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Wednesday, the 18th of March, 2009

Posted In: Mega-Zine Letters. Reading This Thread:

Megazine Letters.

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18^th Mar 2009 at 3:35 pm

You! Me! Milkshakes!

Page One

The beginning of the end

Marmaduke Twist Well... this is goodbye. I PROMISED MYSELF I WOULDN'T CRY!
And I promised more theme days. Still, what are you going to do..?

The Wonginator I'm writing in for the first time to say, the pleasure's been all mine, and that I hereby name this the day, the day of the Mega-Zine.
Only a newby could rhyme "mine" and "Zine".

[http://www.vegetablerevolution.co.uk/uploads/591931.jpg]

Megazine Letters.

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18^th Mar 2009 at 3:35 pm

You! Me! Milkshakes!

Page Two

The last time

So, this is the last letter I'll be sending, for obvious reasons. It's hard to believe I've been writing in for five years, mostly because I've barely wrote in in that time, and most of what I did was unfunny. Ah well, maybe something better will come along, eh?
Haryuu No Hanekata

Well, "unfunny" never stopped me either.

Megazine Letters.

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18^th Mar 2009 at 3:35 pm

You! Me! Milkshakes!

Page Three

Animal cosmetics

Ant-ageing cream: For real veterants.
Leopard Clearasil: Change your spots!
Houndation: For ruff skin.
Bearspray: Favoured by Teddy Boys.
Sea Cower-up: For manatees with vanity. Kangarouge: WARNING: Do not use down under.
And Tail Polish, Panda Eyes, Madagascara, Butterflyliner, Thrush Blush, Mole Kohl...
All rigourously tested on humans!
Vigilante Maelstrom
It wouldn't be 'Zine without a VM list.

Megazine Letters.

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18^th Mar 2009 at 3:35 pm

You! Me! Milkshakes!

Page Four

Never out-gunned

As it is the final 'Zine, I have decided to go out with a blaze of glory. Either that or start a highly profitable merchandise option. So, OWA can take the right hand side and I'll take the left, while Mondo goes down the centre with the Bullseye suit and the tactical nuke strapped to him. They'll never take him alive. So, HASTA LA VISTA!
Princess Psycho
Too obvious to say "you've been a blast"?

Megazine Letters.

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18^th Mar 2009 at 3:35 pm

You! Me! Milkshakes!

Page Five

Final msg

If you're seeing Mondo in the dunes you will have no need of the fair maidens. Still, it takes all sorts. It's as well he can't now tell tales. Perhaps at the reunion, eh?
Anyway, for the last time, Bon Voyage.
Daddypoos, Wigan (Aurora Boring Alice)

So many memories Daddypoos...
It's going to cost thousands to remove them.

Megazine Letters.

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18^th Mar 2009 at 3:35 pm

You! Me! Milkshakes!

Page Six

Poetry mourner

I've been a 'Ziner since 1993, 'Zine makes me feel as hopeful as can be. It was Insane Jam Sow who first mentioned giraffes, 'Zine has made me smile and laugh. I think Banana Flavoured Lemon has a pretty name, I'm proud to be a 'Ziner, I'm not ashamed. 'Ziners give me joy, especially Rude Boy. WLW is witty and not at all thick, and as lovely as Nashreem the magical rain stick.
Smashed Strawberry, Hector's House
There from the start - I salute you.

Edited by LoonyPandora Mar 2009

Megazine Letters.

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18^th Mar 2009 at 3:35 pm

You! Me! Milkshakes!

Page Seven

The last word

How to sum up 16 years of 'Zine... of nothing much, or much of nothing? Much the same really. Having created a place to muse the minutiae and fete the frivolous, we find the Earth has moved and 'Zine is no more. There'll be no more bandwagons or buzzwords, newbies or name dropping, but with a daiquiri in one hoof and a tin of pilchards in the other, I set forth with the knowledge that we all are the better for 'Zine. Friends, farewell.
WLW

Edited by LoonyPandora Mar 2009

Dinglebutt

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18^th Mar 2009 at 5:33 pm

I aim to misbehave

Oh great, the final day and we have Daddypoos (Mother Phucker) and a newbie. I knew I should have saved my letter for the last day.

Ah well, thats it now. All over and done with. I have no reason to remain on this site. Goodbye one and all!

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Colin

| 10,038 posts

18^th Mar 2009 at 5:48 pm

http://www.myspace.com/papertruth
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Starman

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18^th Mar 2009 at 5:52 pm

Between your experience and my hypomania, we can do anything

I almost shed a tear then...

Rayanne Graff

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18^th Mar 2009 at 6:12 pm

River Phoenix

i'm proud that my poem got on; i love Zine.

[http://www.vegetablerevolution.co.uk/uploads/549604.jpg]

Dr. Harold Shipman

| 10,547 posts

18^th Mar 2009 at 6:43 pm

Old people CLEARLY need more painkillers.

I'm astounded he bothered to print my piece of tripe

Dinglebutt

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18^th Mar 2009 at 6:58 pm

I aim to misbehave

Quote: Smashed_Strawberry

i'm proud that my poem got on; i love Zine.

In fairness, with you being the longest reigning 'Ziner it's only fitting you had the last letter, save for a group letter or something like that

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Rayanne Graff

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18^th Mar 2009 at 7:19 pm

River Phoenix

Yeah, that's true. i'm glad the last letter was from a great Ziner.

Well, maybe not a great Ziner, but it would've been depressing if it'd been from one of the rubbish ones.

Insane Jam Sow

| 443 posts

18^th Mar 2009 at 9:12 pm

Bill Bryson is my God

Quote: megazineletters

It was Insane Jam Sow who first mentioned giraffes

Was it actually? I don't recall it, but I couldn't swear to anything!

I'm most honoured to have featured in the last ever letter, anyway! Tomorrow I'm going to bring up Teletext and tap in 8, 4... and then remember it's gone. This is a sad day.

http://www.freewebs.com/megazine

Yes, my website still exists. Just about.

Jimmy

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19^th Mar 2009 at 2:19 am

Quote: megazineletters

So many memories Daddypoos...
It's going to cost thousands to remove them.

lol

F*ck it's weird how what was just a goddamn teletext page could've affected so many peoples' lives! So sad to see this go.

I like Jesus but he loves me so it's awkward.

Rayanne Graff

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19^th Mar 2009 at 8:28 am

River Phoenix

Yeah, it is kind of weird. i watch a few pages on Text, but of course Zine is my favourite page.

Little Blue Fox.

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19^th Mar 2009 at 11:05 am

Hope is important.

I switched off my TV and cried a tiny bit.
It is really weird and sad.

:-[

It hurts too much not to try.
I will see you in another life when we are both cats.
Quod perditum est, in venietur.*Facebook.

Carpet Remnant

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19^th Mar 2009 at 11:17 am

I Cunt Spell

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19^th Mar 2009 at 11:36 am

It doesn't seem... grand enough.
I feel like there should have been fireworks and hordes of veiled women throwing themselves to the ground in anguish.

Rayanne Graff

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19^th Mar 2009 at 1:10 pm

River Phoenix

i guess, but i don't know if anything could be grand enough.

I Cunt Spell

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19^th Mar 2009 at 1:13 pm

Did you ever get to visit the Teletext Towers in the end?

We should crash the place and throw an improptu party.

SEE OTHER ACCOUNT

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19^th Mar 2009 at 1:29 pm

Quote: lmc

It doesn't seem... grand enough.
I feel like there should have been fireworks and hordes of veiled women throwing themselves to the ground in anguish.

You wanted it to happen in Basra?

Find me over here.

http://www.vegetablerevolution.co.uk/user/james

Colin

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19^th Mar 2009 at 3:05 pm

Nobody yet tried calling the textline. Perhaps it's too late now.

http://www.myspace.com/papertruth
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Rayanne Graff

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19^th Mar 2009 at 3:30 pm

River Phoenix

i think it would've been cool if the worst Ziners set themselves on fire, to make up for their crimes against Zine.

Dinglebutt

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19^th Mar 2009 at 3:33 pm

I aim to misbehave

or if they had to listen to their own letters over and over again, being read by Stephen Hawking. Who is on fire. And trying to hold in a fart.

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Rayanne Graff

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19^th Mar 2009 at 3:54 pm

River Phoenix

Or if they were put on trial for crimes against Zine.

Griff

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19^th Mar 2009 at 4:22 pm

(indoors)

They've taken down the website page already?

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Dinglebutt

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19^th Mar 2009 at 4:28 pm

I aim to misbehave

this morning. Round half 10, maybe earlier. They should have left it at least til 'Zines normally updated

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Colin

| 10,038 posts

19^th Mar 2009 at 4:35 pm

And they should've left WLW's letter for a few more days. People who read at breakfast could've missed out. It's pathetic.

http://www.myspace.com/papertruth
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Griff

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19^th Mar 2009 at 5:23 pm

(indoors)

Absolute f*gg*ts. They couldn't wait to take it down.

Dinglebutt

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19^th Mar 2009 at 5:25 pm

I aim to misbehave

I think someone should take THEM down!

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Rayanne Graff

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19^th Mar 2009 at 6:58 pm

River Phoenix

Yes. Like Phil.

Debs|OWA

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19^th Mar 2009 at 7:01 pm

Scree

Quote: thelostdude

Nobody yet tried calling the textline. Perhaps it's too late now.

i did once; i got cut off by that mad "this number is not available message"

I'm pretty annoyed at the teletext bosses; it's like they were dancing on Zine's grave with that message.
Aside from the news pages, how many other teletext pages lasted as long as the Zine did????

TweetTweet

Rayanne Graff

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19^th Mar 2009 at 7:03 pm

River Phoenix

Yeah, 16 years is impressive.

WLW

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23^rd Mar 2009 at 10:54 am

VR kicks ass!

So, that's it folks.
An explanation about the 'Zine's abrupt disappearance... i would have liked the final edition to stay up for at least 24 hours but this giraffe doesn't have the same might he once did. The hamsters wanted to take down the 'Zine on the day of the 18th - so at least we had a small victory in keeping it up until (admittedly early on) the 19th.

Dinglebutt

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23^rd Mar 2009 at 10:59 am

I aim to misbehave

yeah, it was a shame they did that. You'd think they would have left it up for at least a day. After all, 'Zine was there for 16 years. Whats one more day?

Sad to see it all end for you WLW. Hope you're alright

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Colin

| 10,038 posts

23^rd Mar 2009 at 11:48 am

I reasoned that you squeezed as many final 'Zines out of it as you could. Thanks for all your hard work, WLW, and I'm sure I can represent the collective when wishing you all the best for the future.

http://www.myspace.com/papertruth
[http://www.vegetablerevolution.co.uk/resources/uploads/gerrard.jpg]

Rayanne Graff

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24^th Mar 2009 at 11:21 am

River Phoenix

It's good to see an explanation, i'm nosy like that.

But it's sad that WLW doesn't have as much might, but he will also be mighty to me (and also to Ziners and VRers).

1929

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25^th Mar 2009 at 3:46 pm

What did I miss!

Triptoheaveandhoupdowntoandfroyouhaveno
wordtriptriptoadreamdragonhideyourwingsina
ghosttowersailscacklingateveryplatewebreak
krackedbyscatteredneedlesthelittleminute
goNg

Rayanne Graff

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25^th Mar 2009 at 3:56 pm

River Phoenix

Zine is no more. Teletext got rid of it and sacked WLW.

Dinglebutt

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25^th Mar 2009 at 4:13 pm

I aim to misbehave

Quote: 1929

What did I miss!

Where have you been, 1929?

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Rayanne Graff

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25^th Mar 2009 at 4:20 pm

River Phoenix

i wondered that as well.

Claire

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28^th Mar 2009 at 10:27 pm

Darren is most certainly not my god!

Quote: 1929

What did I miss!

OMGGGGGGG how are you?

Coloured Lilac And Insults Rarely E(Anymore)

Quote: Claire, Jun 2005

Basically, I'm just mangling and regurgitating what everyone's already said.

I’m really glad that the quote in my signature is a teenager.
Joint best Mod 2009. Officials.

Winner of most longstanding mod in the history of the internet. Or at least most resillient/lifelacking VR staff member 2012.

Topper

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22^nd Apr 2009 at 11:51 am

Dismantling a person is sometimes necessary...

WLW's cool. Goodbye 'Zine. :-*

I hope some day, for some reason, David Duchovny is investigated by the FBI. Because that would make a great story.

http://www.myspace.com/toppercutter

IGH

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30^th Apr 2009 at 11:40 pm

You just don't get it!

And i only wrote in once, damn

The Sweeney's doing 90 'cause they got nowhere to go...

Dissimulation

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30^th Apr 2009 at 11:44 pm

Only the once, you say? Well how a bot that.

IGH

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30^th Apr 2009 at 11:59 pm

You just don't get it!

Googlebot? gotta love those bots

The Sweeney's doing 90 'cause they got nowhere to go...

Πανδώρα: Beefy cheesemas to all, and to all a gravy brie

Rayanne Graff: Happy Easter.

IGH: Just who was The Brigadier

ratammer: squeak

Debs|OWA: o/

IGH: Wibble

Vel: *sigh*

Emma: Hi VR...

Princess Psycho: Hi I am back in the UK so how are everyone been keeping. Has Fluffy had that little accident yet?

Claire: SHOUTBOX OF VRRRRRR

Rayanne Graff: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Lucozade Lover: Happy New Year!

Crinkle-Cut Beatroot: Happy new year <3

Claire: BOXSHOUT

Rayanne Graff: Happy Easter.

Emma: So… Posting a new thread is Fission Mailing… so I’m putting this here.

Emma: I know there aren’t many people looking at this anymore… but I have made the decision to stop paying for the VR hosting and to let the domain lapse.

Emma: I think it will be going offline around the end of May

Emma: It’s been almost 10 years since James passed away… and I feel like it’s time.

Emma: A lot of the regulars can be found on the VR veterans group on Facebook - if you see this and you’re not in there, come join us.

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