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An illustration on a postcard shows two traffic lights. The lights are modified to spell out “FUCK” and “FOFF” in bold, colourful letters. The card is addressed to “Donna Neil” in Bristol and signed “Mr Bingo”.

Illustration: Mr Bingo's Hate Mail show opens tonight in east London

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Date
6 June 2013

“Last year I sent a postcard to a stranger called Jonathan Hopkins. It said on it ‘Fuck you Jonathan, fuck you and fuck your shit legs’.” So begins Mr Bingo’s manifesto of meanness; the illustrator has been hard at work churning out those brief, hilarious insults with accompanying drawings, so that you can skip that daily dose of self-administered loathing and order for it to be delivered to your doormat, in postcard-form, from a stranger instead!

He has since sent over 550 of these angry little notes, gathered them all up together into this wee book and, as of today, an accompanying exhibition in east London. Even better, individual pieces of Hate Mail will be available for visitors to get their hands on at the exhibition tonight, so that everybody can take home a super-entertaining souvenir to keep on their fridge, to remind them they are a complete failure and they’re never going to amount to anything (well nobody likes a vain old big-head, now, do they?).

Hate Mail is at KK Outlet from June 6 until June 29.

The word “FAILURE” is painted across a postcard in bold, alternating pink and teal letters. The handwritten text “Dear Dan” and a London address are visible beneath the paint.
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Mr Bingo: Hate Mail

A postcard featuring a line drawing of a person dancing. Bold text below the figure reads “YOU DANCE LIKE A CUNT”, with “Mr Bingo” written in a red oval. The right side of the card is addressed in red ink to “Chris Draper” in Nottingham. The top left lists “Istanbul – Türkiye” and details about the Grand Bazar.
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Mr Bingo: Hate Mail

A postcard addressed to “Alex McCoy” in Manchester. An illustration of a tangled knot of lines contains the words “Everyone knows about your web of lies”.
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Mr Bingo: Hate Mail

A postcard featuring a black and white illustration of a person feeding another person who is sitting at a table with plates of food. Above them, bold text reads “STOP THE FEEDING”. The right side of the card is addressed to “CAROLYN Evans & CRAIG Stone” in London.
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Mr Bingo: Hate Mail

A postcard featuring a sketch of a black loafer. Hand-written text reads “Dear PAUL”, “SHIT SHOES” in an orange bubble, and “MR Bingo” in a blue bubble. The address side is written to “Paul CONWAY” in London.
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Mr Bingo: Hate Mail

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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