Is Eric Pickles a Sontaran from Doctor Who?

Those not sharing Tom Harris’ fondness for Doctor Who will be blissfully unaware that “Sontarans” are a fictional extra-terrestrial humanoids likened to “a talking baked potato”. The resemblance between our friends from outer space and Spud-U-Like Eric Pickles is not lost on The Mirror’s Kevin Maguire:

Indeed, the following scientific comparison seems to indicate the Sontarans may be Eric’s wrinklier, sun-loving cousins:

So does the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government hail not from West Yorkshire but, in fact, the southern spiral arm of the galaxy?

The people should be told!

2 Comments

  1. A giggleytiGalitag.
    Posted November 15, 2010 at 12:25 pm | Permalink

    Yes, he quite clearly is!

  2. A giggleytiGalitag.
    Posted November 15, 2010 at 12:27 pm | Permalink

    Awh sweet it worked, your mums a whore, your relatives are a bore, and y’boyfriend always snore!

    Hheheheheh heheh! (You just got pwned by Yarmenof Geltztag.)

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  1. By Political Scrapbook on August 16, 2010 at 9:19 am

    New post –> We test @Kevin_Maguire's theory: is Eric Pickles really a Sontaran from Doctor Who? http://bit.ly/a9SAHR

  2. By Political Scrapbook on August 16, 2010 at 9:19 am

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  3. By Andy Sutherland on August 16, 2010 at 9:26 am

    RT @psbook: New post –> We test @Kevin_Maguire's theory: is Eric Pickles really a Sontaran from Doctor Who? http://bit.ly/azoQpf

  4. By Ian Geldard on August 16, 2010 at 9:30 am

    RT @psbook: We test @Kevin_Maguire's theory: is Eric Pickles really a Sontaran from Doctor Who? http://bit.ly/a9SAHR

  5. By Obnoxio The Clown on August 16, 2010 at 9:35 am

    RT @igeldard: RT @psbook: We test @Kevin_Maguire's theory: is Eric Pickles really a Sontaran from Doctor Who? http://bit.ly/a9SAHR <–THIS!!

  6. By Dr Who News on August 16, 2010 at 9:35 am

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  7. By r@v on August 16, 2010 at 9:35 am

    RT @psbook: New post –> We test @Kevin_Maguire's theory: is Eric Pickles really a Sontaran from Doctor Who? http://bit.ly/azoQpf

  8. By Stephen Mullen on August 16, 2010 at 9:45 am

    RT @psbook: New post –> We test @Kevin_Maguire's theory: is Eric Pickles really a Sontaran from Doctor Who? http://bit.ly/azoQpf

  9. By Andrea Gill on August 16, 2010 at 9:46 am

    RT @psbook: New post –> We test @Kevin_Maguire's theory: is Eric Pickles really a Sontaran from Doctor Who? http://bit.ly/azoQpf

  10. By Jennie Rigg on August 16, 2010 at 9:56 am

    RT @psbook: New post –> We test @Kevin_Maguire's theory: is Eric Pickles really a Sontaran from Doctor Who? http://bit.ly/azoQpf

  11. By Chris Paul on August 16, 2010 at 10:35 am

    surely @ericpickles is pure Slovene? http://bit.ly/azoQpf (@kevin_maguire via @psbook)

  12. By el jeffe on August 16, 2010 at 10:40 am

    @hackofalltrades what does eric need a jag for?? doesn't he have his own spaceship?? http://bit.ly/azoQpf #RepoPicklesJag

  13. By Liam Barrington-Bush on August 16, 2010 at 10:42 am

    RT @creamymeat: @hackofalltrades what does eric need a jag for?? doesn't he have his own spaceship?? http://bit.ly/azoQpf #RepoPicklesJag

  14. By Jenna on August 16, 2010 at 10:57 am

    Is Eric Pickles a Sontaran from Doctor Who? | Political Scrapbook: Those not sharing Tom Harris' fondness for Doct… http://bit.ly/cXUOkq

  15. By Christopher Wilson on August 16, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    RT @psbook: Is Eric Pickles a Sontaran from Doctor Who? # http://bit.ly/aEYNgk

  16. By Pam Smith on August 19, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    The resemblance between Eric Pickles and a Sontaran really is quite striking: http://bit.ly/cXd73K

  17. By Paul Walker on August 19, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    RT @revpamsmith: The resemblance between Eric Pickles and a Sontaran really is striking: http://bit.ly/cXd73K // haha, separated at birth ;)

  18. By Carolyn B on September 24, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    Ah, I just realised why I find Eric Pickles so disturbing, and other people have got there before me. http://bit.ly/cXd73M

  19. By Carolyn B on September 24, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    If you want a bit of mind-bending music this afternoon: Carl Sagan – 'A Glorious Dawn' ft Stephen Hawking – http://bit.ly/cXd73M

  20. [...] Grant Shapps’ proximity to Eric Pickles appears to have landed him in the same boat as the Communities Secretary when it comes to look alikes. [...]

  21. By Laurence Durnan on January 6, 2011 at 2:50 pm

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