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This remind me of a recurring theme in "Doctor Who" fictional stories (I'm bing watching right now). There no such thing as an unimportant person because count

This remind me of a recurring theme in "Doctor Who" fictional stories (I'm bing watching right now). There no such thing as an unimportant person because countless time in the stories the world or even the universe have been saved by ordinary people and nobody will ever know about them. Only this is real life, this is deeply amazing. I feel so much gratitude and kindnesses for this man. RIP Станислав Евграфович Петров PS: added emphasis on Fictional stories for clarity.

hawski 9y ago
> recurring theme in doctor who stories For others confused like me: recurring theme in the Doctor Who stories.
- Twisell 9y ago
  I corrected for clarity. But some fans would cringe because you can refer to "Doctor Who" as the show or "The Doctor" for the character but "The Doctor Who" Make no sense so your initial correction might be even more confusing to some ;)
  - Already__Taken 9y ago
    But you would use the phrase the Doctor Who show. As The wasn't capitalized is how I would read it.
    - Twisell 9y ago
      So let's get to the bottom of this as english is not my mother tong and I will gladly learn new tricks. Does that mean that my sentence (with correction) is wrong because "the" is mandatory in this context?
      - tgb 9y ago
        No, it's perfect as is. Eg: Wikipedia's use of "Br'er Rabbit stories" here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%27er_Rabbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%27er_Rabbit
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trishmapow2 9y ago
Hey, it's a fellow Doctor Who fan (seems rare)! Also binge watching recently, and yes, good point.
- legostormtroopr 9y ago
  Doctor Who fans - Rare? In what universe, Doctor Who is mainstream now.
  - ams6110 9y ago
    Not really. Certainly in some circles it is. It was on Netflix in the US for a while; not sure it still is.
dingaling 9y ago
> There no such thing as an unimportant person And on that theme, when I wore uniform we were told never to use the term VIP but instead NP, Notable Person. Which I thought was a good workaround as it separated fame from "importance"
- labster 9y ago
  Perl Conference first-time attendees are VIPs: very important to Perl. This separates authority from importance. This might be their only visit, so we should make it worthwhile. On the theme that anyone can save the world, I think of the Lord of the Rings. And particularly of Samwise Gamgee.

hawski 9y ago

> recurring theme in doctor who stories For others confused like me: recurring theme in the Doctor Who stories.

Twisell 9y ago
I corrected for clarity. But some fans would cringe because you can refer to "Doctor Who" as the show or "The Doctor" for the character but "The Doctor Who" Make no sense so your initial correction might be even more confusing to some ;)
- Already__Taken 9y ago
  But you would use the phrase the Doctor Who show. As The wasn't capitalized is how I would read it.
  - Twisell 9y ago
    So let's get to the bottom of this as english is not my mother tong and I will gladly learn new tricks. Does that mean that my sentence (with correction) is wrong because "the" is mandatory in this context?
    - tgb 9y ago
      No, it's perfect as is. Eg: Wikipedia's use of "Br'er Rabbit stories" here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%27er_Rabbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%27er_Rabbit
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trishmapow2 9y ago

Hey, it's a fellow Doctor Who fan (seems rare)! Also binge watching recently, and yes, good point.

legostormtroopr 9y ago
Doctor Who fans - Rare? In what universe, Doctor Who is mainstream now.
- ams6110 9y ago
  Not really. Certainly in some circles it is. It was on Netflix in the US for a while; not sure it still is.

dingaling 9y ago

> There no such thing as an unimportant person And on that theme, when I wore uniform we were told never to use the term VIP but instead NP, Notable Person. Which I thought was a good workaround as it separated fame from "importance"

labster 9y ago
Perl Conference first-time attendees are VIPs: very important to Perl. This separates authority from importance. This might be their only visit, so we should make it worthwhile. On the theme that anyone can save the world, I think of the Lord of the Rings. And particularly of Samwise Gamgee.