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MrBiffo @mrbiffo.bsky.social · 1d

No Bubblegun this week due to Chunky Fringe and a full-on couple of weeks with work. But if you're missing us desperately... there are eps of Bubblegun Extra and other assorted bonuses on our Patreon (which is how we pay for everything we do - your support is appreciated): www.patreon.com/mrbiffo

Paul Rose (Mr Biffo) | Patreon

creating videos, podcasts, blog posts, and stuff.

www.patreon.com

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 4d

Uh, thanks guys

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Leyton Jay @leytonjay.bsky.social · 4d

I played Obi Wan Kenobi on a comedy podcast today, it was most amusing. #BubbleGun

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 4d

Ah, thanks Andrew! Glad you liked it, we had fun. Great that the stream held up so you could watch :)

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 4d

And that’s a wrap on Chunky Fringe. Massive thanks to everyone who came, everyone who exhibited or performed, and everyone who made it possible. Special thanks to David Walford for organising and paying for the whole gosh darn thing. Hope you all had fun. Pic courtesy of Peter Kwan.

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ZXGuesser @zxguesser.bsky.social · 4d

All the tellies up and running at #ChunkyFringe

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 4d

Chunky Fringe is go! Tech displays in Greenhill now (on the right in the pic), events in the Boiler House (on the right) from 3.00-7.30m.

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MrBiffo @mrbiffo.bsky.social · 4d

If you're not coming to Chunky Fringe, you should be able to watch the live stream here (Bubblegun at 4.30pm and then me doing Digi stuff at 6pm): m.twitch.tv/jamienemeth/...

Twitch

Twitch is the world

m.twitch.tv

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 4d

Chunky Fringe opens its doors in less than two and a half hours. Come join us! www.arbitraryfiles.com/events/cf25/...

Or if you can’t make it to Harrow, @jamienemeth.bsky.social will be live streaming the events on Twitch.
m.twitch.tv/jamienemeth/...

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 6d

Chunky Fringe takes place TOMORROW. A day of teletext and retro tech displays and panels, including Biffo and Sanja recording an edition of their Bubblegun podcast live, followed by me and Mr B taking you through some of Digitiser’s best moments. Free to enter!
www.arbitraryfiles.com/events/cf25/...

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ZXGuesser @zxguesser.bsky.social · 7d

Here's another pre-chunky-fringe teletext treat! A new vhs recovery has allowed us to complete another Turner the Worm story from 1995.
The evil Robert Ratford is attempting to blow up the Earth!

Read on at: zxnet.co.uk/teletext/tur...

Journey to the Middle of the Globe.
Turner and Glug have been asked to visit the home of Professor Walthamstow Worm - Turner's uncle.

Turner: "We're here, uncle."
Walthamstow Worm: "Lads, I'm glad you could come. I have a favour to ask."
Glug: "What's that smell?"

Walthamstow: "My arch-enemy, Robert Ratford, has stolen an experimental digging machine and is heading towards the centre of the earth!"
(offscreen): "But why?"

Walthamstow: "He intends to detonate the Earth's core, and send the planet hurtling towards the Moon."
Turner: "What for, Uncle?"
Walthamstow: "He wants to eat it."

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 5d

Chunky Fringe livestream details, for those who can’t make it but would like to watch the fun.

Jamie Nemeth @jamienemeth.bsky.social · 5d

I'm not live *now*...but saying it now as tomorrow I'll likely be prepping in a panic until the last second, then go straight from prep to live with no advance warning!

My aim is 3pm, but might be earlier.

#ChunkyFringe #Teletext

ℹ️ arbitraryfiles.com/events/cf25/index.html
📺 twitch.tv/jamienemeth

Illuminated pegboard with the text "Chunky Fringe 2025, live now on twitch.tv/jamienemeth", on a fold-out table with PC monitors and the corner of a mixing desk visible behind it.

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 6d

Chunky Fringe takes place TOMORROW. A day of teletext and retro tech displays and panels, including Biffo and Sanja recording an edition of their Bubblegun podcast live, followed by me and Mr B taking you through some of Digitiser’s best moments. Free to enter!
www.arbitraryfiles.com/events/cf25/...

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MrBiffo @mrbiffo.bsky.social · 6d

9 years ago we held the first Digifest. It hasn't always been easy since, but I've much to be thankful for, made many new friends, and produced much that I'm proud of. This weekend, Sanja and I will once again take to the stage at Chunky Fringe. Come meet us!
www.arbitraryfiles.com/events/cf25/...

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ZXGuesser @zxguesser.bsky.social · 7d

Well my other posts don't seem to have worked, so I've decided to try superliminal advertising to get people to create some #TeletextArt for Chunky Fringe.

blockparty.zxnet.co.uk

Teletext rendition of the Navy officer from the Simpsons episode "New Kids on the Blecch" shouting "Hey you! Make a Chunkytext page" out of the window.

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MrBiffo @mrbiffo.bsky.social · 7d

A lovely write-up of the last Chunky Fringe. Come find your tribe at Chunky Fringe 2025 this weekend.

www.arbitraryfiles.com/games.html

Jamie Nemeth @jamienemeth.bsky.social · 7d

My recollections from jumping on the #teletext bandwagon in 2023, after missing out on the comeback event in 2022 due to uni, relieved that I hadn't missed my last chance.

And if all goes to plan, I'll be back in Harrow this Saturday for #ChunkyFringe 2025!

www.jamienemeth.co.uk/blog/chunky-...

Screenshot of page 123 from my teletext service, Nemetext.

Blog: Chunky Fringe 2023, Harrow Arts Centre

I honestly thought I'd lost my chance to be involved with the teletext community. A few years ago, I found a random reference to a one-off teletext get-together that had happened even more years prior, where updates had been beamed to a few venues using TVs which had been adapted to receive teletext via the internet.

"That's so cool," I thought, "I didn't know you could even do that!"

And so began a journey down a rabbit hole of nostalgia. There were VBITs and inserters and packet data and teletext recovery from VHS?!

Fastext links for 'Zine 1 (red), Nemboozle! (green), Twitch (yellow), Gigs (blue).

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ZXGuesser @zxguesser.bsky.social · 7d

Another reminder that the #ChunkyFringe teletext editing system is online for anyone to have a go at creating real teletext pages:

blockparty.zxnet.co.uk

Channel your inner @mrbiffo.bsky.social* and come and admire your creations in all their chunky glory on CRT tellies in Harrow this Saturday!

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 11d

Is anyone travelling to Chunky Fringe from the north? If so, would you be up for a ride share or going in on a minibus to help these fine folks join us?

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 7d

This happens IMMINENTLY. Come join us for all the Digitiser/teletext/retro tech/silliness you could want for precisely no money down. North London. Saturday. See you there.

MrBiffo @mrbiffo.bsky.social · 11d

One week today... we're going to be doing a whole bunch of nonsense at Chunky Fringe. It's all the fun of Digi Live without us having to spend a fortune on props. Details here: www.arbitraryfiles.com/events/cf25/...

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 9d

OK, new numbers after last night’s update - we’re now on 62,547 pages from 1,997 editions. Nearly two thirds. 😁

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 10d

NEW UPDATE ALERT I'm "beavering" away on my Chunky Fringe panel, but here's 10 recovered editions of Digi. Found by Adrian Burke (first of the tape mountain!), Tom Pitt & anon gent, fixed-up by @andrewisaround.bsky.social & @zxguesser.bsky.social. @mrbiffo.bsky.social
www.superpage58.com/update.htm

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 10d

NEW UPDATE ALERT I'm "beavering" away on my Chunky Fringe panel, but here's 10 recovered editions of Digi. Found by Adrian Burke (first of the tape mountain!), Tom Pitt & anon gent, fixed-up by @andrewisaround.bsky.social & @zxguesser.bsky.social. @mrbiffo.bsky.social
www.superpage58.com/update.htm

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 11d

Ha, you figured correct! Literally finished going through every edition in the archive today, and now all I have to do is narrow down the hundreds of pages I saved to something that’ll fit the time 😬

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 11d

I can do that! Hold that thought though, because Andrew has just sent me a new batch. I’ll see if I can turn around the update super quick and give you the new numbers by Wednesday (I haven’t missed a once a calendar month update in more than 7 years 😁)

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Super Page 58 @superpage58.bsky.social · 11d

Is anyone travelling to Chunky Fringe from the north? If so, would you be up for a ride share or going in on a minibus to help these fine folks join us?

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