Following up on yesterday’s underwear rundown, here’s another unmentionables-related Doctor Who story. Going around the Web during last summer was news of an apparently deranged or just plain creepy fan who was collecting panties from actresses who’ve appeared on Doctor Who. The site was at the URL www.drwhogirlsknickers.co.uk, but it has since been taken down. Fortunately, some of its wit and wisdom has been saved for posterity:
I first started collecting knickers in 1983 when at the Longleat Exhibition I was sold a pair of Janet Fielding’s underwear by a make-up lady. But let me be clear on this; there is nothing “perverted” or “weird” about my collection. We all collect things we like, and I find knickers more personal than an autograph on the back of a plastic cup.
To date I have ninety four pairs of knickers which I think you’ll agree is a wonderful achievement! I have built this collection up by begging, borrowing and on three occasions stealing. I like to write to female Doctor Who celebrities for items of their clothing and over the years it’s become pretty clear to me that the way to ask is to not refer to their “knickers” but their “feminine undergarments”.
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People are *always* asking me if I have any men’s pants from Doctor Who. I’d like to make it absolutely clear right now that I am not a gay pervert. Lots of my very best friends are gay but the thought of asking for another man’s pants is frankly dirty. To this end I rather hope I’ve heard the last of one cast member who continually *insisted* on sending me items of his clothing.
Ick.
(If you stumble across a cool Doctor Who thing, feel free to email me with a link.)
