Ruby Granger #30 A warm milky mug of applestoodle tea

[gossip_guy]

I‘m now amusing myself thinking of Ruby pulling a Rees-Mogg and leaving sarcastic ‘sorry you were out’ cards for Mummy and Daddy whenever they’re not at her immediate beck and call.

Flashback to that time Ruby was waiting by the window of her AXATAR bedroom waiting for mummy and daddy like a neglected puppy, passive-aggressively moaning that her parents were "late" abandoning their holiday to collect her and drive her all the way home, even though Ruby wasn't packed and ready herself yet...

 

[rubysdeadfly]

Jacob Rees-Mogg is called the minister of the eighteenth century but if you look closely at his looks and the way he lives his life, he really is more of a late Victorian. Perfect for Ruby.

Didn't she read one of his books once? Do I smell a romance brewing

 

[pineapplesandcheese]

She also owns and has apparently read David Cameron's biography and one or more books by Jacob Rees-Mogg. There's nobody on the planet who'd not only wade through that horseshit but pay money for the experience, unless they were a massive Tory.
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I disagree that people would only read those books if they supported the authors' ideology, my dad for example would never vote Tory but read Thatcher's autobiography because he's very interested in politics and history. But Ruby definitely doesn't seem like someone who would read books by people she doesn't necessarily agree with just to broaden her horizons

 

[gossip_guy]

I disagree that people would only read those books if they supported the authors' ideology, my dad for example would never vote Tory but read Thatcher's autobiography because he's very interested in politics and history. But Ruby definitely doesn't seem like someone who would read books by people she doesn't necessarily agree with just to broaden her horizons

If she were reading books from a variety of politicians and MPs for some historical perspective, I might think that could be the case with Ruby. But the only British political books she's read are by or about Tories. I think she owns a Hilary Clinton biography and pretended to read it once, but I'd chalk that up to her seeing Hilary regarded as a feminist icon amongst her social media peers so she leapt on the bandwagon. She's certainly never showed herself reading a book by Nick Clegg or any Labour or Lib Dem MPs.

Like you say, she isn't reading to gain new insight or opinions different to her; she exclusively gravitates towards books that feature people just like her and gets bored or annoyed if there's people different to her in them.

 

[Open-door]

She also owns and has apparently read David Cameron's biography and one or more books by Jacob Rees-Mogg. There's nobody on the planet who'd not only wade through that horseshit but pay money for the experience, unless they were a massive Tory.

I disagree that people would only read those books if they supported the authors' ideology, my dad for example would never vote Tory but read Thatcher's autobiography because he's very interested in politics and history. But Ruby definitely doesn't seem like someone who would read books by people she doesn't necessarily agree with just to broaden her horizons
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There is a difference between Margaret Thatcher and Jacob Rees Mogg though. Thatcher, whether you agreed with her ideology or not, was one of the most important politicians of the last century and anyone seriously interested in history or politics of her period would have good reason to read her biography and writings; Jacob Rees Mogg is just a pompous, over promoted 'bit' politico, who will be a footnote in history. No one would read anything he purported to write unless having a very specialised interest in his extreme right wing views.

 

[gisellejoly]

There is a difference between Margaret Thatcher and Jacob Rees Mogg though. Thatcher, whether you agreed with her ideology or not, was one of the most important politicians of the last century and anyone seriously interested in history or politics of her period would have good reason to read her biography and writings; Jacob Rees Mogg is just a pompous, over promoted 'bit' politico, who will be a footnote in history. No one would read anything he purported to write unless having a very specialised interest in his extreme right wing views.

I really don’t think Ruby has extreme right wing views. She’s sheltered and apolitical and probably thinks politics is upsetting and too grown up for her to take an interest in. Jacob Rees Moggs book isn’t some right wing political commentary book, it’s called “The Victorians: 12 Titans who forged Britain”. It’s a biographical work about famous Victorians, like Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and Disraeli. It’s just one of those basic historical biography books you pick up at Waterstones and it’s right up Ruby’s Victorian alley.
Don’t for a second think Ruby gives a tit about anything that’s happening in reality like politics

 

[gossip_guy]

Ruby's Fan #1: "We're in a recession! Ruby's only just graduated and is too poor to get a job or live in the house which she bought years ago for this very thing! Leave her alone! Bullies, all of you!"

Ruby's Fan #2: "Ruby's parents could die AT ANY MOMENT! There's no time for learning independence ahead of this tragedy so that she'll be able to cope mentally when they drop dead ANY SECOND NOW! She needs to cherish every moment she has left by never being away from them! And she might even pay some money towards the bills, too!"

Ruby's Fan #3: "She already has a job! It's that thing she does once a week and puts no effort into!"

Ruby: "Syo tryoo! I AHWLHWAYS contribute tyo the household! Sometimes this is by making my family a noice BRACKFSST, loike a ramekin of Cheerios and peas in pour-ijj, which they are VARRY GRYATEFOL FOR. Sometimes it's by pretending to wash a dish. Myostly it's by myaking tham droive me avverywhere syo that they feel they still have some PARPOSS in loife. We should do what wahhrks for us and not cave to the pressure of society! Society shouldn't be allowed to tell us to do things! I'm doing what wAHrks for me, and it JANUINELY WAHHRKS - you can tell by how miserable I am at all times, how little I do in a day, how much I've regressed even further into my childhood cocoon and how I starve myself to death in the process!"

bleeping society, always forcing adults to be responsible, grow as people, learn independence and not starve to death in our childhood bedrooms inhaling dust all day while reading books for babies. It's always society's fault.

 

[StatusWoe]

She also owns and has apparently read David Cameron's biography and one or more books by Jacob Rees-Mogg. There's nobody on the planet who'd not only wade through that horseshit but pay money for the experience, unless they were a massive Tory.

Yikes. Did she ever explain why she'd want to read Cameron's bio or the Rees-Mogg book? I'll send her a recommendation for something by Arthur Scargill just to even things out.

Does anyone know which state/s they're planning to visit in America? Maybe they're going to do a Bones Roadtrip.

 

[emmer_moans]

Ruby: "Syo tryoo! I AHWLHWAYS contribute tyo the household! Sometimes this is by making my family a noice BRACKFSST, loike a ramekin of Cheerios and peas in pour-ijj, which they are VARRY GRYATEFOL FOR. Sometimes it's by pretending to wash a dish.

“Sometimes it’s by pretending to wash a dish”
Never change, gossip_guy!

 

[bookworm39]

Yikes. Did she ever explain why she'd want to read Cameron's bio or the Rees-Mogg book? I'll send her a recommendation for something by Arthur Scargill just to even things out.

I'd love to see her face if someone were to suggest she read a book by or about Arthur Scargill! What's next, listening to a few Billy Bragg records?

 

[StatusWoe]

There is a difference between Margaret Thatcher and Jacob Rees Mogg though. Thatcher, whether you agreed with her ideology or not, was one of the most important politicians of the last century and anyone seriously interested in history or politics of her period would have good reason to read her biography and writings; Jacob Rees Mogg is just a pompous, over promoted 'bit' politico, who will be a footnote in history. No one would read anything he purported to write unless having a very specialised interest in his extreme right wing views.

I know he was PM, but I don't think David Cameron was a very significant political figure - at least not when compared to people like Thatcher or Castro. I also think (and this is probably an unpopular opnion) that politicians' autobiographies aren't the best sources of information because the authors are obviously concerned with presenting themselves in the best possible light.

It's also a bit suspect that Ruby's read the Cameron book but avoids non-fiction about politics. I don't get why she'd read one without ever taking an interest in the other.

I'd love to see her face if someone were to suggest she read a book by or about Arthur Scargill! What's next, listening to a few Billy Bragg records?

Why not? She could do a reaction video.

 

[Deeznutslol]

I know he was PM, but I don't think David Cameron was a very significant political figure - at least not when compared to people like Thatcher or Castro. I also think (and this is probably an unpopular opnion) that politicians' autobiographies aren't the best sources of information because the authors are obviously concerned with presenting themselves in the best possible light.

It's also a bit suspect that Ruby's read the Cameron book but avoids non-fiction about politics. I don't get why she'd read one without ever taking an interest in the other.



Why not? She could do a reaction video.

I disagree tbf, I think Cameron was more significant than he’s often given credit for, he was the man who brought us Brexit and austerity measures, both of which have massively shaped the absolute state that the UK is currently in today. He essentially got off scot free but should’ve gone down as one of the worst PMs in history imo.
Still, I feel like Ruby just isn’t interested in that sort of tit (or politics at all for that matter) so I don’t know why she has so many books either written by or about tories.

 

[Open-door]

I know he was PM, but I don't think David Cameron was a very significant political figure - at least not when compared to people like Thatcher or Castro. I also think (and this is probably an unpopular opnion) that politicians' autobiographies aren't the best sources of information because the authors are obviously concerned with presenting themselves in the best possible light.

It's also a bit suspect that Ruby's read the Cameron book but avoids non-fiction about politics. I don't get why she'd read one without ever taking an interest in the other.



Why not? She could do a reaction video.

At the risk of going off topic, Thatcher never wrote an autobiography. There is what is, in effect, an authorised biography, in the sense that she made it known to friends and associates that they had her permission to speak to her biographer [Charles Moore] and he agreed that it would not be published until after her death, and therefore never read by her. Those who spoke therefore knew she would not know what they said. I think that's a bout as far as you can go in marrying access to those with the real tea with a lack of pressure on them to please the subject.

 

[Saskia69]

Unexpected reminder that i’m still subscribed to their emails and may need to change that…

The “Granger” dress is £85 and the material composition is as follows:

Main dress = 94.9% polyester; 5.1% spandex
Sleeves = 63.6% viscose, 31.5% nylon, 4.9% spandex.

Our sustainability Queen strikes again…

Granger Dress – Miss Patina

misspatina.com

 

[StatusWoe]

I disagree tbf, I think Cameron was more significant than he’s often given credit for, he was the man who brought us Brexit and austerity measures, both of which have massively shaped the absolute state that the UK is currently in today. He essentially got off scot free but should’ve gone down as one of the worst PMs in history imo.

That's a point. He did set the whole Brexit thing in motion and then vanished from the public eye and only reappeared when he wanted to promote his book. That said, he doesn't bear full responsiblity for the Brexit fallout; so many people voted leave in the referendum...and then the remaining Tories did a terrible job of negotiating any kind of deal. I see what you mean though.

Unexpected reminder that i’m still subscribed to their emails and may need to change that…

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The “Granger” dress is £85 and the material composition is as follows:

Main dress = 94.9% polyester; 5.1% spandex
Sleeves = 63.6% viscose, 31.5% nylon, 4.9% spandex.

Our sustainability Queen strikes again…

Granger Dress – Miss Patina

misspatina.com

Is everyone else put off brands when they send Ruby free stuff?

 

[berkeleymoon87]

HELP NOT THE GRANGER DRESS lmao
Imagine if they went by her real last name and it was the Bones dress

 

[bananapeel]

With that material composition, the dress may:

- make you feel sweaty, because the material doesn't breathe
- pill
- give off microplastics when washed (hello polyester)
- lose shape eventually, because of the high amount of spandex

 

[Ilaariaa]

At the risk of going off topic, Thatcher never wrote an autobiography. There is what is, in effect, an authorised biography, in the sense that she made it known to friends and associates that they had her permission to speak to her biographer [Charles Moore] and he agreed that it would not be published until after her death, and therefore never read by her. Those who spoke therefore knew she would not know what they said. I think that's a bout as far as you can go in marrying access to those with the real tea with a lack of pressure on them to please the subject.

I do own her autobiography, it was one of the main sources for my thesis about her foreign policy. It's titled Margaret Thatcher the Autobiography and it is written in the first person. But it may have been published after her death I'm not sure

Btw talking about reading books by or about despicable people, I probably strongly disagree with every single one of Thatcher's political views but I have not one but two books with her face on it on my bookshelf lmao and a couple more on my kindle reader about her and Reagan
(As I said I wrote my Bachelor's thesis on the Anglo-American relationship before and during the Thatcher era. I wanted to explore how the special relationship narrative contributed to the Brexit discourse as well but my advisor said it was too broad of a topic)

 

[gossip_guy]

HELP NOT THE GRANGER DRESS lmao
Imagine if they went by her real last name and it was the Bones dress

It'll never happen and there's no real grounds for it, but I'd still absolutely love if Warner Bros. fired up their lawyers and filed a legal injunction to stop her profiting off the Harry Potter franchise and using the Granger name.

The 'Little Bookworm Collection', featuring a model who's 22 years old and doesn't read, so is neither little nor a bookworm.

Look how happy she is, running away from adult responsibility, dressed like a 10 year old, gazing longingly at universities she wasn't good enough for.

 

[xoxoxo13]

It'll never happen and there's no real grounds for it, but I'd still absolutely love if Warner Bros. fired up their lawyers and filed a legal injunction to stop her profiting off the Harry Potter franchise and using the Granger name.

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The 'Little Bookworm Collection', featuring a model who's 22 years old and doesn't read, so is neither little nor a bookworm.

Look how happy she is, running away from adult responsibility, dressed like a 10 year old, gazing longingly at universities she wasn't good enough for.

I didn't like miss pah-tee-nah but I think I hate them now.
can little miss charity thief be the next thread title