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* This is a comedic style book. | * This is a comedic style book. | ||
* There is much "toilet humour" in this story. Upon awakening, the Mammoth's first act is to defecate, in spite of the fact that it is actually an alien spaceship. Later on, Amy slips in dung, the Mammoth farts (again, ignoring the fact that it is an alien spaceship) and the Doctor says the "asteroid" mines of the Vykroid homeworld are actually excrement of a space-boar, a large animal which fed on the swamps of a planet and grew big enough for space travel. | * There is much "toilet humour" in this story. Upon awakening, the Mammoth's first act is to defecate, in spite of the fact that it is actually an alien spaceship. Later on, Amy slips in dung, the Mammoth farts (again, ignoring the fact that it is an alien spaceship) and the Doctor says the "asteroid" mines of the Vykroid homeworld are actually excrement of a space-boar, a large animal which fed on the swamps of a planet and grew big enough for space travel. | ||
* At the end, the Doctor announces their next stop as the [[Delerium Archive]], placing this adventure directly before the television story ''[[The Time of Angels]]''. | * At the end, the Doctor announces their next stop as the [[Delerium Archive]], placing this adventure directly before the television story ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]''. | ||
* The Doctor makes himself known to Stebbins by using the code "X231 hyphen 19 ten", a code that, according to Stebbins, has been in on record since [[1932]]. | * The Doctor makes himself known to Stebbins by using the code "X231 hyphen 19 ten", a code that, according to Stebbins, has been in on record since [[1932]]. | ||
* According to the Doctor, the restaurant "[[Big Paulie's Sausages]]" in [[June]] [[2010]] is the best place in history to eat at, with many species saving up to make the trip to eat there. | * According to the Doctor, the restaurant "[[Big Paulie's Sausages]]" in [[June]] [[2010]] is the best place in history to eat at, with many species saving up to make the trip to eat there. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Amy recalls Mrs [[Poggit]] (and her bad hip) from [[Leadworth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice]]'') | * Amy recalls Mrs [[Poggit]] (and her bad hip) from [[Leadworth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'') | ||
* The Doctor makes reference to the last time he was in New York City, saying he spent far too long underground. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]''/''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor makes reference to the last time he was in New York City, saying he spent far too long underground. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]''/''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor states yet again (several times) that "[[ | * The Doctor states yet again (several times) that "[[bowtie]]s are cool", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'', ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'', ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') and says that "they'll all be wearing them soon", which actually occurs in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Fashion Victims (comic story)|Fashion Victims]]''. | ||
* The Doctor uses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to make a wooden chair fall apart, despite the fact that it usually "doesn't do wood". ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[The Hungry Earth]]'',''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | * The Doctor uses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to make a wooden chair fall apart, despite the fact that it usually "doesn't do wood". ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]'', ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | ||
* Amy has a strange recollection of seeing Nile Penguins in the museum. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'') | * Amy has a strange recollection of seeing Nile Penguins in the museum. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions having "borrowed" the TARDIS, a fact later repeated by him in [[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]''. | * The Doctor mentions having "borrowed" the TARDIS, a fact later repeated by him in [[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]''. | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Shadow Proclamation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', et al.) | * The Doctor mentions the [[Shadow Proclamation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', et al.) | ||
* The Doctor sends Amy messages on the [[psychic paper]] ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[Silence in the Library]]'') and refers to the [[Atraxi]] doing the same in [[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]''. | * The Doctor sends Amy messages on the [[psychic paper]] ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') and refers to the [[Atraxi]] doing the same in [[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''. | ||
* [[Barack Obama]] is mentioned as being [[President of the United States]], following on from his appearance in [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. | * [[Barack Obama]] is mentioned as being [[President of the United States]], following on from his appearance in [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. | ||
* Joe Hudson's father still talks about the time Joe "froze and started chanting". ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One]]'') | * Joe Hudson's father still talks about the time Joe "froze and started chanting". ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One]]'') | ||
