naughty ‘Doctor Who’ thought of the day: re celery

and it's a good source of fibre.

From Wikipedia:

On his lapel, this Doctor wore a celery stalk. He claimed in The Caves of Androzani that the celery would sometimes turn purple in the presence of certain gases in the "Praxis" range to which he was allergic, although this allergy was not mentioned by any incarnations before or since. He said that if that happened, he would then eat the celery (explaining, "If nothing else, I'm sure it's good for my teeth"). In the same story, while attempting to revive a feverish Peri from Spectrox Toxemia, he had noted that celery was an "excellent restorative from where I come from", but that the human olfactory system was "comparatively feeble." The Tenth Doctor repeatedly poked fun at the celery in Time Crash, describing it as a "decorative vegetable".

I realize I'm making myself out to be "That Guy™" by posting this quote. Forgive me MaryAnn.

My father has several late-19th century apothecary's manuals. One of them included a table of the medicinal properties of plants. Celery was recommended "for hysteria in women" which seemed perfectly reasonable for a Doctor...

It doesn't matter if other Doctors haven't mentioned the allergy, Corey, as the Doctor is different each time he regenerates. It's like how some Doctors are short sighted, and others aren't. Well, this Doctor had an allergy that other's don't.

Well, I smell more fan fic.

And I have a very sensitive sense of smell for a human.

I do love that line from Moffat's "Time Crash" where Ten observes: "Brave choice celery, but fair play to you - not a lot of men can carry off a decorative vegetable."

^ that was brilliant!