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From: gts@wjh12.UUCP (G. T. Samson)
Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho
Subject: Re: Dalek naming
Message-ID: <623@wjh12.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 25-Aug-85 14:22:38 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 25 14:22:38 1985
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Keywords: anarchy,rebellion,overthrow,terror

[A Jammer's work is never done...]

(First, a bit of fantasy...)
According to the episode "Genesis of The Daleks", Davros designated his
creations "DALEKS" as an acronym of the name of his race, "KALED".  This
(I believe) had something to do with the "rebirth of the race" that they
would cause.

(And now, in the real world...)
In the hardcover "Doctor Who: A Celebration"  Terry Nation is quoted as
saying that he got the name from an encyclopedia volume going from
DAL to LEK.  Now, what encyclopedia puts D-L in one volume?  (The "Dal-Ek"
theory works better, but, hey, that's not what he's quoted as saying...)

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