Helen Osborne

International dog spotter. Wannabe pastry chef.

[Helen Osborne @HelenOsborne_]

People keep asking me for directions lately, I must look like I know where I'm going.

[Helen Osborne @HelenOsborne_]

#paddypowerleavethekidsalone

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

Every year, ancient Athenians would scratch the name of a person they disliked on a tile. If enough people wrote down the same name, that person would have 10 days to leave Athens for 10 years. In Greek, a tile was called an ‘ostrakon’, which gives us the word ‘ostracise’.

[Helen Osborne @HelenOsborne_]

@royalacademy Damien Thirst // Wanksy. // Anish Kapoop. // Tracey Emit. //.

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live. LIN YUTANG

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

Gotta love "why aren't the media reporting this" as a response to ... the media reporting this.

1) I’m part of the media. You’re looking at the media covering this.

2) I’ve been on BBC today talking about these numbers.

Plenty of "the media" are covering this story rigorously.

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

London has just under one tree per resident.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Please pass this on:

If you're feeling frightened or unsafe in your home because of the behaviour of someone you live with, you can leave your house to protect yourself and get help.

If you're in danger, always call 999.

The police will be there for you.

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

In prolonged periods of isolation a group of people can unwittingly start to develop their own unique accent. Measurable changes have been observed in as little as 4 months.

[Helen Osborne @HelenOsborne_]

Proper tea- the colour of a rubber band 👌🏼

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Our planet cannot afford four more years of Donald Trump.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

If you’re struggling right now, don’t be afraid to ask for help. 

We’re stronger when we stick together.

📞 @samaritans 116 123 

☎️ @ageuklondon 0800 678 1602

💬 @GiveUsAShout - text Shout to 85258

 #LondonTogether

[Chely Wright @chelywright]

“I said... sit down.”

— Mother Earth
2020

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

People tend to think of odd numbers as masculine and even numbers as feminine.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Worrying you might not be quite two metres away from someone, so adding on another fifteen metres just to be sure

[Helen Osborne @HelenOsborne_]

Margaret Peach

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

Freda Chocolonely.

[Hugh Laurie @hughlaurie]

Calls to UK Domestic Abuse Helplines have more than doubled since the lockdown. Victims should know that if they are in danger, they can dial 999, then press 55 and remain silent. Police will know that the caller is in danger and cannot speak. Spread this wide.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Don’t use the good weather this weekend as a reason to go out - there should be no picnics, barbeques or team sports taking place. If you break the rules, your behaviour will risk spreading the virus. The police will step in if they have to. @BBCLondonNews

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Staying home ≠ doing nothing.

Staying home = saving lives.