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== History == | == History == | ||
When [[interview]]ed on the website [[whoisdoctorwho.co.uk|Doctor Who?]], [[Henry van Statten]] noted that "As fun as [[configuring]] [[mainframe]]s [was]", he still wanted to be an [[astronaut]] and make [[friend]]s with an [[alien]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) | |||
When the website asked [[readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk|its readers]] to submit reasons they wanted to meet an alien, several responses mentioned "fun". [[Steve Searle]] wanted to meet an alien "between the [[age]]s of [[20 (number)|20]] to [[5000 (number)|5000]] for fun, [[friendship]] and maybe more". [[Dan (Henry Van Statten)|Dan]] wanted to "get of this forsaken planet and go somewhere fun", considering [[Earth]] "[[boring]]". [[Hamsterizer]] wanted to meet an alien for "fun, [[visit]]s to [[galleries]] and [[walk]]s in the [[park]] and possibly something more!". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)|writer=Unknown}}) | |||
In [[2009]], [[Harry Sowersby]] stated that the [[Financial crisis of 2007|credit crunch]] was one of the factors for the [[Danemouth Pleasure Park]] closing down, saying that "people can't afford to have fun anymore". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story)|part=One}}) | In [[2009]], [[Harry Sowersby]] stated that the [[Financial crisis of 2007|credit crunch]] was one of the factors for the [[Danemouth Pleasure Park]] closing down, saying that "people can't afford to have fun anymore". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story)|part=One}}) | ||