Back In Time {the Ninth Doctor Obsession Test}

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How Obsessed are you with the Ninth Doctor?
Testing your obsession with Doctor Who, especially the Ninth regeneration of the Doctor, his adventures and companions.

This test is designed to be more amusing than give you a completely accurate score of how obsessed you are with Doctor Who in general and the Ninth Doctor in particular . If you tell me you are obsessed, I believe you!
Also, it is pretty silly, I’m well aware of that.
There are over a hundred statements/questions on this test, but if you think of more which should be added, please let me know! I'm happy to expand on it.
Good luck, and have fun!

  You know the title of all thirteen episodes and what order they appear in.
  You’ve seen all of season one.
  You’ve seen some of it more than once.
  You’ve seen all of it more than once.
  You’ve lost count how many times you’ve watched it!
  You’ve watched all thirteen episodes in a row.
  You own some of it on DVD.
  You own all of it on DVD.
  You own the Box Set with the extras.
  You like to quote it a lot.
  You’re known for always quoting and incorporating it in everyday speech.
  You could recite passages without there being any dire need to do so…
  In fact, you do so frequently.
  You write quotes over everything...
  When asked about your job, you say “but being human doesn’t pay very well”.
  You click your fingers in the hope a computer interfere will appear out of your head (or someone else’s).
  You insist people “can’t go swanning off”.
  You refer to someone you don’t like as a “bitchy trampoline”.
  You make reference to certain people being “a bit more flexible when it comes to dancing”.
  When someone comments on that you don’t look your age, you tell them you “moisturise”.
  You know the names of all the minor characters from various episodes.
  You get annoyed when your spell-check doesn’t accept words like Gallifrey and TARDIS.
  You like to give Gallifrey as your location of origin.
  When asked your nationality, you say “Time Lord” (or Time-Lady as the case may be…)
  You want to visit Cardiff.
  You want to visit the UK just because of Doctor Who having been made there.
  When someone has changed, you say they’ve regenerated.
  You like impersonating Daleks.
  Exterminate!
  You know how to say Raxacoricofallapatorius.
  You expect a hug for doing so.
  You think “run” is a perfectly acceptable introduction (or pick-up line…:-P )
  You try explaining to people about time-rifts and time vortexes.
  You explain that you’re late because the Doctor thought you'd only been gone for 12 hours.
  You tell friends and family they're only getting air from your lungs for holidays and birthdays.
  You frantically keep searching your purse/bag/pocket for the sonic screwdriver instead of keys.
  You frequently refer to things being “a little more sonic”.
  You come up with wisecracks that you would have uttered on Platform One.
  After discovering the Doctor was a fan, you consider reading Dickens and not just the ones they made you read in school.
  You look everywhere for a Blue Police Box and tell your puzzled friends "It's a disguise!"
  You go looking for the anti-plastic recipe online.
  You wish Harriet Jones really was the Prime Minister of Britain.
  You believe that someone called Henry van Statten will one day own the internet.
  You’re scared of shop dummies.
  You think “Doctor” is a perfectly acceptable name.
  You want a leather jacket like the Doctor.
  You’ve gone out and bought one.
  You wear it all the time.
  When asked to change your clothes, you say “I’ve changed my jumper!”
  You know what colour the Doctor’s jumper is in which episode.
  You know things like what Rose wears and how she does her hair in each episode.
  You know how many times the Doctor and Rose hold hands.
  You know where these scenes occur and why.
  You know what book the Doctor flips through at Rose’s place in “Rose”.
  You know what he says about the ending.
  You now like bananas.
  You inform everyone that they’re a good source of potassium.
  You think the next president should be a democrat (“they’re just so funny, sir?”)
  You watch things like “Titanic” just in the hope of spotting the Doctor.
  You use Doctor Who as a way to describe other things – eg. something is as sad as “Father’s Day” .
  You’ve made a point of seeing Doctor Who actors (eg, Christopher Eccleston) in other things.
  You like to say “fantastic”.
  You imitate the Doctor’s accent.
  You correct others who don’t get the accent quite right.
  You carry at least one picture of the Ninth Doctor in your wallet/diary.
  You get asked by others if this is your boyfriend/husband/significant other.
  Your computer sounds like him on account of replacing the sound-scheme with his quotes.
  You have a lot of Doctor Who-related stuff saved to your computer.
  You have a large image collection of Doctor Who pictures.
  Most of them are of Nine.
  You are always saving sound clips and video clips from the episodes.
  You do this even though you own the episodes.
  You use icons/images of the Doctor or from the episodes on forums/blogs.
  You make such icons and graphics.
  You have songs that you mentally attribute to certain characters or episodes.
  You watch Doctor Who music videos.
  When you find a good one, you make everyone come and watch it.
  You make Doctor Who music videos.
  You have favourite ones you watch all the time.
  You listen to songs/artists you might not otherwise do so because you saw that song/artist used for a Doctor Who music vid.
  Therapy to calm yourself down or relax or recover from a bad day involves Doctor Who in some way.
  You read Doctor Who fanfiction and humour.
  When feeling down or unwell, you get people to recommend Doctor Who fan-fiction to you.
  You write fanfiction yourself.
  You do so a lot.
  You have been tempted to start a Ninth Doctor fansite.
  You have your own Doctor Who fansite.
  You’ve joined many Doctor Who-related fanlistings.
  You’ve joined a Nine-related forum or community.
  You’ve joined more than one!
  You practically live there.
  Your online name has some connection to Doctor Who .
  You have many Doctor Who websites bookmarked.
  You have a lot of in-jokes that relate to the Doctor and his adventures.
  You have a lot of in-jokes that relate various fanfiction, graphics (etc) based on the Doctor and his adventures.
  These jokes make you laugh like anything.
  You start laughing and other people are staring…
  Your friends roll their eyes whenever you mention the Doctor or Doctor Who.
  You have a list of people you have convinced must watch Doctor Who.
  You nag them about it on a regular basis.
  You don’t need this list any more because they have given in to your persistent nagging.
  You get very excited when you meet someone else who likes Doctor Who.
  You’ve been tempted to have a party to celebrate something Doctor-Who-ish.
  You have had one!
  You talk about Doctor Who a lot.
  You’ve been asked by people to refrain from talking about it.
  Your Christmas/Birthday wish-list involves a lot of Doctor Who related items.
  You spend time eyeing Doctor Who merchandise in the shops, even when it is aimed at someone a decade or more younger than you.
  You’ve bought such items and own them with pride.
  You’re familiar with spin-off media, such as the novels.
  You want to find a telephone box so you can paint it blue.
  You have discussions with people about what you would do with you public-call-box-cum-TARDS
  You know what TARDIS stands for.
  You make lists like these.
  You like to do personality quizzes.
  You like to do quizzes that test how well you know the episodes and the world.
  You score well on those types of quizzes.
  The Ninth Doctor features in the wallpaper on your computer.
  Most of the wallpapers you use are Doctor Who related.
  You have a Ninth Doctor calendar.
  You have had Doctor Who-related dreams.
  You have had Doctor Who-related nightmares.
  You get annoyed when people tease you for being obsessive or addicted.
  You’ve been annoyed that this test hasn’t had questions that relate to how you express your obsession.
  You plan to complain its creator about it.
  You don’t think there have been enough boxes for you to tick.
  This test has given you some ideas of ways to expand your obsession.
  It would have given you ideas for expressing your obsession if you hadn’t already "been there, done that".
  You want this test to tell you are obsessed.
  You know you are obsessed and don’t need some silly test to tell you so
  You’re ticking boxes anyway.
  You have slightly exaggerated your answers in hope that you will score even better.
  You enjoyed taking this test…

Use the respective codes below to share your result with others. Just remember to replace the "You're [PERCENTAGE] obsessed" with your result from above!

If you're 10% obsessed or less...

You’re not obsessed.
Sorry, according to this test, you are not obsessed with, addicted to or fanatical about Doctor Who nor the Ninth Doctor. Are you sure you’ve got the right fandom? Please take a trip down to your local DVD store and find the red DVD marked “volume one” and start with “Rose”. Good luck!

If you're 10% to 20% obsessed...

More box-ticking needed
At least you appear to know what Doctor Who is. However, there’s just more ticking of boxes needed to qualify as obsessed...

If you're 20% to 45% obsessed...

You are a fan-in-the-making.
You’re showing signs of obsession with Doctor Who and the Ninth Doctor! There is a lot that you can do to reach new heights in your level of fandom.

If you're 45% to 60% obsessed...

You’re a fanatic
Well done! You’re a fanatic when it comes to Doctor Who and the Ninth Doctor and should be proud of it! There’s nothing wrong with a healthy obsession!

If you're 60% to 75% obsessed...

You’re addicted!
What more can be said? You’re a fully-fledged fan and it should come as no surprise. Doctor Who and the Ninth Doctor are worth being addicted to.

If you're 75% to 90% obsessed...

Forget addicted! You’re an obsessive!
Congratulations! You’re obsessed and proud of it – and so you should be.

If you're over 90% obsessed...

It’s official!
You have no life. Or rather, your life revolves around the fandom of Doctor Who and the Ninth Doctor. Which is something to be proud about, not ashamed of. Congratulations!