#the penguin with its arse on fire

[companion-showdown]

What is your favourite non-cannon pairing?

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[olympain]

Like a penguin with its arse on fire.

[dandelionjack]

picture a strange parallel make-believe world in which doctor who was in some nebulous way both not exclusively british and around in the 1920s silent film era…

i mean, last year when i was hyperfixated on the lovecraft mythos one of my friends faceclaimed buster for their idea of the eldritch trickster god nyarlathotep. so i thought hold on wait a minute

just fucking look at him.

silly little guy! silly little stuntman with an age-old sadness in his eyes. a weariness so heavy it cuts through the screen. he’ll flop around like a hyperactive puppy but you can instantly tell that something went deeply wrong in his past. he won’t tell you what. he’ll change the subject before you even remember to ask. he’s so tired

all dressed up smart in a magician’s suit but the tie’s lopsided and undone. he wears it that way because he thinks it’s cool. maybe it is

average doctor activities. Pondering

no comment for that one. he just does this in the middle of questioning some unfamiliar alien and nobody bats an eye

i’ve seen so many clips of five behaving exactly like this? bro’s always falling over dramatically. what is that it’s the unknown

nope not today! and then running from the threat ‘like a penguin with its arse on fire’

he can drive anything. sort of.

the final piece in the puzzle: in an episode of the twilight zone buster plays a time traveller. except the time machine (that bizarre contraption on his head) loses its shit as soon as he switches it on. remind you of anyone?

buster keaton is the ???th doctor in my mind. that is all. have a nice day. sorry for formatting a post in such a 2012 manner unfortunately that is par the course when discussing this sort of thing

[martianbugsbunny]

he really does run like a penguin with its arse on fire

[ghost-bison]

Have you ever seen the film Local Hero? If not I'd recommend it.

It's set in Scotland, and has Peter Capaldi as a young man. He still does the silly run even then 😭

Nooooo I haven't!!

I really loved Capaldi in DW and I'm actually interested in watching his other works so I'll definitely check it out and then dm you about it hehe

You mean the penguin with its arse on fire?? 😭 That's pretty iconic ngl

[alonsyalonso1105]

What I think the Doctors names would be if they had Twitter

1st Doctor- The Original

2nd Doctor- In love with a Scotsman

3rd Doctor- Best pilot ever (3 really isn’t tho and Jo, Brigadier and Sarah-Jane have all tried to get them to change the name to something else, 3 gives in and its Koscheis Lover, no one understands and weirdly the Master hates it)

4th Doctor- Scarves and Jelly Babies

5th Doctor- Father of the Queers

6th Doctor- Chaotic Doc

7th Doctor- your fav spoon musician

8th Doctor- Shoe enthusiast (barely post cause can’t login cause they keep on forgetting their password) (ps: if you get the jokes for 8s Username and why they don’t post often, marry me)

War Doctor- Doesn’t Have Twitter

9th Doctor- Bigears (Rose and Jack thought of this one)

10th Doctor- Pretty Boi (changed once they met River from Roses lover, Donna and Martha hack this account cause their password is Rose123, their new name is Spaceman)

11th Doctor- Bow Ties are Cool (later changed to Rivers Sweetie, then to Otter boi once they have their argument after Angels Take Manhattan, then finally back to Bow Ties are Cool after they meet Clara)

12th Doctor- Penguin with its Arse on Fire (didn’t originally have it but Bill made them get it, password is Clara, 12 forgets it sometimes)

13th Doctor- Polite Cat (we all know that this would just be cat memes, Yaz loves this account) and they have a second account called Gremlin (vlog of their life and messing stuff up in the Tardis, Yaz is unaware of this one but Dan and Ryan help 13 with it)

14th Doctor- new man, same teeth (or Skinny Man)

15th Doctor- Barbie Gurl (haven’t really thought of one yet but will update when I see them on screen, for now it will remain as this)

Please let me know if you want this Doctor Who as Twitter to continue as I quite enjoyed making these Names or all the Doctors, and I’m on the process of creating the Masters ones

[clitbiter]

bill u will always be famous… u look like a penguin with its arse on fire…. literally will go down in herstory i think abt it everytime that old man runs or even hops up the stairs

[doctorfriend79]

"Why do you run like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like a penguin with its arse on fire."

"Ergonomics."

The Pilot

[nebs-shitposts]

the doctor who fandom is so fun because you could be talking about a wild theory you just came up with based on one line from the most recent nuwho episodes and someone in the tags will pull the most obscure form of doctor who canonization to prove that the theory is actually confirmed. like someone could be like "i have a theory that the reason twelve runs like a penguin with its arse on fire is because he lived with penguins for a year in the future when they were domesticated on an ice-wasteland of a planet after humankind sent out penguin DNA in a space shuttle" and someone will be like "this was actually confirmed in one paragraph of an interview of the showrunner in 1983 in a printing of the doctor who fanclub magazine that only managed to sell 200 copies" or smth

[bushdivingbushranger]

Hiii I hope this isn’t weird but I’m traveling to Australia soon and I would like to know

what to do{I got recommended The Blue Mountain(The3sisters)}

Is there things(places) I should avoid?

Is there any customs Americans have that should avoid doing while in Australia?

Thank you so much I appreciate your time and response ♥️

Hey! Depends on where you're going. By the sound of it, if you've been recommended the Blue Mountains you're going to NSW. I don't know anything about NSW unfortunately, but I can tell you some stuff about Victoria!

I'll try and write some general stuff up, but if you send me another ask about what sort of stuff you'd be interested in doing/seeing, and how you're travelling (if you're planning to hire a car, or if you're going to rely on Ubers and public transport), I'd be more than happy to point you to some specific things :)

This'll be long, so I'll put it under the read more.

It depends what you're after, really. If you want to immerse yourself in nature, then we have some really fantastic natural areas such as the Otways, the Great Ocean Road, the Dandenong Ranges (not to be confused with the suburb Dandenong), the Yarra Ranges, the Macedon Ranges, and Victorian High Country etc. These are really fantastic places to walk around in the beautiful land. All these offer different hikes/bushwalks/walking trails that you can enjoy either by yourself or a mate. All these areas are very safe.

AVOID: TBH Victoria and Australia as a whole are very safe places, the only places I would recommend avoiding are outer suburbs of Melbourne. If you're going to the countryside you're largely going to be safe, I wouldn't recommend Ararat at night (they do have a really fantastic Chinese Museum there though), or some parts of Shepparton.

If you're interested in hanging out by the beach, there's heaps here. I wouldn't recommend Brighton beach, just because if it's a pain in the arse to get parking there depending when you'll be here, nor would I recommend Rye because it gets mad crowded. I'd also suggest going to Phillip Island, which has some cool stuff to do such as A Maze N' Things, which I think is geared more towards young children/families but I can't really recall. Phillip Island is most famous for its penguin parades, where you get to watch all the tiny little fairy penguins arrive home from their long days of fishing and swimming about. If you're really keen on animals, I also recommend Healesville Sanctuary (near the Yarra Ranges, it's about an hour and a bit from Melbourne), Werribee Open Range Zoo, and Melbourne Zoo (if you go to Melb Zoo, leave the car at home and take the tram! There's a stop right out the front :) ).

If you're keen on relaxing there's Daylesford, which is known as Victorian Spa Country because of... I'm sure you've guessed, the spas! It's also nice and close to some beautifully country towns such as Kyneton and Romsey which are part of the Macedon Ranges I believe. I used to holiday every year in Kyneton and Castlemaine, and they're really beautiful places. Castlemaine has a really great farmer's market every first Sunday of the month.

Near there, about an hour away, there's Sovereign Hill, which I highly recommend as it's SO much fun! It's a historical town, where everything is built like it would have been in the 1850s during the goldrush. You can do fun activities there like ride in a horse-drawn carriage, make your own traditional wax candles, and pan for gold in the river. If you go, I recommend you buy at least two jars of raspberry drops from the gift shop there: they are the best that you will find in the entire world.

Sovereign Hill is also close to Ballarat, which is a massive country town with beautiful architecture and some pretty nifty restaurants if you know where to look. I recommend The Forge, really delicious pizza, all wood-fired so the bases have that beautiful smoky taste. It also has a really nice ambience, and is IIRC next to a cute alleyway that has 100s of umbrellas hanging over like a little ceiling which is a great place to take photos :)

I'd also recommend Echuca, which is a far drive away but is worth it. Another old-style town with old-style shops. They have a really fun old-timey PENNY arcade (for reference, we stopped using pounds and pennies and switched to dollars in 1966) with arcade machines from 1900 to 1950. They also show old silent black and white films there. Just be careful with the bloke who runs the store because he'll try and trick you into electrocuting yourself on the electrocution arcade game 💀 it doesn't hurt dw but it does feel really weird.

Now for Melbourne. If you're looking for nightlife recommendations, I couldn't really tell you--however I can ask around and let you know. I would recommend checking out Melbourne Museum, of course, which is FANTASTIC. Beautiful displays of insects, they're absolutely mesmerising. We currently also have a display on Horridus, the triceratops fossil. It's a beautiful exhibit and you might cry a bit (I def did). There's also the State Gallery of Victoria, which is great fun as well. Do Not Go To The Restaurant There. It's nice! But it's overpriced. From there, you can hop on the tram back towards Federation Square, where you can find ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image--very interactive) and the Koorie Heritage Trust (which is a great place to go if you're interested in learning a bit more about the traditional owners of Australia and their art). If going to Fed Square, I recommend checking out Mabu Mabu which is an indigenous owned restaurant that uses native ingredients and flavours to make mega delish food. It can be a bit pricey tho, but definitely worth it!

Otherwise in Melb I would recommend the Queen Victoria Market (massive market with heaps of stuff for pretty cheap, can get really great food from here too!), Fitzroy Mills Market which is... it's a very trendy spot where you can get heaps of cool clothes and accessories. TBH it's not my cup of tea but there's also a bloke there that sells pretty nice toasties so it's fun to go to for that. I also recommend the Rose Street Market, beautiful handmade market with heaps of cool stuff. Can be pricey though, but even if you don't buy much from there, there's a lot of nice cafés and bakeries around that rule. It's also very close to the Fitzroy Market, so you can walk between them, as they run on the same days.

TBH for Melbourne, if you're interested pls send me an ask with stuff you're interested in, and I'll be able to narrow down some recommendations there. There's just a LOT of stuff to do in Melbourne as it is the State Capital.

Now for customs as an American that you should avoid while in Australia: this is a bit hard for me to answer as I've only been to the USA once so can't really remember that many differences so if any of these seem offensive to you, sorry. I would say you don't need to tip, but if you do it's appreciated. If you're on public transport, don't speak loudly on public transport, if you're driving, use your indicator/blinker. Our service culture is a lot different here, I would follow the etiquette of: the server/cashier/storeperson/whatever is doing me a favour, not the other way around, and this goes without saying but use please and thank-you with everyone for everything. Stick to the left!!! This goes for driving but for walking too, if you're walking around the city, stay on the left side of the footpath!!

God, that got long. Sorry!! Let me know if you have any other questions, esp regarding travelling around Victoria as I've done a HEAP of it with my family and can give you more specific recommendations if you would like :)

Most of all, when you're here, have fun! Strike up conversation with friendly looking locals and you will have a total blast.

[companion-showdown]

Bill Potts propaganda:

- the first thing she did upon entering the tardis was ask if it was a knock through. the second thing she did was say "oh it's a lift"

- "why do you run like a penguin with its arse on fire?"

- worked in the university canteen -> started sneaking into lectures because there was a cute girl -> got scouted by the doctor to be his private student because he could see her interest and potential (to be his student and companion, because let's be real, even if he wouldn't admit it to himself, there was no way he was going to take her on as a private student without eventually giving in to the urge to show her all of space and time)

- ok but seriously, to me bill is the closest we've had in recent years to rose tyler in terms of like... representing teenage girls from a very socially disadvantaged background (council estate/foster kid) being able to go on adventures with the doctor too and I love her for that

- she was strong willed enough to resist cyber conversion

vote for Bill here

[forevers-world]

"Why do you run like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like a penguin with its arse on fire"

I need Jim to teach Spock how to run please dear god his shrimp running position is crazy

[thegeekcloud]

Tribute to 12...

[captryanclark]

Twelve - The Penguin With Its Arse on Fire → Here’s the mastervideo of every single “penguin run” that has ever been run by The Twelfth Doctor. I hope you enjoy it! :) 

[gayspock]

htey dont understand i cant commit to things bc if i do commit to things then its like no matter how minor, if ive committed and if it doesntgo through i will actually explode i need to be a drifting wallflower boy i need to live life without being put into a little box becausei wont ever leave the box even if its on fire

[autisticiantojvnes]

[ID: Four gifs of New Doctor Who. The first gif shows the Twelfth Doctor running on the lawn in front of the university, with his arms moving wildly by his sides.

The third gif shows Bill Potts asking him: "Why did you run like that?" He asks her: "Like what?" She answers: "Like a penguin with its arse on fire."

The second gif shows him running through a field of wheat, his arms moving wildly again.

The fourth gif shows Bill watching him on a monitor in the TARDIS. She mutters to herself: "Penguin with its arse on fire." End ID]

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