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1 – So why’s the zine called modestic?
It comes from the latin phrase “mod est ic”, which means “mod (modern) is cool”.
2 – What’s the deal with the ratings system?
It’s all to do with animals, and which is the coolest. The top rating ever is quite clearly “wombat”, and any animal that is either cute, or cool, or talented is a positive mark. Worthless animals like earwigs and bluebottles represent the bad marks. Right down to the lowest creature of the low which is… ah, you’ll have to wait and see… I have not reviewed anything so irredeemably bad. Yet...
3 – What is Munching Carpet?
My old fanzine. You’ll find info about it on the site somewhere, as well as e-back issues, if you look.
4 - Do you have any spare back issues? You know, proper paper ones I can read on a bus?
Yes. There are plenty of the things, although only of certain issues. Piles of some. A few of some. None of some. And piles of the compilation CD that came with #23. But no copies of #23. If there's demand, I might sell 'em off. But then, I have been threatening to burn the lot of them...
5 – What is Unlimited Rice Pudding?
It is an endless supply of rice pudding, I would assume?
6 – You’re having a giraffe?
Yup. Name of this site. Was also a fanzine I did many years ago which was never actually released. If enough people ask, I may put it up here. It does have a couple of good bits in it, including a review of the McGann’s Dr Who effort. Has a lot of rubbish in it, too. One of the pieces surface in an issue of modestic.
7 – So why is this site called unlimitedricepudding.com and not modestic.com?
‘Cos for a while, URP was my bag; it was my first website. And I just haven’t got around to changing it over to modestic.com yet. But I will. (And yes, I have registered modestic.com, before you rush out to check…)
8 – Who is Fatso?
The Wombat out of A Country Practice. He is a legend. FACT! You may remember him from the classic out-take on TV’s it’ll be alright on the night in which the following took place.
Fatso is stood on the edge of the table.
Vicky; Watch out for Fatso.
Simon; Oh, he’s alright, he won’t fall.
Right on cue, just as Simon says “fall”, Fatso does just that…
9 – Is it true that the BBC destroyed episodes of Dr Who and there are still some 108 episodes that they do not have copies of?
Yes. Read the Mythmakers piece on this site. It will tell you what to do if you find one; email me! Heck, if you happen to have any Fifties or Sixties TV on 16mm film, email me!
10 – What’s the crack with the Final Thought in modestic?
You’re supposed to guess where it comes from. It’s a bit like the spine message in Empire, realty, but better. Sometimes it’s a piece of cake – ie #1’s – other’s it’s trickier than something very tricky indeed. You win a prize if you get it. Just don’t google it, yeah…?
11 – Accrington Stanley, who are they?
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