The Weekly Probe has gone out every week since March 1999, except the weeks it didn't, which Shane says were "hosting" and Warren says were "interference". It is compiled on Monday nights, read aloud at the Tuesday group, and emailed to a list that peaked at 1,900 subscribers in 2008 and has been "about 1,900" ever since, because Shane has not looked.
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Subscriptions are processed by hand, by Shane, from a notebook. The form above has been disabled since 2003 "following the incident". To subscribe, write your email address on a plate at the Tuesday group or tell Cheryl, who will remember it, because she remembers everything, including things that have not happened yet.
Recent and notable issues
| Issue | Date | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1,412 | 27 October 2026 | Gladys has been looking at the sky again. Plus: a new pamphlet (No. 31), and the foil budget. |
| No. 1,411 | 20 October 2026 | Tuesday group minutes. Dennis dialled in. The plate situation, resolved. |
| No. 1,410 | 13 October 2026 | Dr Faraday on whether the Faraday Unit is logarithmic (it is "both"). |
| No. 1,409 | 6 October 2026 | The Bureau has not replied (week 884). Noreen’s bore pump update. |
| No. 1,400 | 4 August 2026 | Show preview: Most Suspicious Cow entries close Friday. Keith may not judge. |
| No. 1,352 | 2 September 2025 | Annual roof-space check postponed for the twenty-second year. |
| No. 1,300 | 3 September 2024 | The Weekly Probe turns 25. Shane’s retrospective. Warren’s correction of Shane’s retrospective. |
| No. 1,000 | 7 January 2019 | Thousandth issue. A thousand Tuesdays. Cheryl: "and I was taken for about forty of them". |
| No. 500 | 11 May 2009 | Special: the FOI result. Four hundred pages, one slice recipe. The recipe, tested. |
| No. 100 | 14 March 2001 | Seventh anniversary of Beryl. Macca’s triangle. First mention of a "Faraday Unit". |
| No. 1 | 2 March 1999 | Welcome to The Weekly Probe. Why Probe? Shane thought it was funny. It is not funny. It stays. |
Regular sections
- From the Verandah — Warren's weekly review of the Paddock Alert Level (mauve) and the sky (there).
- Faraday's Corner — one measurement, one unit, no definition.
- Cheryl's Tuesday — minutes, attendance, plate roster, Gary update (none).
- Shane's Online Bit — what the internet is saying, translated for Warren.
- Weeks Without a Reply — a single number. Currently 884.
- A Word From Management — appears "when necessary", which is most weeks.
- Pamphlet Watch — catalogue number, title, and whether it was raining.
Back issues
Back issues are available on request from the Tupperware. Issues 1–340 were lost when the GeoCities server was "compromised" (closed). Issues 341–612 exist as printouts in the second bedroom. Issue 500 is framed.
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