Sarah Parkin
@sarahparkin1.bsky.social
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people have mistaken trolling for working heel. A good heel is somebody who makes you want to pay money to see them get beaten up or humiliated. If they annoy you, frustrate you, anger you, anything else, and it *doesn't* translate into you spending money, they're not a good heel.
"If you don't like it, then they are doing it right" is the laziest excuse for dumb heel shit a wrestler may bring to an angle
People have some rightful criticism, and if your idea of good heel work is "Well, they made you mad, so they do good" then I beg you to raise your standards
People have some rightful criticism, and if your idea of good heel work is "Well, they made you mad, so they do good" then I beg you to raise your standards
December 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
people have mistaken trolling for working heel. A good heel is somebody who makes you want to pay money to see them get beaten up or humiliated. If they annoy you, frustrate you, anger you, anything else, and it *doesn't* translate into you spending money, they're not a good heel.
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A timely reminder that the lyrics to Deck The Halls scan perfectly to the tune of War Pigs by Black Sabbath.
🎶 DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL
TROLL THE ANCIENT YULETIDE CAROL
OH LORD YEAH 🎶
🎶 DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL
TROLL THE ANCIENT YULETIDE CAROL
OH LORD YEAH 🎶
December 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A timely reminder that the lyrics to Deck The Halls scan perfectly to the tune of War Pigs by Black Sabbath.
🎶 DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL
TROLL THE ANCIENT YULETIDE CAROL
OH LORD YEAH 🎶
🎶 DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL
TROLL THE ANCIENT YULETIDE CAROL
OH LORD YEAH 🎶
Let the record show that I still think MJF is a case study of how talented people can give into all their worst shitty smarky impulses and become a net negative for pro wrestling.
December 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Let the record show that I still think MJF is a case study of how talented people can give into all their worst shitty smarky impulses and become a net negative for pro wrestling.
I am entirely fine with Cena tapping out and don't get why the crowd was so mad about it BUT it sounds like HHH got a lot of shit for it that he couldn't cope with because he's a clout-chasing manbaby and that is also entirely fine with me.
December 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I am entirely fine with Cena tapping out and don't get why the crowd was so mad about it BUT it sounds like HHH got a lot of shit for it that he couldn't cope with because he's a clout-chasing manbaby and that is also entirely fine with me.
Of all the matches that could have happened, I'm really glad that Red Velvet got the rub of being the first to take a belt off Ultimo Moné. Hope it sets her up for a damn good run.
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Of all the matches that could have happened, I'm really glad that Red Velvet got the rub of being the first to take a belt off Ultimo Moné. Hope it sets her up for a damn good run.
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so if you lucked into owning a home that's now worth £2 million, you are just a small bean washed along by the tides of economic change and should not be expected to take responsibility for it, but if your kids stand to inherit it they shouldn't pay tax on it because you worked *really* hard for it?
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
so if you lucked into owning a home that's now worth £2 million, you are just a small bean washed along by the tides of economic change and should not be expected to take responsibility for it, but if your kids stand to inherit it they shouldn't pay tax on it because you worked *really* hard for it?
I have been prevailed upon to get Letterboxd, help boxd.it/hre37
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I have been prevailed upon to get Letterboxd, help boxd.it/hre37
I'm so glad I saw Wake Up, Dead Man in a cinema with an audience. What a gloriously weird, blackly funny, almost meditative mystery that deals with faith, guilt, religious extremism, misogyny and multiple wank jokes. Benoit Blanc is up there with Poirot.
November 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm so glad I saw Wake Up, Dead Man in a cinema with an audience. What a gloriously weird, blackly funny, almost meditative mystery that deals with faith, guilt, religious extremism, misogyny and multiple wank jokes. Benoit Blanc is up there with Poirot.
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RIP Udo Kier, a true original
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his one and only social media post:
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his one and only social media post:
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
RIP Udo Kier, a true original
📽️
his one and only social media post:
📽️
his one and only social media post:
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A child poverty strategy with the 2-child limit in place would *not* be a credible child poverty strategy. *All* of the growth in child poverty since the 2011/12 low point is for children in scope of this policy.
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A child poverty strategy with the 2-child limit in place would *not* be a credible child poverty strategy. *All* of the growth in child poverty since the 2011/12 low point is for children in scope of this policy.
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Rashomon but it's the worst journalists you've ever read in your life discussing how their engagement fell apart
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Rashomon but it's the worst journalists you've ever read in your life discussing how their engagement fell apart
WWE realised a while ago that the first time the women had a gimmick match, like a Rumble or a TLC match, they could put it in the main event and then never bother prioritising it again. AEW didn't even try that for Blood and Guts.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
WWE realised a while ago that the first time the women had a gimmick match, like a Rumble or a TLC match, they could put it in the main event and then never bother prioritising it again. AEW didn't even try that for Blood and Guts.
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del Toro: don't worry
del Toro: i'm going to acknowledge byron with a big quote at the end
Shelley:
Shelley: why
del Toro: because, you know
del Toro: he's
del Toro: um
del Toro: i mean it kinda fits?
Shelley:
Shelley: put my fuckin quote at the end
Shelley: i wrote the fucking thing!
del Toro: i'm going to acknowledge byron with a big quote at the end
Shelley:
Shelley: why
del Toro: because, you know
del Toro: he's
del Toro: um
del Toro: i mean it kinda fits?
Shelley:
Shelley: put my fuckin quote at the end
Shelley: i wrote the fucking thing!
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
del Toro: don't worry
del Toro: i'm going to acknowledge byron with a big quote at the end
Shelley:
Shelley: why
del Toro: because, you know
del Toro: he's
del Toro: um
del Toro: i mean it kinda fits?
Shelley:
Shelley: put my fuckin quote at the end
Shelley: i wrote the fucking thing!
del Toro: i'm going to acknowledge byron with a big quote at the end
Shelley:
Shelley: why
del Toro: because, you know
del Toro: he's
del Toro: um
del Toro: i mean it kinda fits?
Shelley:
Shelley: put my fuckin quote at the end
Shelley: i wrote the fucking thing!
I'm having my bi-weekly crisis of "Do I genuinely talk too much, or am I just falling into the age-old misogynist trap of thinking women shouldn't take up so much oxygen?" The answer may be a bit of both.
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I'm having my bi-weekly crisis of "Do I genuinely talk too much, or am I just falling into the age-old misogynist trap of thinking women shouldn't take up so much oxygen?" The answer may be a bit of both.
Me, asking if I can take my gigantic Chinese leftovers home: "I didn't realise I was ordering food for two people!"
The waitress: "Yes. Maybe you come back with your friends..."
I think I've just been turned into dust.
The waitress: "Yes. Maybe you come back with your friends..."
I think I've just been turned into dust.
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Me, asking if I can take my gigantic Chinese leftovers home: "I didn't realise I was ordering food for two people!"
The waitress: "Yes. Maybe you come back with your friends..."
I think I've just been turned into dust.
The waitress: "Yes. Maybe you come back with your friends..."
I think I've just been turned into dust.
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After a quieter September for my matches of the month, I had a lot to talk about in October. Among other stuff, we have a foray into sumo, Senka's first title shot and a lot of Meiko Satomura.
Give it a read, tell a friend, you all know the deal.
ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2025/11/01/r...
Give it a read, tell a friend, you all know the deal.
ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2025/11/01/r...
Ramblings About’s Matches of the Month for October 2025
Shocking kaiju. Credit: TJPW After a quieter September, I’ve gone all out for October. We’ve got a host of exciting matches to talk about here, including two dives into uncharted territ…
ramblingsaboutwrestling.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
After a quieter September for my matches of the month, I had a lot to talk about in October. Among other stuff, we have a foray into sumo, Senka's first title shot and a lot of Meiko Satomura.
Give it a read, tell a friend, you all know the deal.
ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2025/11/01/r...
Give it a read, tell a friend, you all know the deal.
ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2025/11/01/r...
Nice of Arch Enemy to throw up a title card
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Nice of Arch Enemy to throw up a title card
A hurdy-gurdy, violins, a mandola, whistles, bagpipe AND A HARP? In THIS economy? Eluveitie, you're insane!
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A hurdy-gurdy, violins, a mandola, whistles, bagpipe AND A HARP? In THIS economy? Eluveitie, you're insane!
New to this app for 2025... Here follows the official Things I Saw at LIFF 2025 Thread.
October 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New to this app for 2025... Here follows the official Things I Saw at LIFF 2025 Thread.
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Because people think you're a bitch if you don't.
See also: add emoticons, softening qualifiers, and any other happy-go-lucky, no-worries-if-not! flair.
See also: add emoticons, softening qualifiers, and any other happy-go-lucky, no-worries-if-not! flair.
Exclamation marks! Why do women use them three times as much as men?
Exclamation marks! Why do women use them three times as much as men?
It’s the punctuation that can make you seem warmer and more agreeable – but also much more compliant and lacking in analytical thinking
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Because people think you're a bitch if you don't.
See also: add emoticons, softening qualifiers, and any other happy-go-lucky, no-worries-if-not! flair.
See also: add emoticons, softening qualifiers, and any other happy-go-lucky, no-worries-if-not! flair.
I saw Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein last night. Imagine watching that on your telly.
October 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I saw Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein last night. Imagine watching that on your telly.
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So, people are going to have to pass A level english to live here are they? I hope they study what I did at A level, Translations by Brian Friel, about the colonial evil of the English forcing people to adopt the English language
October 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
So, people are going to have to pass A level english to live here are they? I hope they study what I did at A level, Translations by Brian Friel, about the colonial evil of the English forcing people to adopt the English language
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Thatcher would have been 100-years-old today. But she's not. She's dead. Enjoy yourselves.
October 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Thatcher would have been 100-years-old today. But she's not. She's dead. Enjoy yourselves.
Somebody tell me what job I should do next, please. Hearing rumours that the original dream of finding ancient tombs is hard to get into lately, what with the curses and all.
October 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Somebody tell me what job I should do next, please. Hearing rumours that the original dream of finding ancient tombs is hard to get into lately, what with the curses and all.
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Actively disgusted by this cynical weaponisation of a tragedy. Opposing a genocide has nothing to do with what happened and I would go so far to say these words are incitement. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mahmood: Pro-Palestinian protests 'un-British' after terror attack
The home secretary told BBC Breakfast she was disappointed pro-Palestinian protests went ahead.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Actively disgusted by this cynical weaponisation of a tragedy. Opposing a genocide has nothing to do with what happened and I would go so far to say these words are incitement. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...