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[gnomi]

(Scene: mabfan and gnomi are in their respective offices.)

mabfan: There is a new edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.

gnomi: Yay! On September 2.

mabfan: In the UK it is out now. It's like Doctor Who.

gnomi: Aha! It's bigger on the inside than on the outside!

(after some consideration)

gnomi: The new Concise OED differs from the Doctor in one major way -- it's on the 12th edition, and the Doctor is only on his 11th.

Comments

[china_shop]

Hee!

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Do we know for sure that the first Doctor that we know of was in fact his first iteration? Is that canon, or do people just accept it because if it wasn't on TV it didn't happen?

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

As far as I know, its canon that the first Doctor was the first incarnation (we've seen some on-screen depictions of the various incarnations, and they all start with the first Doctor).

[stakebait.livejournal.com]

Adorable.

[lisafeld.livejournal.com]

Love it, love it, love it. :)

But does this mean there are no more editions of OED after this? Or will the OED foil a dastardly plot by Merriam-Webster and get all its editions back? Olde Englishhe spelling will creepe inne! Madness!

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

I also don't need a magnifying glass to see the Doctor!

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

You don't need a magnifying glass for the Concise OED either...it's not the full one.