Ruth B
ruthlebrock.bsky.social
Ruth B
@ruthlebrock.bsky.social
Editor, writer, hand-wringer.
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What if The Full Monty and Threads were both part of the same Sheffield-based cinematic universe?

YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAZMAT ON
April 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
People can stop talking about protein now. The point has been made.
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Today is the seventh (!) instalment of our big daft rave in support of the Eat or Heat food bank in Walthamstow. Think it may be the best bill we’ve assembled so far. All info here - www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...
Fundraiser - Ravenswood & Friends For Eat Or Heat 2025 - 1 March
Fundraiser - It's back! Ravenswood & Friends For Eat Or Heat - raising much needed £££ for East London food bank Eat Or Heat. Save The Date: Saturday 1 March. An incredible day of music across the ven...
www.peoplesfundraising.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Wildly unlikely, but true.
28 Oct 1956
Joyce Grenfell meets Elvis Presley.
“He called me ma'am. I thought he was pleasant, a bit of a roly-poly boy, but a good singer of his sort of hillbilly songs. We were photographed together. He put his arm round my neck and breathed down my ear-hole.”
January 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“I was behind the door!” Silly Alexander #traitors
a stuffed monkey with the word umm written on the bottom
ALT: a stuffed monkey with the word umm written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Alexander at the Traitors round table.
a stuffed monkey is making a funny face and says ummmuu
ALT: a stuffed monkey is making a funny face and says ummmuu
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Bastards.
Hugo Keith, "Was core NHS spending protected to any extent during that decade prior to 2020?"

Dr Jenifer Dixon, "Over that decade the NHS received about half than it would have expected per annum" #CovidInquiry
January 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Letter boxed in two, a perfect run in Connections and solved the Mini crossword in 25 seconds. A good day!
January 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Traitors fact that changes how you watch it. The edit is done in two sections. The first edit is of the round table. Once that’s locked, they go back and make the round table seem inevitable, by editing the day’s footage to set up what you see at the end. That’s why it seems narratively strong.
January 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I played squaredle.com 12/16:
22/22 words ( 2 bonus words)
📖 In the top 17% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 1
Squaredle
Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!
squaredle.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:35 AM
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Importing the archive:

The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.

#newscientistbandnames
December 2, 2024 at 12:28 PM
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NICE ONE, the Wombles in at 39 in the Heritage chart. thanks to all concerned, mainly the voters! 🙏👍🥳🎶 #WomblingMerryChristmas
November 24, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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It was the Busta Rimes, it was the Wusta Rhymes
October 15, 2023 at 9:22 AM
Well, here’s another social media account to add to my collection of largely-neglected social media accounts.
November 19, 2024 at 9:13 AM