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A brief history of Dr E Vibenstein1

All facts2 verified by someone whose mother's friend's cousin's ex-husband's milkman was once on the same train as the late Norris McWhirter3.

Man looking a bit unwell after eating a pot noodle

Dr E Vibenstein4 was born, through no fault of his own, in the week that Amazing Grace by the Pipes And Drums Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards was the number one single, a trauma from which he never quite recovered.

The seeds of his literary career were sown when, at the tender age of seven, he received perhaps the ultimate accolade - the joke he sent to The Beano was chosen as "Joke Of The Week".

Having comprehensively failed to become a rich and successful rock star, EV was bitten by the Internet bug in 1997, and after a course of painful injections, inaugurated a website of his very own, which has attracted enthusiastic e-mails from all over the world, not all of which have been "get rich quick" schemes or invitations to websites containing pornographic material.

The much missed John Peel.
John Peel 1939-2004

Since discovering h2g2 in the late 20th century, EV has had numerous guide entries accepted, encompassing such diverse subjects as John Peel, cake, and the tact and diplomacy of Prince Philip. He retired from a long and rewarding career as an ACE in 2004, although he remains a Guru and a Scotsman, and is now married5 to fords with a gorgeous screaming dervish of a daughter. All correspondence regarding Nigerian money laundering schemes should be sent here.

 
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The Scottish Researchers Group6 invites you to HAMSTER in Glasgow on November 1st. If you couldn't make that one, keep an eye on the other upcoming community events7.

Wondering what a real life h2g2 meet looks like? Edited highlights from previous meets can be found at EV's Rogues Gallery. Careful now.

Let's get ready to grumble.

Tetchy? Irritable? Or just plain miserable? Join P.U.D.D.I.N.G.8 and say it loud: I'm grumpy and proud! steam

I have too many badge(r)s now.

The (un)Official Formula One Supporters' Club
I wish to register a complaint!

A badger!

What are you talking about?

I wonder what does.

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1 Dr E Vibenstein is keen to point out that he is not a doctor of medicine.
2 Except this one.
3 He wasn't dead at the time, obviously, but he may well have been late, as he was on a train after all.
4 "EV" to his friends, enemies, and people who have never met him.
5 Sorry ladies.
6 Judean People's Front? We're the People's Front of Judea! etc.
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Now showing on Sky Three: WHEN SANTAS GO WRONG.

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My other blog has a Christmas tree.
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London Meet; A44864058 - 9th May London meet 2009.
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Cake
The Tact and Diplomacy of Prince Philip
Forthcoming h2g2 Community Events
John Peel, OBE - Broadcaster
Scottish Researchers Group
EV's Rogues Gallery
P.U.D.D.I.N.G.
H2G2 Researcher Code - Version 1.1
The h2g2 Monty Python Fan (Pythonist) Society
The h2g2 Formula One Supporters' Club
HAMSTER - Glasgow, November 1st 2008


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