# Doctor Who vs \: Doctor loses **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2006, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804 "2006-11-10T02:00:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/21 "2006-11-10T14:39:42Z")
\*Throughout the Multiverse, tales are told of the enigmatic wanderer in time and space known as the Doctor. A renegade Timelord of Gallifrey, he combines a formidable intellect with a vast wealth of knowledge and experiences spanning several lifetimes. His mastery of countless sciences and disciplines has enabled him to foil the schemes of would-be conquerors such as the villainous Master, the Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, Silurians, Ogrons, and countless other terrifying foes. Rare indeed are the times when the Doctor has been unable to achieve victory. Then one day his TARDIS materialized on top of Bugs Bunny’s rabbit hole.\* ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/22 "2006-11-10T15:48:53Z")
[QUOTE=Alan Smithee] FREDDIE: Let’s see who Lord Siddious _really_ is! SHAGGY: Zoinks! It’s old man Palpatine! …snip… SHAGGY: [Holding enormous sandwich] Like, now that we’ve solved that case, time for some lunch, right Scoob? [Force lightning hits sandwich, toasting it and making it hot] Zoinks! Like, thanks, man! A toasted sub! SCOOBY: Rum rum! PALPATINE: Drat! GANG: [Laugh] FADE TO BLACK [/QUOTE] Now that is the way to take an off-hand minor joke and make it a really funny post. Rroly Cow, Rreat Rrob **Alan Smithee**. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/23 "2006-11-10T18:11:59Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] The Doctor’s only “power” is that he’s very clever. [/QUOTE] Not really. He has telepathic powers that he normally eschews using. But he demonstrates them in his ability to communicate with anybody from any point in time or any world. They aren’t actually speaking the english language with a british accent on all those alien worlds he visits - he is merely telepathically interpreting their speech into a language that he & his companions can understand, and vice versa. The Doctor was also capable of direct mind-to-mind telepathic communication with other Time Lords & members of his race - notably his grand-daughter Susan & the Master. From time to time, it’s suggested that the Doctor has rather vast superhuman abilities, but simply _prefers_ to outwit his opponents. He values intellectually triumphing over opponents rather than physically subduing them. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/24 "2006-11-10T19:26:20Z")
[QUOTE=The New and Improved Superman] From time to time, it’s suggested that the Doctor has rather vast superhuman abilities, but simply _prefers_ to outwit his opponents. He values intellectually triumphing over opponents rather than physically subduing them. [/QUOTE] Maybe. But from what I can tell, he’s an unprepared busybody who gets very, very lucky most of the time. Really, if I were going to be bumping up against Daleks and Cybermen all of the time, I’d carry rather more than a screwdriver around with me. You do have to give the Doctor credit for choosing somewhat slow and stupid opponents, though. If you have to face evil cybernetic opponents, floating salt shakers that move about two miles an hour and shout “Exterminate, exterminate” before they shoot \* would \* be favorite. In fact, I’d be prepared to speculate that if Time Lord’s have any special power at all, it’s that they make a \* deus ex machina \* appear at will. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/25 "2006-11-10T20:55:15Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] … the Doctor could lose a battle of wits against a superior foe. [/QUOTE] A battle of wits? To the death? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/26 "2006-11-10T21:00:06Z")
[QUOTE=mrklutz] A battle of wits? To the death? [/QUOTE] I must of missed the “to the death” requirement. Where is it? ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/27 "2006-11-10T21:04:41Z")
Dr. Who v. Dr. Strange. Dr. Strange for the win. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/28 "2006-11-10T21:09:09Z")
[QUOTE=The New and Improved Superman] Not really. He has telepathic powers that he normally eschews using. But he demonstrates them in his ability to communicate with anybody from any point in time or any world. They aren’t actually speaking the english language with a british accent on all those alien worlds he visits - he is merely telepathically interpreting their speech into a language that he & his companions can understand, and vice versa. [/QUOTE] Actually, that’s been revealed to be a function of the TARDIS itself. Anyone who spends enough time on board has their brain seeded with universal translator nanites. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/29 "2006-11-10T21:31:53Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I must of missed the “to the death” requirement. Where is it? [/QUOTE] Sorry. Just couldn’t resist the urge to quote _The Princess Bride_. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/30 "2006-11-10T21:35:11Z")
[QUOTE=mrklutz] Sorry. Just couldn’t resist the urge to quote _The Princess Bride_. [/QUOTE] D’oh and Double D’oh. So speaking of which how would Wesley do against the Doctor? Storybook hero versus Sci-Fi Legend. ---
**Author:** ![shizaru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@shizaru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shizaru)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804/31 "2006-11-10T21:44:58Z")
The Doctor is way too cool to lose. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-vs-your-pick-doctor-loses/379804.md?page=1)