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[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had a tin mine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had a tin mine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | ||
A popular form of confectioner's [[Easter egg]] was made of [[chocolate]] and wrapped in coloured tin foil. The [[Tenth Doctor]] ate part of one of these before giving the remainder to [[Christina de Souza]], concerned sugar might damage his teeth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | A popular form of confectioner's [[Easter egg]] was made of [[chocolate]] and wrapped in coloured tin foil. The [[Tenth Doctor]] ate part of one of these before giving the remainder to [[Christina de Souza]], concerned sugar might damage his teeth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | ||
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"[[Tin foil hat|Tin foil]]" was a type of [[hat]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]'') | "[[Tin foil hat|Tin foil]]" was a type of [[hat]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]'') | ||
== Metaphorical tin == | |||
Things made of metal sometimes were referred to as being "tin" as a form of disparagement. | |||
[[Mickey Smith]] referred to [[K9 Mark III]] as a "tin [[dog]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | |||
[[Pendar]] called a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] a "tin tyrant". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman (comic story)|Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman]]'') | [[Pendar]] called a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] a "tin tyrant". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman (comic story)|Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman]]'') | ||
Revision as of 16:17, 13 August 2024
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Tin was a chemical element and a metal. Its chemical symbol on the periodic table was Sn. (AUDIO: Escape Room)
Sir Percival Flint was the owner of a tin mine in Cornwall and an amateur archaeologist. He was the ancestor of Sir Archibald Flint. (TV: The Dæmons, AUDIO: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor)
Lord Robert Urton owned and ran a tin mine in Middletown which was the main source of income for the town. (PROSE: The Burning)
The Doctor's TARDIS had a tin mine. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People)
A popular form of confectioner's Easter egg was made of chocolate and wrapped in coloured tin foil. The Tenth Doctor ate part of one of these before giving the remainder to Christina de Souza, concerned sugar might damage his teeth. (TV: Planet of the Dead)
The Tenth Doctor described the launch of Apollo 11 as "packing three men into a tin can filled with a skyscraper's worth of fuel, hurling them out of the atmosphere into the harshest conditions imaginable, with nothing more powerful than a pocket calculator to guide them. For what? Just because you can." (PROSE: Blue Moon)
"Tin foil" was a type of hat. (AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks)
Metaphorical tin
Things made of metal sometimes were referred to as being "tin" as a form of disparagement.
Mickey Smith referred to K9 Mark III as a "tin dog". (TV: School Reunion)
Pendar called a Cyberman a "tin tyrant". (COMIC: Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)
The Master, despite his standing alliance with the Daleks, privately called them "stupid tin boxes". (TV: Frontier in Space)
The Seventh Doctor told the Timewyrm that he didn't intend to end as an hors d'oeuvre for a "jumped-up tin goddess." (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)
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