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Rayanne Graff

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6^th Sept 2012 at 8:15 pm

River Phoenix

Here comes the sun

So you've found the sun. Well, get ya goat for you have pulled.

The Eye

Excellent, much better than being culled, I would have thought.

Zine; 14th of May, 2008; 4/5.

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Rayanne Graff

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6^th Sept 2012 at 8:18 pm

River Phoenix

Fincher making of impressive

Anyone with a Blu-Ray player should buy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Although I'm a fan of Fincher's work, it's not his best. There is, however, an excellent three-hour "making of" on disc two that'd more entertaining than the main feature. Rich, Aylesbury

Does anyone like the Stephen King horror films? My fave is The Mist but I was not keen on the ending. Sammie, Basingstoke

Vortex; Teletext page 817; 25th of July, 2009; 5/6.

Rayanne Graff

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6^th Sept 2012 at 8:21 pm

River Phoenix

Complete galosh

Is the golosh you mention any relation to the rubber overshoe called a galosh?

mondo ray (of course)

It's either that or a spicy Hungarian stew made with beef, peppers, onions and paprika powder.

Zine; 14th of May, 2008; 5/5.

Rayanne Graff

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6^th Sept 2012 at 8:24 pm

River Phoenix

skywalker's shadow teased us

Star Wars: Episode II's teaser posts of little anakin skywalker casting darth vader's shadow got most moviegoers excited VERY excited in '98. Matth, Wakefield

My fave poster is goodfellas. I've just decided to rip apart my collection and add more comedy. Pete, Aston

kubrick was an auteur whose disparate body of work ranged from sci-fi to war. Each of his 15 masterpieces bear his other stylish tricks. Rich, Aylesbury

Vortex; Teletext page 817; 25th of July, 2009; 6/6.

Rayanne Graff

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7^th Sept 2012 at 11:00 am

River Phoenix

Scarily Funny

What do you call a ghost getting whipped? Goulash! Fna fna.

Dr Donowt

Why do ghouls and demons hang out together? Because demons are a ghoul's best friend. Sorry.

Zine; 15th of May, 2008; 1/5.

Rayanne Graff

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7^th Sept 2012 at 11:05 am

River Phoenix

Where to find a hip hop DJ

There's still plenty of DJing going on in hip hop if you look in the right places. Black Milk, Blaq Poet and Elzhi have plenty of scratching and cutting on their songs. Simon Farrow

The live DJ was disconnected from hip hop and replaced by DAT machines in the so-called golden age. Turntablism evolved to remedy this, but it's not the same. You rarely hear scratching now, unless Pete Rock or Premier are involved. Rob Element

The Void; Teletext page 825; 25th of July, 2009; 2/7.

Rayanne Graff

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10^th Sept 2012 at 6:50 pm

River Phoenix

Home Comforts

Nice to see the oscar get a mention regarding interior design, him being the first true father of "The Home Beautiful".

Kisses, Dear.

lord sebastian flyte

I thought that was Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen or that scary American woman on Channel Five.

Zine; 15th of May, 2008; 2/5.

Rayanne Graff

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10^th Sept 2012 at 6:53 pm

River Phoenix

Muse for album of the year

Any talk of album of the year so far is is premature because, if the little snippet I've heard is as good as the rest, then Muse will blow every other contender away. Dante Banks

I often find death metal too technical, lacking in hooks and real songs. But I've only just discivered Six Feet Under's Dead Rituals and I love their catchy yet utterly brutal groove. Can Voiders recommend other acts with a similar groove? leeds Seb

The Void; Teletext page 825; 25th of July, 2009; 3/7.

Rayanne Graff

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12^th Sept 2012 at 3:35 pm

River Phoenix

Mixed Messages

It's not just me, then? My message read "... felt some collars..." and the Hungarian stew is goulash!

I was going to text some more wharsisname gems, but I'm going to mail them, as the airwaves seem to be a bit sus.

Anonymous Bouche

Ah, now it all makes perfect sense. Now we're on the same wavelength, perhaps you could try sending messages through the power of thought.

Zine; 15th of May, 2008; 3/5.

Rayanne Graff

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12^th Sept 2012 at 3:40 pm

River Phoenix

Farewell to Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate split at an apt time, after the discussion of the death of the B-side, as they were one of the finest purveyors of the art.

A superb live band, it's a pity their debut album had so much filler songs as good as Hello, Miss Lovely and Teenager were left off. The second album was near-perfect, and it's a sad indictment of the industry that they didn't make it past album two. I'll be at their Sheffield farewell gig. Foz

The Void; Teletext page 825; 25th of July, 2009; 4/7.

Rayanne Graff

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12^th Sept 2012 at 3:43 pm

River Phoenix

Tri-Ing To Find Gizmo

Has Gizmo's Army gone off to join Fluffy in the Zine Triangle?

Gothic Fairy

Who knows? You'll find allsorts in that Zine Triangle... lord lucan, Shergar, weapons of mass destruction, odd socks, Biros, Michael Jackson's career. A real mixed bag.

Zine; 15th of May, 2008; 4/5.

Rayanne Graff

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12^th Sept 2012 at 3:47 pm

River Phoenix

Who wants inferior downloads?

An inherent disadvantage of downloads is that MP3s strip out some of the audio content as a result of compression. As a hi-fi enthusiast who has spent a lot on my sound system, I only ever buy CDs to enjoy the full audio spectrum in that format.

I never buy downloads, unlewss they're free from DRM and lossless. I'd rather go without that be forced to accept the inferior quality that record labels force on us. Audiophiler

The Void; Teletext page 825; 25th of July, 2009; 5/7.

Rayanne Graff

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12^th Sept 2012 at 6:34 pm

River Phoenix

Is the new Fratellis single about Mabel Mop, WLW?

Juicy Strawberry, Hector's House

Alas, it is. Since the credit crunch has hit hard, our Mabel has fallen back on hard times. She now supplements her cleaner's wage by working part-time at a table dancing club in Maidstone under the pseudonym Mistress Mabel. The Fratellis are said to be fans.

Zine; 16th of May, 2008; 1/5.

Rayanne Graff

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12^th Sept 2012 at 6:37 pm

River Phoenix

Top 10 songs of 2009 so far

1) beaufutul eminem
2) Pieces of You Wolf Gang
3) Kings of Medicine Placebo
4) Sticks'N'Stones Jamie T
5) You've Got The Love Florence And The Machine
6) Underdog Kasabian
7) Heavy Cross Gossip
Eight) bagpipes from baghdad eminem
9) Burial (Beany Blanco Mix) Mike Snow
10) Be The One Jack Penate

Mattrobgret

The Void; Teletext page 825; 25th of July, 2009; 6/7.

Rayanne Graff

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12^th Sept 2012 at 6:41 pm

River Phoenix

If Ziners were songs

Little Blue Fox: I'm Blue (dabadee)
ANBY: Anythng that yodels, really.
Fluffy/ mondo ray: All downhill from here
Princess psycho: Crashy smashy die die
One Winged Angel: Nyappy in the world
Insane Jam Sow: Insane in the brain
WLW: This Here Giraffe

One Winged Angel

And, we've already established, Mabel Mop: Mistress Mabel by The Fratellis.

Zine; 16th of May, 2008; 3/5.

Rayanne Graff

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12^th Sept 2012 at 6:43 pm

River Phoenix

* Birds hold funerals for their dead.

* Tigers work night shifts to avoid humans.

* barack obama is into home brewing.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 7th of September, 2012; 1/3.

Rayanne Graff

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12^th Sept 2012 at 8:10 pm

River Phoenix

Mindless messages

Now you're trying to confuse me, WLW! The power of thought! Would that come from the surviving brain cells or the atrophied ones? I'll have a go. Tell me, did your tongue itch?

Anonymous Bouche

Aarrghh. I'm twitching all over. Stop it. You're messing with my mind. Stick to pen, paper and purple ink in the future.

Zine; 16th of May, 2008; 4/5.

Rayanne Graff

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12^th Sept 2012 at 9:25 pm

River Phoenix

* There has only ever been one secretary of state for Wales named jones.

* Drivers in the French countryside must leave at least a metre-and-a-half's gap when overtaking cats.

* Iceland has the greatest web use, with 95% of its population online.

* Freedom of a city does not give you the right to graze your sheep.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 7th of September, 2012; 2/3.

Rayanne Graff

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14^th Sept 2012 at 5:50 pm

River Phoenix

A minor problem

Knock knock. Who's there? Thump thump thump thump. What IS that? A seagull! It wanted the Furryone's leftovers but he was asleep so I gave it a packet before that pink nose had turned up in disgust at the wrong flavour. Birds, eh? Do you have any problems with secretary birds, WLW?

The Barking Tree

No, I only have problems with mynah birds. They just won't stop digging.

Zine; 16th of May, 2008; 5/5.

Rayanne Graff

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14^th Sept 2012 at 6:36 pm

River Phoenix

* Spoof disaster film Airplane! elicits three belly laughs per minute from viewers- more than The Life of Brian's 1.2.

* Women and men see colours differently.

* Junk DNA is not junk after all.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 7th of September, 2012; 3/3.

Rayanne Graff

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21^st Sept 2012 at 3:24 pm

River Phoenix

Matth Stil It's said that dogs have masters and cats have servants. But what do giraffes, have?

A mighty army of contributors?

Stouffer I was going to watch the origami championship this weekend, but it's on paper-view. B'dum tish. Mwah.

Tsk. Everyone knows there are two dums in b'dum-dum-tsh.

Zine; 19th of May, 2008; 1/5.

Rayanne Graff

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21^st Sept 2012 at 3:27 pm

River Phoenix

* Adult male killer whales are mummy's boys.

* There is a positive correlation between the number of craft breweries in each US state and electoral support for barack obama.

* kim kardashian is a liberal republican.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 14th of September, 2012; 1/3.

Rayanne Graff

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21^st Sept 2012 at 4:21 pm

River Phoenix

Hi 'n' that

WLW, did you know that back in 1973 I very briefly controlled the weather. Then, when my keybosard went into administration because I refused to colour in the keyboards, I made raw energy from a plimsoll.

They say "The Mighty Boosh" is funny, y'know?

Topper

They might, I don't.

Zine; 19th of May, 2008; 2/5.

Rayanne Graff

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21^st Sept 2012 at 4:24 pm

River Phoenix

* Only two flavours- chocolate and lavender- are interpreted the same way whether eaten or smelt.

* Distracted motorists have more accidents passing Stonehenge than any other British landmark.

* Ther have been 96 documented attempts to stow away in the landing gear of planes since 1947, of which 76% have proved fatal.

* Michael Owen has never made a cup of tea.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 14th of September, 2012; 2/3.

Rayanne Graff

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21^st Sept 2012 at 7:48 pm

River Phoenix

Picnic Basket Case

My friend is certainly planning the world's strangest picnic. Among the usual list entries such as Irn Bru, sammiches (sic), arsnic (sic) and candy bracelets, she's also added: rope, blindfold, baseball bat. Just what in Jeebus' name is this girl planning?

One Winged Angel

Note to self: decline Princess psycho's invite to bank holiday get-together.

Zine; 19th of May, 2008; 3/5.

Rayanne Graff

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21^st Sept 2012 at 7:51 pm

River Phoenix

* Some 69% of Europeans would not want to have their dog walked by a robot.

* Oil spills can be cleaned up using magnets.

* Chicago mayor rahm emanuel is not a fan of Nickelback.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 14th of September, 2012; 3/3.

Rayanne Graff

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21^st Sept 2012 at 7:53 pm

River Phoenix

Clearly Nonsensical

In view of recent mix-ups, I was going to suggest that you simply delete anything clearly nonsensical, but an image flashed into my brain of sagebrush whistling slowly across the page everyday...

mondo ray

I can assure you I'm no stranger to tumbleweed around these parts.

Zine; 19th of May, 2008; 4/5.

Rayanne Graff

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21^st Sept 2012 at 7:57 pm

River Phoenix

* The average Mexican eats 430 eggs each year, the highest per capita amount of any nation.

* environment secretary owen paterson has had two pet badgers.

* East London schoolgirls in the 1940s did the Mobot and Usain Bolt's lightning bolt poses.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 21st of September, 2012; 1/3.

Rayanne Graff

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21^st Sept 2012 at 8:22 pm

River Phoenix

Velociraptors

Well, I am back from the Cretaceous Period. I was going to bag some velociraptors and learned some valuable lessons.

Firstly, never use 51st century nukealot to bag them; shooting a velociraptor with a high yield tactical nuke doesn't leave much (it is rather overdone too).

Still, I did manage to get rid of that 180km crater.

Princess psycho

Funny... I always imagined Wolverhampton to be your first target.

Zine; 19th of May, 2008; 5/5.

Rayanne Graff

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21^st Sept 2012 at 8:24 pm

River Phoenix

* The oldest dental filling has been found in a Stone Age tooth.

* There are more references to the "right to vote" than "the right to keep or bear arms" in the US constitution.

* Decorative webs help spiders attract their food.

* michael jackson recorded an anti-abortion song.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 21st of September, 2012; 2/3.

Rayanne Graff

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1^st Oct 2012 at 6:30 pm

River Phoenix

Spoil my fun?

I take it you don't want nummy muffins. At the picnic, I was going to bring a nice chilled bottle of Mead too. Now, as for Wolverhampton, given it was under the sea during the late Cretaceous era, I had to give it a miss. That, and the continents were different then and the Yucutan peninsula was a bit bigger.

Princess Psycho

Nummy muffins to the usual address, please.

Zine; 20th of May, 2008; 1/5.

Rayanne Graff

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1^st Oct 2012 at 6:34 pm

River Phoenix

* Ed Sheeran is the most pirated artist in the UK.

* Cod get more fertile as they get older.

* China's fertility would have declined at a similar rate without the one-child policy and would continue to decline even if the policy was discarded.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 21st of September, 2012; 3/3.

Rayanne Graff

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1^st Oct 2012 at 7:31 pm

River Phoenix

I'm coming out

WLW, may I come out on Zine? I promise to shelve all previous nommes-de-plumes. Ready? Here goes. Oh gosh, this is harder than I thought.

Fellow Ziners, I announce I am an invisible, bis*xual rogue African bull elephant and love to thunder along the High Street, trumpeting loudly, it puts the squits up people! PWOOOAAARPH!

Red Route Renegade

Never have I gained (and lost) interest in a letter so quickly.

Zine; 20th of May, 2008; 2/5.

Rayanne Graff

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1^st Oct 2012 at 7:34 pm

River Phoenix

* Mankinis are banned in Newquay, Cornwall.

* Korean eunuchs live 19 years longer than uncastrated men from the same social class.

* One in every 10 people uses the same PIN- 1234.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 28th of September, 2012; 1/3.

Rayanne Graff

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1^st Oct 2012 at 8:23 pm

River Phoenix

Cretinous

Princess, you visited the Cretaceous period. And you've decided to write to the Cretinous Zone to tell us all about it. Thank you so much.

geordydebbles

How very dare you.

Zine; 20th of May, 2008; 3/5.

Rayanne Graff

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1^st Oct 2012 at 8:27 pm

River Phoenix

* An open window on a plane would not suck everything out as you see in films- mostly passengers inside would feel short of breath and start to pass out.

* The only fully trained and certified members of the police department in the US town of Vaughan, New Mexico, is a dog called Nikka.

* Just 1% of meteorites are lunar in origin.

* Bexhill, Suss*x, has more centenarians per head of population than anywhere else in the UK.

10 things we didn't know last week; Ceefax page 129; 28th of September, 2012; 2/3.

Rayanne Graff

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10^th Dec 2012 at 10:13 am

River Phoenix

A straight male writes...

No, no, no. I am straight and male but The Mighty Boosh is very funny and Noel Fielding is the only man I would give up my heteros*xuality for.

BlackDove

I'm sure he's thinking the same thing about you.

Zine; 20th of May, 2008; 4/5.

Rayanne Graff

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10^th Dec 2012 at 10:49 am

River Phoenix

* An ancient Buddha statue recovered by the nazis was carved from a meteorite.

* Economics undergraduates have more s*xual partners on average than students of any other subject.

* Flying backwards is energy-efficient for birds.

10 things we didn't know last week; 28th of September, 2012; 3/3.

Rayanne Graff

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10^th Dec 2012 at 11:19 am

River Phoenix

Jones, sing for Jones!

Indiana!
J-j-jones!
Has a hammer!
And some bo-o-ones!
I don't know why!
Silly man!
He's a guy from, a film, and another, and also two more.

rose Timp

Poetry corner? Your guess is as good as mine.

Zine; 21st of May, 2008; 1/5.

Rayanne Graff

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10^th Dec 2012 at 11:38 am

River Phoenix

The Voider who claimed Oceans was a great lost track on Suede's A New Morning may be interested to know it was one of the tracks Brett performed live as part of his stunning two hour set in leeds last night.

A remarkable talent. Just two people on stage all night playing ballads may sound like tosh but it was blistering. Especially with an encore of Stay Together, Saturday Night and Trash.

Ralph Wiggum

The Void; Teletext page 827; 29th of September, 2008; 1/7.

Rayanne Graff

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10^th Dec 2012 at 11:41 am

River Phoenix

Weighty issue

My name should have read "Red Route Renegade". Also, I forgot to mention that I weigh 10 tonnes and I typed this letter with the tips of my tusks. I tried with my toes, but crushed the phone.

RRR

Thank God for predictive tusk messaging.

Zine; 21st of May, 2008; 3/5.

Rayanne Graff

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14^th Dec 2012 at 11:13 am

River Phoenix

One band that never gets a mention is Simple Minds, who celebrate 30 years of great sounds this year. I've been a fan since Up On The Catwalk. Happy birthday, boys. Edward Flood

I'm sure I won't be the only one to point out that Wonderwall was on What's The Story. Regardless of whether she's talking about Definitely Maybe or What's The Story, her point is irrelevant as both albums are the best albums of the last 30 years. K

The Void; Teletext page 827; 29th of September, 2008; 2/7.

Rayanne Graff

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14^th Dec 2012 at 11:22 am

River Phoenix

Spawn

Oh my. Brian Blessed and Barry Scott are so loud. Imagine if they had a baby. It would be called Barry Blessed! How cool!

Bubbles of Nonsense

If they managed a baby it would be called a lot more besides.

Zine; 21st of May, 2008; 4/5.

Rayanne Graff

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14^th Dec 2012 at 11:25 am

River Phoenix

I'm on my way to stake out Paula Kerr's gaffe! I've got to get hold of the world's rarest Oasis album. Unbelievable. Sam

I grew up with Gigli, Caruso, Jo Locke, Little Richard, The Beatles, Dylan, Cohen, deep breath, Waterboys, REM, eminem, Roots Manuva and somewhere along the way Reggae, Blues, Folk, Punk and Classical. How boring to read the snobbish rants on these pages. It's music; love it or go away. mondo

The Void; Teletext page 827; 29th of September, 2008; 3/7.

Rayanne Graff

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17^th Dec 2012 at 3:06 pm

River Phoenix

Party hard

There are not enough monkeys on here, here I am to join the party! Who's for adult Tizer?

Monkeymike

Tidy up when you're done, will you? I'm off to throw a frisbee at Cedric.

Zine; 21st of May, 2008; 5/5.

Rayanne Graff

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17^th Dec 2012 at 3:30 pm

River Phoenix

Carla Robinson, well said. I bought the new Kings of Leon album and think it's fantastic. Well done to the four talented and, might I add, strange looking young men! However, I disagree with your best live band comment and recommend you see Muse if you get the chance. They are amazing live! citizen erased

Just to say how great it is to have Boyzone back. Their new single, Love You Anyway, is fantastic. Denise

The Void; Teletext page 827; 29th of September, 2008; 4/7.

Rayanne Graff

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17^th Dec 2012 at 3:42 pm

River Phoenix

Stop! Thief!

mondo ray stole that statistics joke from Vic Reeves. i'm a spy, i know these things.

Aphra The Post-modern Spy, Hector's House

Plagiarism on Zine! Never!

Zine; 23rd of May, 2008; 1/5.

Rayanne Graff

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17^th Dec 2012 at 3:45 pm

River Phoenix

In a couple of months the Christmas number one single will be by the act who won X Factor. Do we, the British public, deserve to be tortured like this? Even this far ahead I can safely say I'd rather eat simon cowell's socks than buy the winner's single. Having said that, Leona Lewis is an exceptional talent. Crazy Mother

The only good thing about Basshunter is the gorgeous girl in the videos. Steve Carter

The Void; Teletext page 827; 29th of September, 2008; 5/7.

Rayanne Graff

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18^th Dec 2012 at 10:26 am

River Phoenix

Wow

attila the hun was a dwarf. Robots in Japan pay union dues. Coca-Cola was originally green. Wow, eh?

mondo ray

You don't say... so where did you nick those titbits from?

Zine; 23rd of May, 2008; 2/5.

Rayanne Graff

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18^th Dec 2012 at 10:53 am

River Phoenix

Top 10 Great LP Covers

1. Goldfrapp: 7th Tree
2. Wings: Band On The Run
3. Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure
4. david bowie: low
5. The Beatles: The Beatles
6. Pink Floyd: Saucerful of Secrets
7. Kate Bush: Never For Ever
8. Echo And The Bunnymen: Ocean Rain
9. Stereolab: Dots & Loops
10. The Jam: Sound Affects

Robert J Hunt

The Void; Teletext page 827; 29th of September, 2008; 6/7.

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.

Crinkle-Cut Beatroot: What's the facebook group called? I couldn't find it...

Jimmy: VR VeteRans https://www.facebook.com/groups/174360109375424/?mibextid=K35XfP

Πανδώρα: MUHAHAHAHAHA!

Πανδώρα: Moist.

IGH: And so it ends

Captain Spiky: I've just been loving life, going through the photos in the Meets gallery. so many awesome people that I loved hanging out with

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