Z.L.F Buday AKA The Black Jester AKA The Voltairian

<mentalmid...@slave.stopnwo.gubnah.state.us.wa.gov> wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 00:35:32 +0000 (UTC), in rec.arts.drwho The Doctor
> <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>

> ¡On 2012-09-09, MDS <M...@RADW.USENET> wrote:

>> The Doctor wrote:
>>>
>>> In article <504BD8...@RADW.USENET>, MDS <M...@RADW.USENET> wrote:

>>>> The Doctor wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> In article <0IP2s.355461$Wk.3...@fx09.am4>,
>>>>> Stephen Wilson <stephen.wils...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <fett2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:03d5171c-288b-47f7...@googlegroups.com...

>>>>>>> On Friday, September 7, 2012 10:04:10 AM UTC-4, The Doctor wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BTW Moffat is interesting when it comes to posts.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Elaborate please.

>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's Yads you're asking. He makes even less sense now than he did last

>>>>>> time you dropped by.

>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Just ignore him Rob Fett.

>>>>> --

>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Who the hell is Rob Fett?
>>>>
>>>>

>>>> --
>>>> MDS (Mister Doctor Sir)

>>>
>>> Isn't Fett Rob Fett?

>> \

>>
>>
>> If you're asking if that's his real name, then no.
>>
>>
>>

> ¡
> ¡Hmm.. What is his name again?

>
> Only brought up in Armegeddon Factor, Feta "Feat" Sigma. At least in
> Drax's accent it sounds that way.

The doctor is so old that he doesn't remember his own name.


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[Keith Cunningham]

<brandy...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a81ffa2d-e374-4669...@googlegroups.com...

>I KNOW THE DOCTORS REAL
> NAME AND ITS AN ANAGRAM
>

Ah. So it's Lord Agranam!

KC

[The Doctor]

In article <1430331920379492976....@free.teranews.com>,

It was about to be reveal in Trial of a TimeLord part 1.

>
>--
>Regards Brian

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[luser...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 12:12:37 AM UTC-6, Rutles - China Blue Suede Schubert wrote:
> In article <04f49970-13e1-4dd3...@googlegroups.com>,

> Alternatively, since it seems the Doctor has been editted out of the universe,
>
> the question that must not be answerred because it will make the universe
>
> realise that one stray time lord is still yomping about the universe after all
>
> time lords were annihilated.
>

You might enjoy my Caligari digression.
http://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/14766/3007

[The Doctor]

In article <5ee9aa70-def6-4fd5...@googlegroups.com>,

We knwo the Master is on Gallifrey having a fight!

[teak]

On Sunday, January 8, 1995 8:21:26 PM UTC-5, Steven Moffat wrote:
> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
> of it.
>
> Steven Moffat

Maybe it is John Smith after all.

teak

[The Doctor]

In article <6aa78dbc-3360-4487...@googlegroups.com>,

Doubtful.

[�G�l�k Z.L.F Buday AKA The Black Jester AKA The Voltairian]

On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:06:23 -0800 (PST), in rec.arts.drwho luser...@gmail.com wrote:

�>

Hah, well out of the Ghostlight directory.

But really, I said many times over. One is left in E-Space with Biroc, the Villains like Rani won't go back to save them.
The even could have been used by Omega some how, course he is pre-time lord and bodiless. Drax, which is more
like the Doctor now (Armagheddon Factor) who first gave his real name. He is a Yeoman in time.
The Monk never got the return visit since the first Doctor and can not go anywhere.
Who knows who were on research projects.

Oh Galifrey can not be destroyed or the Trial of the Timelord can not happen, since it happens in a temporal link of his 6th and almost his last life. His evil
side. Actually so many events occur that make it impossible for the Doctor to live without Galifrey remaining.

Course the Trial says "The End of the World" could not happen since his people moved it. Black lightning.

Oh, his Grand Daughter who he promiced to go back for when leaving her behind (1st).


Notice two of the worse assistant characters had the last name Tyler. Rose and Steven.

[just a fan]

On Sunday, January 8, 1995 8:21:26 PM UTC-5, Steven Moffat wrote:
> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
> of it.
>
> Steven Moffat

Is that where you got that bit with the girl from the Gamma Forests in "Demon's Run"?

[The Doctor]

In article <f7481dfe-630a-4f51...@googlegroups.com>,

Good question.

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On Sun, 7 Apr 2013 09:26:47 -0700 (PDT), in rec.arts.drwho just a fan <billythec...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Castillan in Invasion in Time (Vardan/Santaran attack).
He says to the Santaran leader "He called himself Doctor for many life times, but I never liked him...."

Santaran said to the Doctor "A discretion of one called Lord President..."

Feta Sigma aka Mr Foreman aka John Smith aka The Doctor.

[�G�l�k Z.L.F Buday AKA The Black Jester AKA The Voltairian]

On Sun, 7 Apr 2013 19:49:06 +0000 (UTC), in rec.arts.drwho doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote:

�In article <f7481dfe-630a-4f51...@googlegroups.com>,

�just a fan <billythec...@yahoo.com> wrote:
�>On Sunday, January 8, 1995 8:21:26 PM UTC-5, Steven Moffat wrote:
�>> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
�>> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
�>> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
�>> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
�>> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
�>> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
�>> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
�>> of it.
�>>
�>> Steven Moffat
�>
�>
�>Is that where you got that bit with the girl from the Gamma Forests in "Demon's Run"?
�
�Good question.

Moffat is saying this is his idea, that's killing me.

[The Doctor]

In article <5161f224...@shawnews.vc.shawcable.net>,

ĄGölök Z.L.F Buday AKA The Black Jester AKA The Voltairian <antihy...@SeAL.NAVY.buggeredbyNSA-NSC.int.nwo.gov> wrote:
>On Sun, 7 Apr 2013 09:26:47 -0700 (PDT), in rec.arts.drwho just a fan <billythec...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>

>ĄOn Sunday, January 8, 1995 8:21:26 PM UTC-5, Steven Moffat wrote:
>Ą> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
>Ą> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
>Ą> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
>Ą> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
>Ą> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
>Ą> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
>Ą> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
>Ą> of it.
>Ą>
>Ą> Steven Moffat
>Ą
>Ą
>ĄIs that where you got that bit with the girl from the Gamma Forests in "Demon's Run"?

>
>Castillan in Invasion in Time (Vardan/Santaran attack).
>He says to the Santaran leader "He called himself Doctor for many life times, but I never liked him...."
>
>Santaran said to the Doctor "A discretion of one called Lord President..."
>
>Feta Sigma aka Mr Foreman aka John Smith aka The Doctor.
>
>

Interesting.

REcall the Time War started with Genesis of the Daleks.

[dlav...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, January 8, 1995 5:21:26 PM UTC-8, Steven Moffat wrote:
> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to

> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no

> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our

> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is

> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our

> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from

> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud

> of it.
>
> Steven Moffat

I'd like to think that he's called The Doctor for some deep, meaningful reason, but my fear (since I'm deeply familliar with British writing) is that it was some casual throwaway line that gained in enigmatic value and is subsequently being played up by each successive writer. The British in particular seem uncannily good at this sort of fiction - taking small, nearly un-noticed bits of dialogue from far earlier and weaving them masterfully into the narrative, then admitting years later that even they the authour had no clue things would turn out that way. It's a skill with detail that as a writer I envy.

[Siri Cruise]

In article <2541ad4c-3e4c-41aa...@googlegroups.com>,

They already gave away his name in the Armageddon Factor: Theta Sigma. They just
left out a few letters: Theta epsilon omicron sigma.
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On Sunday, January 8, 1995 9:21:26 PM UTC-4, Steven Moffat wrote:
> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
> of it.
>
> Steven Moffat

Oh Steven. Steven Steven Steven Steven.

[Your Name]

In article <6d5e8b0e-b892-4706...@googlegroups.com>,

Like many Asian cultures, the people of Gallifrey have their family
listed first, so the Doctor's full real name is: Who What When How
Where Why. ;-)

[MH]

On Sun, 01 Dec 2013 15:54:58 +1300, Your Name <Your...@YourISP.com>
wrote:

Or, alternatively, they have very long names that get abbreviated,
just like Romanadvoratrelundar.

So, Whodoyouthinkyouarekiddingmisterhitlerifyouthinkwe'reontherundar.

[Your Name]

In article <uvnn99l4odssum4ks...@4ax.com>, MH

Whodoyouthinkyouare-I'macelbritygetmeouttahere. ;-)

[abip...@gmail.com]

Hey Moffat just wanted to say, almost 19 years in the future you're an arse. I really dislike you at times.

On the bright side, after discovering this God knows how long ago I've realised you're not as sad as me to keep reading this so I can abuse you all I want: twat.

But yeah, to the good stuff and less of me being a prick (I mean, The Day of the Doctor was beautiful) I'm here to congratulate you on this tremendous idea! And the fact you went through with it!

We all love you (secretly)

And yno, if you do check this... Email me maybe?

[Silence]

On Monday, January 9, 1995 9:21:26 AM UTC+8, Steven Moffat wrote:
> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
> of it.
>
> Steven Moffat

BRAVO, Mr. Moffat! THAT IS AMAZING!
And I see you have put that idea into the series.
But to be honest, I have, in many years, assumed that maybe the Doctor's real name is actually Who.

[Siri Cruz]

George.

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'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.'

[Your Name]

In article <52ccbd1f$0$51557$c3e8da3$eb76...@news.astraweb.com>, Mark
Outrage <nob...@mailhub.philly.net> wrote:
>
> Whouronymus Bocks.

Nope, Whozel Gummidge ... and he doesn't regenerate, he simply keeps
changing his turnip 'ead. ;-)

[Brian]

Most of the time he is referred to as Doctor. It was Ian (school teacher)
in a early episode that seem to think that he was some kind of Doctor. I
don't think the Doctor has ever been called Mr. Who.

I often wonder if it was planned this way. Did the writers fail to think of
a name for the Doctor or did they want to add some mystery to the series.
It was suggested that who was on the run and may have stolen the Tardis so
he would not want to reveal his real name.
--
Regards Brian

[Silence]

Yea, you are probably right. But if the Doctor chose to hide his name because he was on the run and have stolen a TARDIS, the Timelords and other creatures that are capable to travel in time could simply trace back through the Doctor's history and find his identity out, unless his name is, as Moffat says, The Doctor, for those who want to find the Doctor's name out would always feel that they have not approached the point of time when the Doctor's real name could be told. And it can somewhat prove Moffat's idea.

And now I feel myself a bit of stupid to have guessed the Doctor's name as Who. Before, I was thinking that maybe his name is Who and he chose the name Doctor in order to distract people from thinking his name is actually Who since the question everyone asks about his name would always be 'Doctor Who?'. Now, however, recalling that the Great Intelligence asked, 'Doctor Who?' in 'The Name of the Doctor' in front of the gate locked by the Doctor's real name, I am eventually convinced that the Doctor's name can never be Who or Doctor Who.

[The Doctor]

In article <b0ec9096-514a-42ef...@googlegroups.com>,

The question that must be never asked.

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[The Doctor]

In article <52ccbd1f$0$51557$c3e8da3$eb76...@news.astraweb.com>,
Mark Outrage <marko...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Whouronymus Bocks.
>

Doubtful.

[Brian]

I've always understood the word 'Who' to be the name of the program. Just
as you would not call Logan Mr Run in the movie Logan's Run.

--
Regards Brian

[Stephen Wilson]

"Brian" <bcl...@es.co.nz> wrote in message
news:2131611436410883734....@free.teranews.com...

Have you ever tried watching the credits at the end? Logan's Run is the name
of a film. Michael York plays a character known as "Logan 5". I'm not
entirely sure why anyone would think that "Run" had anything to do with the
character's name. "Run" is what he did, not what he was called.

However, if you look at Dr Who, William Hartnell is credited not as "the
Doctor" but as "Doctor Who". Yet the character is not called either "Doctor"
or "Doctor Who". His actual name has never been revealed. You can think of
him as "Doctor", or you can think of him as "Doctor Who". Whatever suits
you.

[The Doctor]

In article <2131611436410883734....@free.teranews.com>,

There is a quote.

>--
>Regards Brian

[williamwr...@gmail.com]

On 08/01/2014 02:51, Mark Outrage wrote:
>Whouronymus Bocks.
>

Mr Flibble

From,
William

[The Doctor]

In article <52cdd344$0$49654$c3e8da3$fdf4...@news.astraweb.com>,

Nice one Mr. Bean.

[pudentame]

On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:24:59 GMT, Brian <bcl...@es.co.nz> wrote:

>Silence <tedd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 4:14:26 PM UTC+8, Brian wrote:

>>>> BRAVO, Mr. Moffat! THAT IS AMAZING!
>>>> And I see you have put that idea into the series.
>>>> But to be honest, I have, in many years, assumed that maybe the Doctor's
>>>> real name is actually Who.
>>>
>>> Most of the time he is referred to as Doctor. It was Ian (school teacher)
>>> in a early episode that seem to think that he was some kind of Doctor. I
>>> don't think the Doctor has ever been called Mr. Who.
>>>
>>> I often wonder if it was planned this way. Did the writers fail to think of
>>> a name for the Doctor or did they want to add some mystery to the series.
>>> It was suggested that who was on the run and may have stolen the Tardis so
>>> he would not want to reveal his real name.
>>

>> Yea, you are probably right. But if the Doctor chose to hide his name
>> because he was on the run and have stolen a TARDIS, the Timelords and
>> other creatures that are capable to travel in time could simply trace
>> back through the Doctor's history and find his identity out, unless his
>> name is, as Moffat says, The Doctor, for those who want to find the
>> Doctor's name out would always feel that they have not approached the
>> point of time when the Doctor's real name could be told. And it can
>> somewhat prove Moffat's idea.
>>
>> And now I feel myself a bit of stupid to have guessed the Doctor's name
>> as Who. Before, I was thinking that maybe his name is Who and he chose
>> the name Doctor in order to distract people from thinking his name is
>> actually Who since the question everyone asks about his name would always
>> be 'Doctor Who?'. Now, however, recalling that the Great Intelligence
>> asked, 'Doctor Who?' in 'The Name of the Doctor' in front of the gate
>> locked by the Doctor's real name, I am eventually convinced that the
>> Doctor's name can never be Who or Doctor Who.
>
>I've always understood the word 'Who' to be the name of the program. Just
>as you would not call Logan Mr Run in the movie Logan's Run.

It's a stand-in for his name. He introduces himself as "The Doctor",
and the inevitable question is Doctor who?

The Doctor has kind of gone both ways on the question of whether he is
a doctor of medicine; denying it on some occasions & affirming it on
others and at least once having it both ways at once.

[pudentame]

On Wed, 8 Jan 2014 13:15:44 +0000 (UTC), doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The
Doctor) wrote:

>In article <b0ec9096-514a-42ef...@googlegroups.com>,
>Silence <tedd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>On Monday, January 9, 1995 9:21:26 AM UTC+8, Steven Moffat wrote:
>>> Here's a particularly stupid theory. If we take "The Doctor" to
>>> be the Doctor's name - even if it is in the form of a title no
>>> doubt meaning something deep and Gallifreyan - perhaps our
>>> earthly use of the word "doctor" meaning healer or wise man is
>>> direct result of the Doctor's multiple interventions in our
>>> history as a healer and wise man. In other words, we got it from
>>> him. This is a very silly idea and I'm consequently rather proud
>>> of it.
>>>
>>> Steven Moffat
>>
>>BRAVO, Mr. Moffat! THAT IS AMAZING!
>>And I see you have put that idea into the series.
>>But to be honest, I have, in many years, assumed that maybe the Doctor's real name is actually Who.
>
>The question that must be never asked.

It's the question that must never be answered; hidden in plain sight.

It gets ASKED in just about every episode.

[The Doctor]

In article <207sc9pm0gmccu0op...@4ax.com>,

And always will be.

[Brian]

He is referred to as Doctor by the other characters in the show. "Ask the
Doctor", "Have you seen the Doctor", "What do you think Doctor?"

I see it as more of a question.
Person 1 "Doctor"
Person 2 "Doctor Who?"

I think Ian said "Doctor Who" in the first episode of the show....or was it
the Doctor that said it to himself. Its been a while since I've seen the
first episode.

--
Regards Brian

[Brian]

Imagine in real life if your name was Who and you became a doctor. "Please
take a seat. doctor who will be with you in a moment" :-)

--
Regards Brian

[The Doctor]

In article <1497331983410974903....@free.teranews.com>,

Sounds like something from the 2 Ronnies.
>--
>Regards Brian

[pudentame]

On Thu, 9 Jan 2014 22:34:30 +0000 (UTC), doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The

Or if your name was Who and your parents named you Doctor and you
became a world famous baseball player.

[The Doctor]

In article <beb0d911sa565s1h5...@4ax.com>,

NOw that is old!

[solar penguin]

On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:40:25 +0000, Brian wrote:

>
> He is referred to as Doctor by the other characters in the show. "Ask
> the Doctor", "Have you seen the Doctor", "What do you think Doctor?"
>
> I see it as more of a question.
> Person 1 "Doctor"
> Person 2 "Doctor Who?"
>
> I think Ian said "Doctor Who" in the first episode of the show....or was
> it the Doctor that said it to himself. Its been a while since I've seen
> the first episode.

Second episode, "The Cave of Skulls".

And it was both Ian and the Doctor who said it, at different points in
the episode:

IAN: Just open the doors, Doctor Foreman.

DOCTOR: Eh? Doctor who? What's he talking about?

...

BARBARA: Oh, look, I don't understand it any more than you do. The inside
of the ship, suddenly finding ourselves here. Even some of the things
Doctor Foreman says

IAN: That's not his name. Who is he? Doctor who? Perhaps if we knew his
name we might have a clue to all this.

[Brian]

Thanks Solar penguin.
It was a good way of establishing the reason for the title of the show.

I feel that the mystery about the show got it off to a good start.

--
Regards Brian

[Ross]

Given that Doctor Who was originally designed to be something akin to a genre anthology (Though one with a regular cast instead of different characters every episode), it's not surprising that it's got a name that's similar in style to things like "Dimension X", "Journey to the Unknown", or "The Twilight Zone" -- something that says "This could be about anything"

[Brian]

Will I'm pleased they decided to keep the police box in the show else it
could have become more confusing, especially for the younger viewers.

--
Regards Brian

[pudentame]

Isn't there an earlier reference in the first episode where Ian calls
The Doctor "Mister Foreman" and The Doctor corrects him?

[Brian]

No its doesn't.
You can check the script at this site

http://www.chakoteya.net/doctorwho/1-1.htm

Its unknown why Ian addresses the Doctor as "Doctor" and not "Mr".

--
Regards Brian

[The Doctor]

In article <hjped9p5rg3nosfho...@4ax.com>,

Correct.

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[Monsieur Tabernac]

On 16/01/2014 12:48 AM, Brian wrote:

> pudentame <no....@no.where.invalid> wrote:

>> Isn't there an earlier reference in the first episode where Ian calls
>> The Doctor "Mister Foreman" and The Doctor corrects him?
>
> No its doesn't.
> You can check the script at this site
>
> http://www.chakoteya.net/doctorwho/1-1.htm
>
> Its unknown why Ian addresses the Doctor as "Doctor" and not "Mr".
>

Eh?

DOCTOR: They are saying I'm a charlatan. What concrete evidence would
satisfy you?

IAN: Just open the doors, Doctor Foreman.
DOCTOR: Eh? Doctor who? What's he talking about?

BARBARA: They're so sure, Ian.
IAN: Yes, I know.

[Brian]

I might be missing something but I still don't see from the dialog why Ian
would call him Doctor.

--
Regards Brian

[Monsieur Tabernac]

BARBARA: Well, I told you how good she is at history. I had a talk with
her and told her she ought to specialise. Well, she seemed quite
interested until I said I'd be willing to work with her at her home.
Then she said that would be absolutely impossible as her grandfather
didn't like strangers.

IAN: He's a doctor, isn't he? That's a bit of a lame excuse.

[The Doctor]

In article <52d7e71b$0$3211$a826...@newsreader.readnews.com>,

The second episode of DW.

[The Doctor]

In article <473219193411576677.2...@free.teranews.com>,

That goes back to Episode 1 whn Ian and Barbara are in dialogue.

[The Doctor]

In article <52d80bae$0$3217$a826...@newsreader.readnews.com>,

10/10 !

[Stephen Wilson]

"The Doctor" <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote in message
news:lb8m73$809$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...

0/10

[The Doctor]

In article <uBYBu.151$e9....@fx34.am4>,

Get the script.

[Stephen Wilson]

"The Doctor" <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote in message

news:lb9l21$edp$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...

I don't need it. You're the one that got it wrong.

[The Doctor]

In article <6JYBu.30231$Xr3....@fx19.am4>,

Episodes 1 and 2.

[Stephen Wilson]

"The Doctor" <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote in message

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0/10

[The Doctor]

In article <VfZBu.3298$5p6...@fx25.am4>,

That is what you are scoring SW.

[Stephen Wilson]

"The Doctor" <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote in message

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0/10

[The Doctor]

In article <OJZBu.2341$d07...@fx18.am4>,

Yes SW you are 0/10.