Shared today on Twitter

RT @jeamland: So looks like due to Coronavirus-related cost cutting measures I’m back on the market.

Anyone looking to hire an Australian…


RT @KathrynElliott: We have a new rainbow crossing. It appeared this morning and is a glorious thing. https://t.co/QAc2p2MCww


RT @voteblake: HIRING THREAD: On a team meeting today I realized we have *EIGHT* open roles and want to get these out in front of people. L…


@The_McJones I was *very* into Disney’s Hunchback. I still can’t quite believe it got made.


Sore orzo https://t.co/Ky8b39s3D8


@toolmantim I’m so sorry for your loss Tim. My condolences. ❤️


Here we go. PatStew has seduced Claudius’s sister into killing her husband – SHOCK HORROR https://t.co/1MYbeWG4gB


Livilla, Livilla… this is not a good look. https://t.co/uyBw3XDqRP


How about instead of marrying Livilla… you marry her daughter? Say WHAT. https://t.co/JTC5MpbXP5


Livilla did not react well to that idea. https://t.co/SudB7O7nv9


@damana Evil bewigged… yup.


John Hurt gnawing on peaches… and the scenery. https://t.co/61oFNLxKCS


Suddenly it’s turned into a Monty Python sketch. 😂🐘🐘🐘 https://t.co/sUIaJIC8Ja


AND MY AXE! (Gimli makes an appearance.) https://t.co/8aDEwtQPQ7


@LapTop006 I, Claudius. Very long, very sexy, very dramatic 70’s British miniseries about Roman emperors.


Note to self: when writing a letter to your secret lover to confess murdering your previous husband, don’t leave the rough drafts in the trash. https://t.co/2q6BWYWxQl


Ugh. I keep getting distracted from John Hurt’s hate crime of a performance by Tiberius’s disgusting weeping open head sore. https://t.co/wleG4vqdwQ


RUH ROH!! You’re nicked, PatStew. https://t.co/pFn0eaEzKa


“I’m the Emperor!” HE AINT’NT DEAD YET. https://t.co/7LdEAQ5xv1


And here we go. Caligula in power! @hannahyanfield 😜 https://t.co/XIoXneAhBX


Learned tonight that @portenosydney can deliver a full meal – chicken, rice, potato salad, lasagna, Brussels sprouts, and flan! ❤️ https://t.co/8FikiRjkf8


I’ve had a headache all day… now I realise it was a metamorphosis, like a woman birthing herself. Can’t you tell? I’m a GOD. https://t.co/LB35cltpr9


Antonia is kind of a badass. “Come by in 5 hours. I’ll be dead by then. Don’t screw up the eulogy.” *mic drop* https://t.co/jVFUxIxXIw


OMG HE ET THE FETUS. I did not remember that part. 😳🤮 https://t.co/cDpB27SK84


Holy crap the original version supposedly included an actual shot of John Hurt eating a fetus. And they showed this on Masterpiece Theatre. 😳 https://t.co/fzgVwOnPNV


RT @LeeFlower: Having something to do with my hands during meetings really helps me focus. As a junior dev I used to knit, but then stopped…


RT @LeeFlower: < but now I think I’ve reached a point in my career where I can probably get away with “I can discuss technical architecture…


For a work event today, we’re all dressing up as characters from shows we’re watching during isolation. There are a lot of Tiger Kings. I, of course, went with Ancient Rome. 🍷🔪 https://t.co/5OLNNyIqGI


Did you see that our Summit is going to be online on May 13? Keynotes from Andy Jassy and Werner Vogels, and I’ll be doing the “Newbie’s Guide to Getting Started” session right after! https://t.co/pvTQhtye7n



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