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== Cultural references to buffalo == | == Cultural references to buffalo == | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] used the [[password]] ''buffalo '' to access the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] telephone line. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vampire of the Mind (audio story)|Vampire of the Mind]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] later told [[Mickey Smith]] to use same password to access a variety of areas of the UNIT website. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] used the [[password]] ''buffalo '' to access the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] telephone line. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vampire of the Mind (audio story)|Vampire of the Mind]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] later told [[Mickey Smith]] to use same password to access a variety of areas of the [[UNIT website]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The [[DWU]] fails to use ''buffalo'' as a synonym for ''[[bison]]'' — which it is, in a limited sense. Certainly, [[North America]]n buffalo are bison. However, the kind the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] saw in [[Africa]] would have been {{w|African buffalo}} and not at all bison. | The [[DWU]] fails to use ''buffalo'' as a synonym for ''[[bison]]'' — which it is, in a limited sense. Certainly, [[North America]]n buffalo are bison. However, the kind the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] saw in [[Africa]] would have been {{w|African buffalo}} and not at all bison. | ||
=== Information from invalid sources === | |||
At different points, "bison", "buffalo", and "[[Bad Wolf meme|badwolf]]" are passwords to the [[Operations Board]] on the UNIT website. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Secure Login (feature)|Secure Login]]'') | |||
[[Category:Bovids]] | [[Category:Bovids]] | ||
[[Category:Meats from the real world]] | [[Category:Meats from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Creatures from the real world]] | [[Category:Creatures from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | ||
