So you have a Dalek on your holiday gift list, but what to get the genetically mutated Universe-dominating alien?
Why, a crocheted cozy, of course. The link goes to a free pattern you can use.
Space is very cold, and you could catch your death out there.
Tip o’ the needle to BABloggee Mandy Qualls.
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December 7th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
What does a Dalek do when he comes home from a hard day at work?…
December 7th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
That’s so cute!!!!
December 7th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Good news here, Phil:
Cincinnati Zoo Cancels Deal with Creation Museum
http://www.turningleft.net/2008/12/07/cincinnati-zoo-cancels-deal-with-creation-museum/
Chalk one up for science!
December 7th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
That’s awesome:).
December 7th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Woo hoo… I found the pattern for the knitted tardis!
http://www.entropyhouse.com/penwiper/who/knittardis.html
December 7th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I love it! Have to try to make this one!
December 7th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Hmmm, that would make an interesting hat…
December 7th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Sounds like some great “subversive knitting”.
December 8th, 2008 at 5:33 am
“So you have a Dalek on your holiday gift list, ..”
What?! I do? News to me, I always figured they woz imaginary!
“.. but what to get the genetically mutated Universe-dominating alien?
Universe dominating? C’mon the Doctor beat them every time!
December 8th, 2008 at 5:40 am
“Space is very cold, and you could catch your death out there.”
In space no-one can hera your teethchatter as youshiver going
Bbbb-bbbb-rrrrrrrr, brrrrr , bbbb-rrrr ….
Like the thought of a Dalek tea cosy.
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BTW. Phil not to ruin a good funny thread with dour science but your equation of space = cold is bad astronomy isn’t it? Space has no temperature at all, its just vacuum – some parts like that around a bright star would actually be incredibly hot, others like the (okay much larger ) space far between any brightstars are well pretty fosh-durned cold. Yes?
December 8th, 2008 at 5:44 am
BeinSilly Says (no Isaid it, said past tense -oops I’m channeling grammar nazi here!
) December 8th, 2008 at 5:33 am :
“So you have a Dalek on your holiday gift list, ..”
What?! I do? News to me, I always figured they woz imaginary!
Bad news no. 1 – Daleks are real!
Wosre news no. 2 – Daleks are related to me
(must be why elsewould theybe on my Sol Invictus /Xmas / Hannukkah/ Ramadan /whatever festive list)
Takes a long look in the mirror .. “Well I don’t look like a Dalek, there’s a family resemblance?” Shudders.
December 8th, 2008 at 9:52 am
and a tip of the needle to amdowns!
December 8th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Hmmm. Looks like a nice “personal massager” cozy.
December 8th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
We have a new use for one of our Daleks: