Angela Bensted

Writes the world's funniest emails. Working on commercialising that skill.

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Having a worm farm alleviates some guilt when I empty the crisper on bin night

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No amount of split squats can undo the chunk of cheese I ate for dinner tonight. Oh well.

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Up early with good intentions to tackle the tax. Instead find myself pinned by puppies. Should I evict them to make room for the laptop?

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For my first post-pandemic international foray I went to Iceland. More than a few other people had the same idea.

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Sitting on a chair outside a restaurant at a suburban strip mall waiting for Sunday night takeaway. Feels reassuringly prosaic.

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May your weekend hold moments of quietude and adjusted perspective

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Watching telly on a Friday night. As you do. When an ad for #HYBPA appears. And I realise. The reason I like it so much is, I just want to hang out at the pub with the entire cast. Thanks for the giggles. 🙏🏻

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A media icon with a desk as ‘busy’ as mine. I’m inspired. @abcnews @ItaButtrose

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Signs of normal ❤️

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It’s 11:30pm at Brisbane airport and a lot of weary travellers are waiting for taxis. Is this standard now? (Also, if I get shafted with a mini van I’ll be pissed)

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@CommBank Too furious to talk RN. I’ll be in touch via DM when I’ve calmed down.

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@CommBank has frozen our bank account pending confirmation of owner IDs. I located all the docs I need and fronted up to a branch but staff are “too busy” to look at them. Wondering what to tell the staff when we can’t pay them.

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@janr572 Also - 'brand building media', 'career shaping media', 'popularity contest media'. Whatever. There are still a few gem accounts (like yours). People being raw and self-effacing. Funny without sinking a boot. Pictures of sunsets and dogs. I keep dropping by hoping to discover more

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@janr572 Ditto. Alas I fear the ‘social’ in social media is a relic of our naive youth.

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But I think they missed the point of the doctor/wife dichotomy. One is not necessarily better informed nor more capable of public discourse than the other. All labels - professional or otherwise - are a blunt instrument for human connection.

@GU_socialcultur @julianneschultz

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Tonight I was the doctor’s wife in a room full of doctors, who congratulated Australia for now producing more of the latter than the former. Still on a high after #ausvotes this panel hummed with cautious optimism, exploring race, gender, environment and class. (1/2)

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@GregWithers3 They wouldn’t serve him because he had no ID. So a colleague had to buy the beers. He’s absolutely loving the turn of events.

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The Professor is in the US for a conference. Tells me his lecture was well received. The real highlight, however, was being asked for ID at a bar. He’ll be dining out on that for months.

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In stark contrast to that last Tweet, I’ve finally removed six pairs of jeans from my wardrobe and bagged them for donation. There’s no doubting my vintage.

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@follysantidote When I graduated from law my mother gave me a sewing machine to celebrate. Not the same story but there’s a vibe