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09/05/25
B3ta newsletter 947, out now
"B3TA ANNOUNCES 100% TARIFFS ON U.S. MEMES SO YOU START SHARING 'BADGER BADGER BADGER' AGAIN"
* CHALLENGE - De 'Americanise' US movies
* CADBURYS - Actual Dairy Milk scandal
* PUBLIC TRANSPORT - where is the busiest bus?
found by rob

02/05/25
B3ta newsletter 946, out now
"THE NEWSLETTER THAT'S BEEN ASKING COUNCILS TO BAN IT SINCE 2001"
* ZX SPECTRUMS - Still shit, get an Amstrad instead
* NEW CHALLENGE - it's something about LPs again
* FESSHOLE LIVE - Four shows on sale inc Leeds
found by rob

TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECTS FOR THE NEWSLETTER
A reminder that the newsletter is partly written by people like you submitting your project to our web form. It's been there for 24 years and we've read EVERYTHING sent it. Use it and use it now.
found by rob

30/04/25
Is is ok to post AI images on the board? - That shit is too low effort for even us. We're not saying you can't ever get some AI help around the edges, but if your work is just typing something into an AI gen and posting it, then no thank you. This also includes videos on /links.
found by God

25/04/25
B3ta newsletter 945, out now
"THE OFFICIAL FAN NEWSLETTER OF MODERATELY OK URLS IS HERE ONCE AGAIN"
* FUNNY BUSINESS NAMES - all in one place
* HOW PUNCTUAL ARE YOU - a timely quiz
* DOCTOR WHO CHALLENGE - quite a good one actually
found by rob

11/04/25
B3ta newsletter issue 944, out now
"HOUSE OF COMMONS RECALLED TO DISCUSS THE EXCELLENT URLS IN THE B3TA NEWSLETTER"
* QUIZ - know your alphabet better than children?
* MAP - the entire world finally in Comic Sans
* CHALLENGE - if kids books told the truth
found by rob

04/04/25
B3ta newsletter 943, out now
"B3TA ANNOUNCES TARIFFS ON LINKING TO NTK AND POPBITCH AND THAT FRIDAY ONE WHATEVER THAT WAS CALLED"
* ELON'S INSIGHTS - he reacts to fucking everything
* JOHN HIGGS' DOCTOR WHO BOOK - finally out
* TUBE ADS - Criticised by critical man
found by rob

21/03/25
B3ta newsletter 942, out now
"THIS NEWSLETTER CAN ONLY PARTIALLY REFUTE THAT TOM & BARBARA DID 9/11"
* IMAGE CHALLENGE - remake TV shows with animals
* TWO HIT WONDERS - Can you name the second hit?
* CHEATING ANIMATION - It's amusing, watch it
found by rob

14/03/25
B3ta newsletter 941, out now
"CAMPAIGN TO RENAME THE AMERICANO COFFEE AS 'A GULP OF MEXICO' STARTS HERE"
* EXCELLENT IMAGE CHALLENGE - Modernise art
* THEREMIN SIMULATOR - some webcam bollocks fun
* BUM HOLES - Why do we have them? WHO KNOWS
found by rob

07/03/25
B3ta newsletter 940, out now
"THE NEWSLETTER THAT'S HAD ITS OWN INDEPENDENT NUCLEAR DETERRENT SINCE 2001"
* CHICKEN MATCHING - Most addictive poultry game
* POPE SONG - finally another song about Pope
* STUPID AMOUNT - of Matt Round follow ups
found by rob

28/02/25
B3ta newsletter 939, out now
"IF YOU'RE HAPPY MONDAYS AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS"
* PIG STACKING - Matt Round breaks internet
* GUESS THE HOUSE PRICE - quiz starts revolution
* CHALLENGE - Make the shit Amazon 'Bondiverse'
found by rob

21/02/25
B3ta newsletter 938, out now
"DENIS THATCHER! MILF SNATCHER!"
* PEOPLE SELLING MIRRORS - the big interview
* CHALLENGE - Video games in real life
* EXPERIMENT - Should Marmite and tea be mixed?
found by rob

14/02/25
B3ta newsletter 937, out now
"CALM DOWN, IT'S JUST AN INTERNET NEWSLETTER, OK?"
* USELESS CLOCK - that tells time in QR codes
* OTHER USELESS CLOCK - that tells time in swears
* NOT A CLOCK - Kids TV challenge results
found by rob

03/02/25
B3ta newsletter 936, out now
"STAN IT'S YOUR DINNER, YOUR MUMMY IS MY WIFE"
* WHEN DID THEY DIE? Yep, let's play death
* DAVID LYNCH CHALLENGE - Results are IN
* THE TOKYO STATIONS - you shouldn't get stuck in
found by rob

24/01/25
B3ta newsletter 935, out now
"MAKING 'AWKWARD GESTURES' EVERY FRIDAY SINCE 2001"
* ANTI AI SONG - not written by AI
* COMPANY MERGER CHALLENGE - results
* FOOTER COPYRIGHT API – important tech now here
found by rob

03/01/25
B3ta newsletter 934, out now
"EMAIL NEWSLETTER ENTERS 24th YEAR OF PUBLISHING ASCII CHARACTERS >=32 <=127"
* CHRISTMAS MOVIE - Tropes exposed
* EGGPOD - In art show shocker
* IMAGE CHALLENGE - Worst LP challenge
found by rob

20/12/24
Out now, B3ta newsletter 933
"THE UNOFFICIAL FAN NEWSLETTER OF THE ONLY GOOD BILLIONAIRE: SIR BEATLES MCCARTNEY"
This Week:
* TOOL - Calculate birthday timelines with pets
* GAME - Can you do burglar alarms under pressure?
* WATCH - the *worst ever* version of Band Aid
found by rob

13/12/24
B3ta newsletter 932, out now
"B3TA BOARD APPROVES OFFER TO SELL /TALK TO SOME BLOKE WHO HANGS OUT IN A BIN"
This Week:
* CHALLENGE RESULTS - 'Ronseal pop' turns out good
* GAME - A sort of cryptography thing that's fun
* SGTPEPPER DEATH CLOCK - Ticks closer to midnight
found by rob

03/12/24
B3ta newsletter 931, out now
"THE NEWSLETTER THAT STILL PUBLISHES DESPITE THREE SIGNATURES ASKING US TO STOP"
This Week:
* CHALLENGE - Ronseal pop, that is, literal music
* COME TO FESSHOLE LIVE - London, this week
* YES IT'S A MONDAY NEWSLETTER - We were busy
found by rob

22/11/24
B3ta newsletter issue 930, out now
"JOIN THE 3 PEOPLE WHO'VE DELETED THEIR TWITTER ACCOUNT AND NOW POST ON B3TA"
This Week:
* LISTEN - to all the people swearing on social
* CHALLENGE - Bad guys in unexpected places
* A TOOL - to help you find local cinema
found by rob

08/11/24
B3ta newsletter 929, out now
"ONCE AGAIN THE HAM MARKETING BOARD REJECT OUR SLOGAN: SNORTY BUT SLICED"
This Week:
* LOST CONSONANTS - legendary B3ta challenge back
* PRIME NUMBER PROJECT - can you count? Then count
* OFFICIAL AMSTRAD NOSTALGIA SITE - thanks Alan
found by rob


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