RIP megazine

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Coin Operated Girl

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29th Jun 2006 at 4:51 pm

Coin Operated Girl - i put the screw in the tuna

i put the screw in the tuna

 
well, we knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. but as of 13th of july, zine will be no more. may we use this thread to remember the good days when it wasnt a b*ckch*t clone and when the letters were actually good (excluding any long time ziners who still get printed)

Colin

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29th Jun 2006 at 4:53 pm

Colin -

 
O RLY? Muh.
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Colin

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29th Jun 2006 at 5:12 pm

Colin -

 
Well, it's quite a shame, really, I had a few letters that I still wanted to get printed. I'll just make my own version of Mega-Zine and send them to myself until I run out of ideas. That, or nothing. Nothing.
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JM

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29th Jun 2006 at 5:49 pm

JM -

 
Where did you see this?

It says Ace is ending and that all the gossip and madness will be moving to a new Planet Sound bit.

Coin Operated Girl

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29th Jun 2006 at 6:26 pm

Coin Operated Girl - i put the screw in the tuna

i put the screw in the tuna

 
on the last page of zine, it has a message from WLW saying Megazine is being ended etc etc *sniff* i too had things i wanted to say! where else will i be random?????

Colin

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29th Jun 2006 at 6:30 pm

Colin -

 
That seemed to appear after I read 'Zine (during Countdown) today. Queer.
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JM

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29th Jun 2006 at 7:04 pm

JM -

 
I've just handed in my last letter I did resign some time ago, but still

Insane Jam Sow

| 443 posts


29th Jun 2006 at 9:17 pm

Insane Jam Sow - Bill Bryson is my God

Bill Bryson is my God

 
Ah, this does make me sad. Mega-zine is THE last page still going from my heyday of Ceefax/Teletext reading, which about five years ago included Digitiser, Quotes of the Day (Ceefax p. 146), all the comments pages on Ceefax (Vibe, Chatterbox, yes - even Backchat), the TV previews and reviews section on BBC (used to be pages 590-5), and then Angst, Frame It and Turner the Worm on C4 for a laugh.

The digital TV revolution has a lot to answer for. Whatever anyone says, Digital Teletext is rubbish, and shouldn't carry the name. It's merely another system of boring menus to navigate.

Anyway, is anyone planning to send in a final letter? I wouldn't mind sending one in for the occasion, even if the current WLW won't have a clue who I am.
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Yes, my website still exists. Just about.

Graham

| 5,551 posts


29th Jun 2006 at 10:10 pm

Graham - Your mother is a ball point pen thief.

Your mother is a ball point pen thief.

 
It's not much of a shock, personally.

It's been crap for a ghood while now, with only a small handful of good letters infrequently. David-James and myself have wirtten a letter in, but it's unrelated to the demise of 'Zine. Perhaps there should be a collaborative one, by anyone here that wants to?
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it still doesnt make sense! He's talking about putting potatoes in cement to cook them!!

ANBY v3.0

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29th Jun 2006 at 11:08 pm

ANBY v3.0 - Officially female according to Pamplemeese Decree.

Officially female according to Pamplemeese Decree.

 
Hmmm, question as far as I'm concerned is what happens to this board and its contents now?
Rupert didn't win the Best Signature Award. He does not exist.

Colin

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30th Jun 2006 at 6:00 am

Colin -

 
No more VR newbies!
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Maeby

| 22,373 posts


30th Jun 2006 at 9:38 am

Maeby - Marry me?

Marry me?

 
Quote: unperson
Hmmm, question as far as I'm concerned is what happens to this board and its contents now?  

You'll lose your powers
Ping!

Wife of Amy, Sex Goddess

Little Blue Fox.

| 4,151 posts


30th Jun 2006 at 10:16 am

Little Blue Fox. - Hope is important.

Hope is important.

 
I cried last night. - It is really silly and soppy. :-[

I am really scared I will not be so creative now, and also I am worried I will not be so close to everyone. - Megazine was like a little group.

I was not ready to stop yet.

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.

Rayanne Graff

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30th Jun 2006 at 10:41 am

Rayanne Graff - River Phoenix

River Phoenix

 
*Hugs David-James*

I guess it was bound to happy, but it's upsetting... and WLW never printed my Aphra revelation letter. I might try and send it
in again.
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Jimmy: Holy sh*t everything's Barry.
Steve-Dave: Everything's better!
Puffalump: Barrier
Steve-Dave: The Barryest it's ever been
Jimmy: I can't wait for more "Important Barry and changes"
Steve-Dave: Well there will be some Barry and changes coming soon, because we need more donations. It no longer just takes £10 a year to help Barry survive
Steve-Dave: It takes like... £13
Steve-Dave: Barry has to walk 5 metres to his car every day... just to go to work and earn money for DVDs and comic books
Steve-Dave: His eyesight is so bad... that he has to wear glasses. Stylish rimless glasses which cost €250
Steve-Dave: His living space is so cramped... that h had to put his workout bench in the garage meaning he doesn't really use it any more
Steve-Dave: But for just €13 a year... You can help Barry afford a DVD that he heard was good but has been out for a while so it's not as expensive as new DVDs
Steve-Dave: Please... Give generously... And help save this poor man's DVD shelf from not being completely full because it just looks weird when it's nearly full. I mean, when it's half full, that's fine. But when there's only a few gaps left... it just looks kinda sad.... y'know
Steve-Dave: Thank you
Rayanne Graff: It scares me when people refer to themselves in the third person.
Steve-Dave: It scares Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XIV esq. too
Steve-Dave: Like my Grandfather, Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XII Esq. always said: "Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XIV esq., Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XII esq. gets scared when people refer to themselves in the third person, and Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XIV esq., Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XII esq. promises to never do that"
Steve-Dave: And like my twin brother, Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XIV.5 esq. (or Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XIV esq. for short) says: "Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XIV esq., Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XIV.5 esq. doesn't like when people refer to themselves in the third person. You and Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XIV.5 esq. must have gotten that from our grandfather, Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XII esq."
Rayanne Graff: You nerds crack me up.
Steve-Dave: Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XII esq., Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XIV.5 esq. and Professor Barrington Cornelius Smashathing XIV esq. all try our best
Rayanne Graff: ... in the pants department.

 

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