Based off Edvard Munch's painting, The Scream, the Silence are somewhat scary to behold. Obviously however the true fear is the power held by a race whose numbers can never be known and location never found because they are never remembered and therefor are completely unknown about.
Thankfully our beloved characters found a way to know when they were in the presence of the Silence; they would mark themselves with a tally mark every time they were looking at one and then, even when they could no longer remember the encounter they would know that they had seen one. Soon the characters were covered in tally marks.
In celebration of this great episode(seriously it's awesome and a two-parter!) whovians across the globe have covered hands, arms, and faces in tally marks. Sure it is a fun way to recognize other whovians in your area and at work or school, but let's not pretend we don't just find it so fun to mess with all the "normal people" out there. I sported a few sets of tally marks today and when asked what they were for I put on my best confused expression and stated that I couldn't remember. This got a few wary glances and one suspicious retreat, but mostly I got to see just how many people on my campus are fans of Doctor Who. A few people even had tally marks on their hands and arms as well. All in all it was a fun day to be a whovian.
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