In article <bIu3P5BjwlVlFwUc@jhall_nospamxx.co.uk>,
John Hall <john@jhall.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Rupert Bear's?
>>
>>You really didn’t know this name
>>Or all the pages whence he came?
>>
>>This children’s star in yellow check
>>With scarlet jumper, scarf round neck
>>
>>The Daily Express’ cartoon bear
>>Whose tales were told four panels square
>>
>>‘Twas very twee but even worse
>>Each panel’s scene was tagged in verse.
>>
>>Yet underneath, as if in shame
>>Each story was retold again!
>>
>>In much more detail, and in prose
>>To narrate how the story goes.
>
>Bravo for the parody, though I think you were rather harsh. It may have
>seemed twee to adults, but to millions of six-year-olds (and I was once
>one of them) it was great stuff. Almost 70 years later, I still have
>fond memories of the annuals.

Donate a bear for Christmas?

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In article <uj5re7$2dch1$1@dont-email.me>,
The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
>John Hall <john_nospam@jhall.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Rupert Bear's?
>>>
>>> You really didn’t know this name
>>> Or all the pages whence he came?
>>>
>>> This children’s star in yellow check
>>> With scarlet jumper, scarf round neck
>>>
>>> The Daily Express’ cartoon bear
>>> Whose tales were told four panels square
>>>
>>> ‘Twas very twee but even worse
>>> Each panel’s scene was tagged in verse.
>>>
>>> Yet underneath, as if in shame
>>> Each story was retold again!
>>>
>>> In much more detail, and in prose
>>> To narrate how the story goes.
>>
>> Bravo for the parody, though I think you were rather harsh. It may have
>> seemed twee to adults, but to millions of six-year-olds (and I was once
>> one of them) it was great stuff. Almost 70 years later, I still have
>> fond memories of the annuals.
>
>Memories - I still have 6 of the annuals (including one with “magic
>painting”, watercolour bound into the paper of the pages so it coloured up
>perfectly when wiped with a wet paintbrush). But even as a child I only
>wanted to read the prose version of the stories. The doggerel was terrible
>to me.
>

Nice memories of childhood to you.

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>It's absolutely fine." — Russell T. Davies

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In article <nnd$045c5c42$07109043@f755d6d2634f4679>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <n1c5N.87115$QCp6.86863@fx11.ams4>,
>> Hornplayer9599 <Hornplayer9599@aol.com> wrote:
>> > On 11/15/2023 09:16, Blueshirt wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Looks okay to me... in fact it looks more than okay it looks damn
>> >> good!!!
>> >
>> > Yes....looks as if this was how it looked if it was broadcast in
>> > color. Now, I would say that stills are one thing...now I want to see
>> > the video.
>>
>> All 175 minutes.
>
>Dave, there is no 175 minutes colour version... so you can't see it. It's
>a 75 minute edit, colourised. Nobody is making you watch it.
>
>You can of course see the original seven episode version of "The Daleks"
>in b/w. That is 175 minutes long. But if you haven't seen that version of
>"The Daleks" by now (and it's nearly 60 years old), then just what have
>you been doing with your time in fandom?
>
>They are not colourising episodes for you. But some of us are actually
>interested in how this project turned out.
>
>Watch, don't watch, it's your choice.

Clue it is either all or nothing.
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In article <nnd$392f0a86$70e2acec@3126b6e8d0e102f5>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>The Last Doctor wrote:
>
>> John Hall <john_nospam@jhall.co.uk> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Rupert Bear's?
>> >>
>> >> You really didn’t know this name
>> >> Or all the pages whence he came?
>> >>
>> >> This children’s star in yellow check
>> >> With scarlet jumper, scarf round neck
>> >>
>> >> The Daily Express’ cartoon bear
>> >> Whose tales were told four panels square
>> >>
>> >> ‘Twas very twee but even worse
>> >> Each panel’s scene was tagged in verse.
>> >>
>> >> Yet underneath, as if in shame
>> >> Each story was retold again!
>> >>
>> >> In much more detail, and in prose
>> >> To narrate how the story goes.
>> >
>> > Bravo for the parody, though I think you were rather harsh. It may
>> > have seemed twee to adults, but to millions of six-year-olds (and I
>> > was once one of them) it was great stuff. Almost 70 years later, I
>> > still have fond memories of the annuals.
>>
>> Memories - I still have 6 of the annuals (including one with “magic
>> painting”, watercolour bound into the paper of the pages so it coloured
>> up perfectly when wiped with a wet paintbrush). But even as a child I
>> only wanted to read the prose version of the stories. The doggerel was
>> terrible to me.
>
>We did have the 7" single of "We All Stand Together" by Paul McCartney in
>our house... is that acceptable enough to get me in to the Rupert the Bear
>Usenet Fan Club? (aka Rupert UFC)
>
>Bom, bom bom ... Bom, bom bom ...

LOL!
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In article <am0dli13hn0snepme4dbqtbrcpnsd6ulo3@4ax.com>,
Tim Merrigan <tppm@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:21:20 -0000 (UTC), doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca
>(The Doctor) wrote:
>
>>In article <uj49ms$251te$1@dont-email.me>,
>>The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
>>>Tim Merrigan <tppm@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:16:00 +0000, "Blueshirt"
>>>> <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The Doctor wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-daleks-colourisation-first-look-newsupdate/
>>>>>
>>>>> Looks okay to me... in fact it looks more than okay it looks damn good!!!
>>>>
>>>> As I recall, from seeing color publicity shots from the time, weren't
>>>> the Doctor's trousers yellow checks, not the gray shown in those pics?
>>>
>>>If I recall from the recon of Marco Polo which had many colour pics, the
>>>Doctor’s trousers were a pale grey and dark grey check.
>>>
>>>Rupert Bear’s were yellow …
>>>
>>
>>Rupert Bear's?
>
>I doubt I was thinking of Rupert Bear, as, until now, I'd never heard
>of, much less seen, him.
>
>And, based on the links posted here, he doesn't resemble William
>Hartnell even a little.
>

Ah!

>>
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>>>Timeless Children'. I'm not going to deny what he wrote. I'm going with it.
>>>It's absolutely fine." — Russell T. Davies
>>
>>#savedoctorwho #retconthetimelesschild #thetimelesschildisantidoctorwho
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The Last Doctor wrote on 17/11/23 12:57 am:

<Snip>

> You really didn’t know this name
> Or all the pages whence he came?
>
> This children’s star in yellow check
> With scarlet jumper, scarf round neck
>
> The Daily Express’ cartoon bear
> Whose tales were told four panels square
>
> ‘Twas very twee but even worse
> Each panel’s scene was tagged in verse.
>
> Yet underneath, as if in shame
> Each story was retold again!
>
> In much more detail, and in prose
> To narrate how the story goes.

Look!!The Last Doctor's a Poet
And he didn't even know it. ;-P
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In article <uj78i7$2nqs0$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>The Last Doctor wrote on 17/11/23 12:57 am:
>
><Snip>
>
>> You really didn’t know this name
>> Or all the pages whence he came?
>>
>> This children’s star in yellow check
>> With scarlet jumper, scarf round neck
>>
>> The Daily Express’ cartoon bear
>> Whose tales were told four panels square
>>
>> ‘Twas very twee but even worse
>> Each panel’s scene was tagged in verse.
>>
>> Yet underneath, as if in shame
>> Each story was retold again!
>>
>> In much more detail, and in prose
>> To narrate how the story goes.
>
>Look!!The Last Doctor's a Poet
>And he didn't even know it. ;-P
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Al last.
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