Staff: Russell Flinn - Mustard comedy magazine

Russell Flinn

Russell Flinn

Swanky

Staff Writer

Russ wrote many articles for the early black & white issues of Mustard.

He wrote all of The Skinny & Nod Dialogues, plus a few spoof news articles.

Satirical News & Articles

Avatar sequels delayed...

until next stage of human evolution

TV Picks

TV Picks

David Cronenberg's Creche and more

Street Games

Street Games

The new craze of live-action board games

Skinny & Nod

Skinny & Nod

Dialogues between a pair of bouncers

Skinny & Nod: Shoe

#1: Shoe

"Don't even try with sandals. They look like a shoe's ribs."

Skinny & Nod: Self

#2: Self

"He said I had a face like a fist and a voice like a fist at work."

Skinny & Nod: Swanky

#3: Swanky

"Is that a black tie, sir?
Go and get the colour chart, Nod."

Skinny & Nod: Sign

#4: Sign

"Skinny ain't exactly au-lait with the world of speculative fantasy."

Skinny & Nod: Bag

#5: Bag

"There's a good case for locking up anyone normal looking."

Skinny & Nod: Closet

#6: Closet

"Yeah. It's been praised for its really tense atmosphere."

Headlines

Headline: euthanasia SPONSORED BUNGEE JUMP 'LEAST SUCCESSFUL RIDE EVER' SAY Alton TOWERS

Headline: GOVERNMENT UNVEILS PLAN TO REPLACE INTERNET WITH SHOUTING

Headline: HOME SHOPPING PRESENTER DESCRIBES ITEM 268 AS 'A GOOD FIGHTING RING'

HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER SUES OVER R.S.I. FROM LIFTING INCREASINGLY HEAVY GUIDELINES

Headline: THIRD WORLD ADDED TO ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST

EDITOR'S NOTE

In Febuary 2007, about a month or so after I last spoke to Russ (over email - I never met him in 'real life'), I got an email from a friend of his, Stephen Booth, telling me that Russ had passed away: "Russ became suddenly ill on Sunday morning, stopped breathing and died the next day. It was a kidney heamorrage, the doctors said he had no chance."

It was a huge shock, Russ was only 39. I felt I'd got to know Russ via our email exchanges, he was a really nice bloke and a very talented writer. It's a small gesture, but the first issue of the new colour Mustard magazine is dedicated to Russ.

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