The Viz

[capt_birdseye]

The Bottom Inspectors, based on the ticket inspectors who roamed the Newcatle underground.

[LuvPeckham]

You know, I have been thinking and came up with a cracking idea (with contribution from Ciderwoman)

Maybe a SE22 Viz themed Fancy Dress Drinks would be in order in 2009 - I already have a supply of black bags that I am willing to sell on the door for those who fail to dress up !!!

[mockney piers]

I can't hear the name Jamie Blunt, without thinking his parrot's a cunt.

[LuvPeckham]

A Norwegian Blue ???

what a strange thing to mention Mockney !!

[mockney piers]

sorry, reference to viz character Bertie Blunt (His Parrot's A Cunt)

[LuvPeckham]

Norwegian Blue again

My My you really do sound like you have a parrot phobia Mockney .... ;-)

[SimonM]

>>Maybe a SE22 Viz themed Fancy Dress Drinks would be in order in 2009 - I already have a supply of black bags that I am willing to sell on the door for those who fail to dress up !!!<<

What an intriguing and satisfyingly perverse suggestion! I'd go further and suggest cross-dressing should be added to the mix, given that the ladies (Gawd bless 'em) might find dressing up as Buster Gonad rather more appealing than the Fat Slags. I wonder which of the ED thesps would make the best Roger Mellie? :))

[HonaloochieB]

Not as funny as it used to be.

[bigbadwolf]

I agree with HonaloochieB. It was alot funnier when it only came out once every 5 to 6 weeks if I'm right about their frequency but in any case every copy has that one gem that cripples you with a comedy induced stroke now and again such as the latest Profannisaurus.

[lard]

I wonder if younger people do find it as funny now as we used to when we were younger.

ie that it is us that has changed, not the comedy.

[Moos]

HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> Not as funny as it used to be.

When I was reading Viz back in the early 90s it was generally captioned "Not As Funny As It Used To Be - Official"

[ruffers]

lower case ruffers - he's so pedantic!

Said

This thread disturbs me whenever I see it in the list. Wasn't it just Viz, not The Viz? My OCD's playing up a bit.

[HonaloochieB]

Of course, Moos.

At the moment I'm fascinated, amused and a bit horrified by The Drunken Bakers.

Horrified only because I think it's all going to end in tragedy. Or at least more tragedy.

The Slags, the Cockney, Mellie, Bastard, Vern, Raffles and Jack Black are consistently good when featured.

Some of the others are starting to flag, in particular what used to be a mainstay, the Sexist and that whole thing with the betting shop and Billy The Fish, amusing at first, then irritating.

The satire limps a bit now, but I'd not be without it.

[????]

Is Parky still in it? And Mrs Brady?

[taper]

The VIZ autobiography, "Rude Kids" is worth a read. Dr Poo was a fleeting favourite. But I love the adverts from "sh1t Things on Tic". The "Princess Diana Full English Breakfast Clock Plate of Hope" was a highlight

[David Mc]

Someone emailed me this, so I thought I'd share it...

Viz letters

If the failed 21/7 bombers had just waited three more days, we'd all

be calling them the 24/7 bombers. This would imply that they blow

things up all day every day and, despite their actual lack of success,

make them at least sound like they were good at bombing.

Christina Martin, London

I just saw a van drive by with the company name 'Seafood Solutions'.

I must admit, I didn't know seafood was a problem.

Martin Kristos

It is said that gentlemen prefer blondes. I hope then that lesbians

prefer brunettes, otherwise we might have to organise some kind of rota

system.

Johnny Pring

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.

Alan Heath

"She can dish it out, but she cannot take it", I once heard

someone say of me. And it's true - I'm a school dinner lady

and I'm allergic to mashed potatoes.

Mrs Pinches, Hereford

I heard on the news that the January storms had cost this country a

billion pounds. What an utter waste of money. If anything, they did

more harm than good.

S Prodnipple, Scarborough

So Princes Harry and William are throwing a party to celebrate the

10th anniversary of their mother's death. I'm glad that they can finally

laugh about it, but throwing a party seems a bit harsh.

D Antarctica, Rhyll

I think Sir Paul McCartney should try to put his current predicament

into perspective. In olden days, if you were unfortunate enough to be

robbed by an omniped, it would almost certainly be a pirate. At least he's

going to come out of this alive.

Stella Matlock

What is it with diabetics? One minute they're on the floor with a

loved one standing by screaming "Give him some chocolate! Give him some

chocolate!" The next day someone offers them a piece of chocolate

and quick as a flash they say "No thanks, I'm diabetic." I wish they'd

get their story straight.

T Potter

Yesterday I received an e-mail from a bored housewife looking for

some action. Eager to please the young lady I sent her my ironing. That

should keep her quiet for a while.

Warren

THIS new police knife amnesty is a bloody nightmare. I dutifully

handed all my knives in and now I've got nothing to eat my dinner with.

Richard Karslake, Oxfordshire

WHY DON'T NHS bosses start hiring obsessive compulsives as nurses?

Their attention to hygiene and constant hand washing would see an end to

MRSA outbreaks in no time.

Stu Bray

'Alton Towers - Where the magic never ends', or so the commercial

says. Imagine my disappointment when it closed at 7.30.

Colum Hill

'Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak', sang Thin Lizzy in 1976,

'somewhere in this town'. Well, I'm guessing it's going to be at

the prison.

Raymond Wankybollocks

[SimonM]

Oh God!!!! Still laughing...:))

[HonaloochieB]

I once sent in an Ian Hunter related Top Tip.

A shiny sixpence and an avuncular chuck on the chin for the first rascal to find it.

[wee quinnie]

I really liked the photo stories and top tips. (I'm such a housewife).

[LuvPeckham]

My Mum (Bless her Cottons for thinking of this) actually bought me the VIZ Christmas collection (The Last Turkey in the Shop) this year

Good to see that Sid the Sexist is still sexist and that he hasn't bowed down to the PC society that we all live in. (Aye Pet, It's canny how good that sketch still is)