In the spirit of the other threads name your 5 top viz characters/cartoon strips/features

do people like or hate viz (think its a bit of a marmite publication)

gonna have a little think about my top 5

coming soon - name your top 5 publications

Victorian dad
Billy fish
Roger melly
Sid the sexist
Fat slags
Biffa bacon
Buster gonad

My problem isn't with Viz, its the readers. Some can't even count to 5.

For me the best thing about the mag was the top tips page.

X-FILES fans. Create the effect of being abducted by aliens by drinking two bottles of vodka. You’ll invariably wake up in a strange place the following morning, having had your memory mysteriously “erased”.
SAVE money on expensive personalised car number plates by simply changing your name to match your existing plate – Mr KVL 741Y AVOID jet lag by simply taking an earlier flight, thus arriving fully refreshed and on time.
PUTTING just the right amount of gin in your goldfish bowl makes the fishes’ eyes bulge and causes them to swim in an amusing manner.
THICKEN runny, low-fat yogurt by stirring in a spoonful of lard.
A NEXT door neighbour’s car aerial, carefully folded, makes an ideal coat hanger in an emergency.
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DETER goldfish from having sex by throwing a small bucket of air over any you catch in the act.
SWEETCORN fans. Save money on loo paper by simply pouring the stuff straight down the pan.
INVITED by vegetarians for dinner? As you’d no doubt be made aware of their special dietary requirements, tell them about yours – ask for a nice steak.
AVOID parking tickets by leaving your windscreen wipers turned to “fast wipe” whenever you leave your car parked illegally.
OLD contact lenses make ideal portholes for small model boats.

Thieving Gypsy Bastards (one issue only, but FAF)
Sid the Sexist
Billy the Fish
Cockney Wanker
Biffa Bacon

but it's Letterbocks that I always read first !

My two personal fave top tips......

Why waste money on expensive ribbed condoms? Just fill a normal condom with frozen peas before use.

Why waste money on expensive boil in the bag cod in parsley sauce?
Just scrape the breadcrumbs off a fish finger and insert into a used condom.

My two personal fave top tips......

Why waste money on expensive ribbed condoms? Just fill a normal condom with frozen peas before use.

Why waste money on expensive boil in the bag cod in parsley sauce?
Just scrape the breadcrumbs off a fish finger and insert into a used condom.

Billy The Fish
The Pathetic Sharks
Rodney Rix (and his tricks with bricks)
Roger Mellie
Paul Whicker (Tall Vicar)

Agree with all of those



also Johnny Fartpants and Terry F*ckwitt

Parky was my favourite

Yeah, he was pretty good. Quite subtle too. Wonder why they dropped him

I liked Finbarr Saunders and Buster Gonad.

Viz was best in the early days, I can remember that the only place to could get it in Hull at one stage was in the old Virgin store down Whitefriargate.

I used to subscribe but haven't bought it for donkey's years.

Late 80's I bought every issue, but it got massive overnight and lost its way a bit.

I forgot, Brown Bottle, what a superhero!
Aldridge Prior. When I worked at Stelrad in 88/89 we christened one of the lads in the office Aldridge, due to the sheer quantity of that he used to spout.

Can't beleive no one has mentioned Postman Plod yet!

It was funny years and years ago
I remember buying one issue and it said free Tampon with wings .
On the back page was a dotted line in the shape of a Tampon .It said cut round the line , for heavier periods add more pages
Also another one piece of advice was if you take your dog to the vets and picks it up .Never ask him to put it down because he will stick a needle in its neck and charge you £15

The best top tip i remember was for people who lived below an airports flight path,
it told them to paint a large blue rectangle in their back garden and make flight passengers believe they have a swimming pool

Avoid buying expensive binoculars, by standing closer to the object you want to look at.

8 Ace anyone?

Remember buying this regulary a long time ago and all the funny characters mentioned here,
My favourite was the Brown Bottle but he seemed to go missing after a few months.
For those not familiar with the character IIRC he was a normal guy who drank some Newcy Brown then went into a phone box and came out as a superhero pi**ed out of his brains and ready to take on the world in a fight and swearing contest, a bit like town on a weekend really where you can see many 'Brown Bottle' types.

If you get chance watch the Sid The Sexist Cartoons on Youtube, brilliant!!

If you get chance watch the Sid The Sexist Cartoons on Youtube, brilliant!!

If you get chance watch the Sid The Sexist cartoons on youtube, brilliant!!

If you get chance watch the Sid The Sexist Cartoons on Youtube, brilliant!!

If you get chance watch the Sid The Sexist Cartoons on Youtube, brilliant!!

Heard you first time bud.