Happy birthday, mum.
Lesson of the day; it's surprisingly hard to manhandle a four-foot inflatable Dalek backwards down the narrow stairs from my brother's bedroom at 5.30 in the morning without waking the whole house, especially when giggling like a maniac.
She named him Salvador.
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That just...makes me so, so happy ^___^ I want to hang hats on its eye stalk so it'll go 'I am under attack! I cannot see! I am under attack! I cannot see!'
Also, best name for Dalek ever. Kudos.
Posted by: Calliope | September 27, 2005 10:30 PM
*schedules a raid with his staff to see the dalek*
Which story is that a reference to Calliope? I can only think of The Destiny of the Daleks.
Posted by: The Emperor | September 28, 2005 07:38 AM
Now you're asking... I think it's in several stories in its standard form (at least it is judging by its frequency in drinking games: 'a Dalek seems to be having a nervous breakdown. (One shot for each "MY VISION IS IMPAIRED! I CANNOT SEE!)', or '"My vision is impaired! I cannot see!" - Various stories'.)
But I'd be hard-pushed to tell you which one I was thinking of exactly, except that I haven't seen Destiny, so I don't think it was that one ^_^ Probably either Planet or Genesis, at a guess.
Posted by: Calliope | September 28, 2005 10:48 AM
My first reacton to this is to cry "I WANT AN INFLATABLE TO DALEK!!" but I wouldn't actually have anywhere to put it, so I'm going to content myself with the knowledge that there is, out there, an inflatable dalek terrorising visitors to your house. ^_______________^
(Why Salvador? Because he's squidgy round the edges?)
Posted by: Helen | September 28, 2005 03:05 PM
Otanjoubi omedetou, Tasha no okaasan!! ^________^
Posted by: katy@katy.katy | September 28, 2005 03:05 PM
Looking through planet I found a similar incident involving a cloak not a hat. I should probably return the books to my shelf.
Posted by: The Emperor | September 30, 2005 11:10 PM