Mark Bates

Haddock eater. Exiled Yorkshireman in codland. Sometimes writes for Viz.

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A few bits and bobs in the @vizcomic annual including FA using time travel to win 1966 World Cup again and a Brian Cox forum for those who don't know the difference between black holes and gloryholes...

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After spending my gap year from Viz interrailing around West Yorkshire, I am at last back in print in this month's issue...

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Since Wimbledon is on, it reminded me of one of my favourite ever @vizcomic pieces about Tim Henman 'finally coming on'. No idea who did it though.

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#glastonbury Bloody hell Mick Hucknall's pink pancakes...

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#theoneshow Watchdog being reduced to a slot on the One Show is like the Post Office being hidden away at the back of WHSmith

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Having headlines on the same day about gritters, snow chaos and Southern California reminds me of one my first ever pieces for @vizcomic

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#MasterChef Warning: this programme may contain traces of Gregg Wallace.

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An oldie from @vizcomic when Paul Weller talked about council style.

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Trade in your soft southern name for a hard northern one...

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@TomEllen7 Cheers Tom!

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Got a piece in this month's @vizcomic - who is the best Mason - Chris or Mount?

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#generalelection #nationalservice I'm not sure I can take 6 weeks of the Tories saying "Labour don't have a plan" 10 times a day. At least 'Jeremy Corbyn's Coalition of Chaos' did actually sound like a half decent Marvel franchise.

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#RedEye Surely either Liam Neeson, Steven Seagal or Wesley Snipes are going to make an appearance at some point...

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@edcumming Where's the bit where him and his wife 'took their tops off and had a cuddle'?

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@TomEllen7 @vizcomic Cheers Tom - I also remember that one! Don't worry, I've no doubt subconsciously pilfered some ideas myself in the past too...

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A slightly Christmas themed oldie from @vizcomic

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@TomEllen7 Bloody hell, Tom - that's amazing!

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@poshkev1963 @TomEllen7 You definitely would be if you tried any of those things in space...

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@TomEllen7 Cheers. I actually had to do some research for that one!