Viz reaches milestone 200th issue
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Viz reaches milestone 200th issue
Viz reaches milestone 200th issue, read more here: http://www.seriejournalen.dk/blogs.asp? ... artikel742
Congratulations to Buster Gonad, Johnny Fartpants, and all the rest!
Congratulations to Buster Gonad, Johnny Fartpants, and all the rest!
"When the desert comes, people will be sad; just as Cannery Row was sad when all the pilchards were caught and canned and eaten." - John Steinbeck
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Not for a while
But I was an early adopter in the 80s due to Edinburgh's proximity to Newcastle and my proximity to a Geordie PhD student who used to bring it in when it wasn't much more than a load of stapled together sheets.
But not as good as my all time favourite character Paul Whicker Tall Vicar.
Which to my mind even beats this Rude Kid's "Piss up a rope, fuck stick"
But I was an early adopter in the 80s due to Edinburgh's proximity to Newcastle and my proximity to a Geordie PhD student who used to bring it in when it wasn't much more than a load of stapled together sheets.
But not as good as my all time favourite character Paul Whicker Tall Vicar.
Which to my mind even beats this Rude Kid's "Piss up a rope, fuck stick"
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From the 200th issue's letter page:
Every time I see the numbers 9:11 on my bedside clock radio, I get a shiver down my spine. Not because it brings back memories of the New York terrorist atrocity, but because I'm over ten minutes late for work.
Every time I see the numbers 9:11 on my bedside clock radio, I get a shiver down my spine. Not because it brings back memories of the New York terrorist atrocity, but because I'm over ten minutes late for work.
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Django wrote:From the 200th issue's letter page:
Every time I see the numbers 9:11 on my bedside clock radio, I get a shiver down my spine. Not because it brings back memories of the New York terrorist atrocity, but because I'm over ten minutes late for work.
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One of my favorite one-off cartoons was a picture of a camera with the caption "the camera never lies" and a speech bubble coming out of the camera which said "John Wayne was Yugoslavian."
If I could draw, I would have submitted a cartoon to Viz showing two middle aged couples hiking in the Lake District. One of the women is talking non-stop bollocks and her husband turns to his male companion and says "You'll have to excuse my wife - she's rambling."
If I could draw, I would have submitted a cartoon to Viz showing two middle aged couples hiking in the Lake District. One of the women is talking non-stop bollocks and her husband turns to his male companion and says "You'll have to excuse my wife - she's rambling."
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When I visited London a few years ago, I bought a stack of old ones for cheap in a district of bookshops. They were absolutely hilarious - like Whizzer & Chips gone bad.
Recently I got hold of a new issue and I thought it stunk.
Still, good for them.
Recently I got hold of a new issue and I thought it stunk.
Still, good for them.
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Snarfyguy wrote:When I visited London a few years ago, I bought a stack of old ones for cheap in a district of bookshops. They were absolutely hilarious - like Whizzer & Chips gone bad.
Recently I got hold of a new issue and I thought it stunk.
Still, good for them.
Perhaps they were new creators, I can't imagine they are all still there from the '80s?
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I went to college in Newcastle from '83 to '87. I think the first edition I bought was probably around number 7 or 8, I can't remember exactly. I remember one of the first ones I bought had a "free balloon" ... which was stapled to the front page!!
I still read it now. The Letters, Top Tips and Rogers Profanisaurus still have me laughing out loud.
An important part of my youth.
I still read it now. The Letters, Top Tips and Rogers Profanisaurus still have me laughing out loud.
An important part of my youth.
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Johnny Fartpants wrote:I went to college in Newcastle from '83 to '87. I think the first edition I bought was probably around number 7 or 8, I can't remember exactly. I remember one of the first ones I bought had a "free balloon" ... which was stapled to the front page!!
I still read it now. The Letters, Top Tips and Rogers Profanisaurus still have me laughing out loud.
An important part of my youth.
Excellent, hang on to those rare early issues, JFP! I was thinking of you when I started this thread. I've never been to Newcastle, but have drunk the brown ale and I know my Animals.
"When the desert comes, people will be sad; just as Cannery Row was sad when all the pilchards were caught and canned and eaten." - John Steinbeck
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I bought it when I was a student and for a few years beyond but don't think I've ever read a copy since 1993. Reading vulgar versions of traditional cartoon strips is funny to begin with - especially when you're a student - but wears thin eventually. Reading stuff from the letters page that people post here still makes me laugh though.
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I started reading it almost from the start. Flatmate of mine used to visit his girlfriend in Newcastle regularly, and he'd bring it back with him. I remember the Fat Slags and Finbar Saunders, and someone who used to carry his bollocks around in a wheelbarrow.
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BlueMeanie wrote: someone who used to carry his bollocks around in a wheelbarrow.
Buster Gonad and his Unfeasibly Large Testicles.
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At its best it's some kind of genius.
The letters pages are still hilarious sometimes.
The letters pages are still hilarious sometimes.
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Dave Entertainment wrote:Django wrote:From the 200th issue's letter page:
Every time I see the numbers 9:11 on my bedside clock radio, I get a shiver down my spine. Not because it brings back memories of the New York terrorist atrocity, but because I'm over ten minutes late for work.
Magnificent.
Griff wrote:The notion that Jeremy Corbyn, a lifelong vocal proponent of antisemitism, would stand in front of an antisemitic mural and commend it is utterly preposterous.
Copehead wrote:a right wing cretin like Berger....bleating about racism
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Django wrote:BlueMeanie wrote: someone who used to carry his bollocks around in a wheelbarrow.
Buster Gonad and his Unfeasibly Large Testicles.
The very man!
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I've got issue 4 onwards somehwere - if I find them I'm going to eBay em.
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Goat Boy wrote:The letters pages
http://www.uk-muscle.co.uk/general-conversation/30472-some-viz-letters-classics-british-humo-u-r.html
I'm beginning to think there may be something in this climate change after
all. Four months ago it was very cold and now it's quite warm.
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penk wrote:Goat Boy wrote:The letters pages
http://www.uk-muscle.co.uk/general-conversation/30472-some-viz-letters-classics-british-humo-u-r.htmlI'm beginning to think there may be something in this climate change after
all. Four months ago it was very cold and now it's quite warm.
Alan Heath
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