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Since then, he has built five more, with names including Dalek Rad, Dalek Bert and Dalek Blisteron.

The black and white photos, taken by photographer Bert Hardy in 1950 for British Picture Post, will be shown at an exhibition about the photo-magazine.

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia had great fun mocking his GOP colleagues by rhetorically asking if Elmo was a commie and whether Bert and Ernie were “part of an extreme homosexual agenda.”

“I was an infielder and Oakland had guys like Sal Bando and Bert Campaneris in those positions. I had heard a lot of talk about teams being interested in me. When I found out about the deal, I thought it was a great move. I was finally going to get my chance — and in a big market as well.”

His point of reference was the scene in Mary Poppins in which the Banks children flee their scary father and encounter Bert in an alley.