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Now that makes for a complicated holiday gathering

By oracknows on December 30, 2007.

If you think spending the holidays with your family is stressful, imagine what it might be like for the Doctor:

By the way, I've managed to check out the Doctor Who Christmas Special. By and large it's pretty good; maybe I'll post a review sometime in the next few days, while I'm taking it fairly easy for the holidays and not posting as much scientific and medical content as usual...

(Hat tip: Stupid Evil Bastard.)

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Well, the Dr Who Christmas Special (with Kylie Minogue) went down pretty well here in England, helped by a Strictly Come Dancing Special and two episodes of Eastenders. We didn't get to watch the Grinch stealing Christmas however.