arun shankar

By day, mild mannered doctor and researcher, by night usually asleep. This is my personal Twitter account. I also tweet @liverdocarun for medical/science stuff

[arun shankar @bigarun]

I much preferred Twitter when it was just crap puns rather than documenting the fall of Western civilisation

[arun shankar @bigarun]

@IsBroad A knighthood isn’t enough for Broady. Only fitting honour would be Governor Generalship of Australia!

[Al Murray 🇺🇦 @almurray]

Some of you may remember me talking about my nephew, Finley, who was ill with Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia. He would have been 9 today. In his memory his parents have set up Finley's Touch, to help other families dealing with what his had to face.
https://t.co/Vr4hDLetsT

[Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital @NHLeeds]

Our Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Mark Farndon is undertaking a 200 mile coast to coast charity mountain bike ride over 3 days to raise money for @BCRT Here's how you can support him👇Best of luck Mark! 🚵‍♂️💚

[arun shankar @bigarun]

@Simongreenfiel3 @ChelwestFT @chelwestICU Gosh, Simon! Wishing you a speedy recovery!

[arun shankar @bigarun]

@MemeRegOnCall My first Consultant called UTI “the diagnosis of intellectual cowardice” which I’ve always liked!

[arun shankar @bigarun]

Birdseye Potato Waffles May be “waffly versatile” but has anyone ever found a use for them apart from eating them?

[arun shankar @bigarun]

Woah! Astérix even predicted Italian transmission and bacterial superinfection with gram negative bacilli!

[arun shankar @bigarun]

@samtapsell Prediction of second wave?

[arun shankar @bigarun]

Dom may not have predicted Coronavirus but Astérix did!

[TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) @TechnicallyRon]

"why can't i sleep" he said whilst staring directly into the light up nightmare rectangle that held the anxieties of every person on the planet

[arun shankar @bigarun]

I much preferred Twitter when it was just crap puns rather than documenting the fall of Western civilisation

[Kathy Lette @KathyLette]

In this time of fake news & lying leaders, finally there’s a cure for Rampant Dumbfuckery . Thank you George Clooney.

[Sock Council @SockCouncil]

Newcastle's graffiti writers are great

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

“We are reasonably confident - it’s all we can be at the current time - that at a national level, we’ll be within capacity.”

Professor Neil Ferguson says under the current strategy, ICUs “won’t be breached at a national level”.

[Josh RR Jokien @joshcarlosjosh]

Behind every successful woman is an unsuccessful man not wearing any pants:

[Jack Leach @jackleach1991]

Being boring is boring guys! But if it gets the job done it’s definitely worth it! We are all batting at 11 so let’s not get ahead of ourselves and start playing shots. Defend your stumps. One ball at a time and let Stokes do his thing #StayAtHome

[arun shankar @bigarun]

Festive Tweet Alert: Just spent 20 minutes searching my bedroom and attic for the source of mysterious rustling sound thinking it might be mice. Then I realised it was my Christmas cracker party hat from dinner that I still had on!