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Octothorpe 128: A Minidisc Player Will Do You No Good

A blue Sony MiniDisc Walkman shows, on its LCD screen, “Now playing: Octothorpe_128”.
Art by Alison Scott

John picks too soon, Alison is fully paid-up, and Liz found the comment.

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Octothorpe 127: Hello Buoys

A flowchart entitled “How to meet John, Alison and/or Liz at Eastercon”. The boxes culminate in “console yourself with Octothorpe 127”, and the various options are listed below, but the original file is linked in the show notes in case that’s more helpful to the partially sighted. How to meet John, Alison and/or Liz at Eastercon Are you going to Reconnect? Of course!/Not sure Oh go on it will be a laugh Oh all right then/No... Are they in the bar? Yes! I can't see them Are you quite sure? Check again Oh wait... there they are No sign Is there another bar? Yes! Nope Are they on programme? Yes! No Wait till the moderator asks for questions But it's Octothorpe Live! Is your joke very funny? Obviously! Excellent! Good to know. COME AND SAY HELLO until then... Are they asleep or on the loo? No, they look chill Er, yes? Oh, that's a shame Console yourself with Octothorpe 127
Art by Alison Scott

John is incoherent, Alison is excited, and Liz is romantic.

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Octothorpe 126: I’ve Read Some Novels

A picture of a Belgian waffle that looks like an octothorpe, on a white background, with the words “Octothorpe 126” above and “now with added waffle” below.
Photograph by Bella Garcia.

John is a thief, Alison plays games, and Liz is bullied.

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Octothorpe 125: I’m Physically Present in This Hotel Room

John wears an Octothorpe Christmas jumper and a green and red hat with elf ears, Alison wears a red Christmas jumper and a moose/reindeer hat, and Liz wears a blue jumper and a Christmas tree hat. The words “Octothorpe 125” appear at the top in a Christmassy font that looks like it has snow on the letters.
Art by Alison Scott

John is travelling, Alison is coding, and Liz is faithful.

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Octothorpe 124: The Third D Isn’t What You Think

The Glasgow 2024 logo drawn in pencils and crayon, but across the middle there is a segmented creature with eight eyes and mandibles. At the top, the words “Octothorpe 124” appear in blue.
Art by Sophie van Setten

John is horrified, Alison is spelunking, and Liz is detecting.

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Octothorpe 123: Infinite Amount of Annual Leave

A coffee stain on a piece of paper on which are written the words “Octothorpe 123” and “fully caffineated”.
Art by Alison Scott

John is going to Seattle, Alison is going to the Åland Islands, and Liz is going to Belfast.

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Octothorpe 122: Topical Pumpkin

A pumpkin carved with an image of Beetlejuice, with the words “Episode 122” at the top of the image and “Octothorpe, Octothorpe, Octothorpe” at the bottom.
Art by Alison Scott.

John is on the periphery, Alison is carving, and Liz went to Japan.

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Octothorpe 121: All About the Vibes

Three hippae stand on a landscape of alien grass and plants in blue, purple, red, teal, and orange underneath a pinkish sky. The words “Octothorpe 121” appear at the top and the words “Grass Sheri S Tepper” appear at the bottom.
Art by Alison Scott.

John, Alison and Liz read Grass by Sheri S Tepper.

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Octothorpe 120: Activate Liz

Words read ‘Octothorpe 120: Introducing Judge Coxon. “I am the lore”’. They are around a picture of John as a Judge in the style of *2000AD*, holding a big stack of books. The logo of the Clarke Award may or may not appear in the artwork.
Art by Alison Scott.

John does a funny voice, Alison recoils, and Liz loves big stats and she cannot lie.

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Octothorpe 119: Only One of Them Is My Bludgeoning Hand, John

A famous photograph of Margaret Hamilton standing beside printed outputs of the code that took the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon, overlaid with the words “Octothorpe 119” and “Our Listeners Write In”.
Art by Alison Scott.

John is not assigning blame, Alison is someone, and Liz is acting in self-defence.