7th Doctor's cockeyed proverbs
Thomas J Lee
At last I've remembered to bring from home the list I made of all the
Seventh Doctor's confused sayings from "Time and the Rani." These are all I
heard. (I also drew a neat picture of Sylvester McCoy, but that doesn't
translate to ASCII too well.)
Fit as a trombone
A bad workman always blames his fools
It's a lottery, and I've drawn the short plank
A little portentious, perhaps, Mel?
Absence makes the nose grow longer
More hasta, less vista
A kangaroo never forgets
The proof of the pumpkin's in the squeezing
Fair exchange is no mockery
Where there's a will, there's a Tom, Dick, and a Harriet
A bat may look at a Time Lord
All good things come to a blend
Here's a turn-up for the kook!
There's none so deaf as those who clutch at straws
A bird in the hand keeps the Doctor away
Out of the frying pan, into the mire
A fool and his theory are soon parted
Blessed are the piemakers, for they shall make our pastry
Every dogma has its day
Two wrongs don't make a left turn! Right!
He who dares, spins
As you snore, so shall you sleep
Waste net, want net
Where there's a will, there's a beneficiary
A miss is as good as a smile
Memory like a dromedary
Time and tide melts the snowman
-- Thomas J Lee -- tj...@columbia.edu --
"Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly."
-- G. K. Chesterton
Chris J Kocher
>Greetings, Whovians,
>
> At last I've remembered to bring from home the list I made of all the
>Seventh Doctor's confused sayings from "Time and the Rani." These are all I
>heard.
I appreciate you posting these-- I've always meant to write them down. Some of
them, though, have me stumped as to what the REAL expression is, such as:
>It's a lottery, and I've drawn the short plank
>A little portentious, perhaps, Mel?
>More hasta, less vista
>Fair exchange is no mockery
>A bat may look at a Time Lord
[>All good things come to a blend
(It was actually "come to a bend," as I heard it...)]
>Here's a turn-up for the kook!
>There's none so deaf as those who clutch at straws
>He who dares, spins
>As you snore, so shall you sleep
> -- Thomas J Lee -- tj...@columbia.edu --
>
There's also at least one more that I remember:
All hands to the stumps! (quickly corrected by Mel, of course!)
Thanks for any help on these...
Chris Kocher
Slartibartfast (alias Daniel O'Malley)
>In article <1993Apr14.1...@news.columbia.edu> tj...@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Thomas J Lee) writes:
>>Greetings, Whovians,
>> At last I've remembered to bring from home the list I made of all the
>>Seventh Doctor's confused sayings from "Time and the Rani." These are all I
>>heard.
>I appreciate you posting these-- I've always meant to write them down. Some of
>them, though, have me stumped as to what the REAL expression is, such as:
>>It's a lottery, and I've drawn the short plank
Short straw, not plank.
>>A little portentious, perhaps, Mel?
?
>>More hasta, less vista
Hasta la vista, baby (see Terminator 2 ;-)
>>Fair exchange is no mockery
Robbery, not mockery.
>>A bat may look at a Time Lord
Beats me.
>[>All good things come to a blend
>(It was actually "come to a bend," as I heard it...)]
Obvious.
>>Here's a turn-up for the kook!
Book, not kook. (What's a kook???)
>>There's none so deaf as those who clutch at straws
There's none so blind as those that will not see...
>>He who dares, spins
Wins, not spins.
>>As you snore, so shall you sleep
As you sow, so shall you reap.
>There's also at least one more that I remember:
>All hands to the stumps! (quickly corrected by Mel, of course!)
Pumps, I think...
>Thanks for any help on these...
Daniel.
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Peter Mullaney
In a previous article, doma...@unix1.tcd.ie (Slartibartfast alias Daniel O'Malley)) says:
>In <97...@blue.cis.pitt.edu> cjk...@pitt.edu (Chris J Kocher) writes:
>
>
>>>A little portentious, perhaps, Mel?
>
>?
>
Probably 'Pretentious'.
>
>>>A bat may look at a Time Lord
>
>Beats me.
>
and me.
>>[>All good things come to a blend
>>(It was actually "come to a bend," as I heard it...)]
>
>Obvious.
>
'an end.'
>>>There's none so deaf as those who clutch at straws
>
>There's none so blind as those that will not see...
>
or, There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
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Thomas J Lee
>>>A little portentious, perhaps, Mel?
S>?
Not really a proverb ... but it should have been "pretentious," as
the Rani (dressed as Mel) quickly pointed out.
>>>A bat may look at a Time Lord
S>Beats me.
"A cat may look at a king."
>>>Here's a turn-up for the kook!
S>Book, not kook. (What's a kook???)
A wacko; a nut. A 1960s expression for the sanity-challenged. The
Doctor might have said "cook," I suppose.
-- Thomas J Lee -- tj...@columbia.edu --
"The affair between Margot Asquith and Margot Asquith will live as one
of the prettiest love stories in all literature."
-- Dorothy Parker
timothy k istian soholt
>In <97...@blue.cis.pitt.edu> cjk...@pitt.edu (Chris J Kocher) writes:
>>tj...@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Thomas J Lee) writes:
>>>More hasta, less vista
>Hasta la vista, baby (see Terminator 2 ;-)
Actually, I imagine it was a play on "More haste, less waste."
-- Tim Soholt (xoa...@carina.unm.edu)
John Perkins
Time and Tide melts the Snowman!
Code name: Wombat
And then there's, `Come on, Mel...Time and tide melt the snowman.'
`That's "wait," Doctor'
`Who's waiting? We've got to hurry!'
8^)
(or was that Ace...hmph...no, it was Mel...that was TATR, wasn't it?)
Bruce
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>
>And then there's, `Come on, Mel...Time and tide melt the snowman.'
> `That's "wait," Doctor'
> `Who's waiting? We've got to hurry!'
>8^)
>
>(or was that Ace...hmph...no, it was Mel...that was TATR, wasn't it?)
Actually, it was something like:
"Well, time and tide melt the snowman..."
"'Wait for no man'."
"Who's waiting? I'm ready."
"You're going to take a lot of getting used to..."
"Don't worry, Mel, I'll grow on you."
And then they get into the TARDIS and leave.
It was "Time and the Rani," because the silly malapropism were dropped (with
the occasional exception) after that story.
Chris Kocher
>Bruce
Dave Tong - Sun UK - Tech Support
>>Hasta la vista, baby (see Terminator 2 ;-)
>Actually, I imagine it was a play on "More haste, less waste."
more haste, less speed (ie when you hurry you make more mistakes)
Arthur Gianoukos
A few other statements from "Time mand the Rani":
"Absence makes the nose grow longer." said the Doctor
"Cretin"(sp) said the Rani
"A poor workman always blames his fools:
"Time and tide melt the snowman!" said the Doctor
"Wait for no man!!" said Mel
"Who's waiting! I'm ready." said the Doctor
Enjoy, and may the hopes
of more Doctor Who come true,
Art Gianoukos
Boston University
gian...@acs.bu.edu