The Tom Baker Scarf
Or should I say the Tom Baker scarves? For those of you who don’t know, Tom Baker was a doctor. More specifically, the man was The Doctor. The fourth one. From 1974 to 1981 he was everyone’s favorite time lord (I’m going to exclude all those silly people who like the Master, although I will say he was one fine villain). But why is he the best one? Why not Tennant or Smith? There are two good reasons: bad puns and glorious scarves.
Now, as you may or may not know, I am an occasional collector of bad puns. They’re really not that hard to find. But 12’ long scarves? Well, that is an entirely different kettle of fish. Scarves take time and patience, or at least a lot of thrift-store luck, three things I never seem to have enough of. Still, the scarf cries out to me, so join me as I poorly chronicle my attempts to make the perfect combination of the 4th Doctor’s scarf. It will be a motley thing, interwoven with 12-episode story arcs and many a deliciously atrocious pun.
PS: To all my Obie friends: if I am successful in this endeavor I will dress as Tom Baker for Drag Ball. I wish my hair were shorter though…
