Tripe Marketing Board's Threads

Sep 16, 2023 • 15 tweets • 3 min read

The Joy of Socks - a thread.

If you've ever had the good fortune to watch a rather remarkable film called Cast Away, you'll know that it's not a new film - it was released in 2000. Nor is its story an original one. It's about a a man who is shipwrecked on a desert island. It's basically a reworking of the old story about Enrico Caruso. What is unusual about the film is that, whilst alone on the island, the protagonist, Chuck (played by Mr Tom Hanks) falls in love with a volleyball.

Dec 12, 2022 • 9 tweets • 3 min read

The TMB 2021 Diary is destined to become a collector's item. Read this brief thread, to find out why...

Originally on sale for £8.99, it's now on offer at Amazon for the ridiculous price of just £1.76.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B08MVMPCLG For a number of logistical reasons, not the least of which is that we aren't very good at selling stuff, this Diary sold only 8 copies during the whole of 2021. Don't believe us? Here's the proof.

Dec 12, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read

We are continuing to raise cash for our adopted Yorkshire Food Banks @FoodAWARE and @Welcome_Hudds.
Every time you buy copies of @ForgottenYorks until 25 Dec 2022 we donate £2 per copy from our royalties.

➡️£704 raised to date.
amazon.co.uk/dp/0993407552/

Every time you buy any other book published by the TMB or our sister publisher LEB before 25 Dec 2022, we donate £2 to a development pot for food banks.

➡️£24 raised to date.
Our full range of books is listed below, some are available to order from: tripemarketingboard.co.uk/tripe-gifts/

Dec 10, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

An Update on our Christmas Appeal 2022

None of this would have been possible without the support of our great followers on Twitter and elsewhere.

Please carry on reading generously, for Yorkshire Food Banks and emergency food projects.
tripemarketingboard.co.uk/books/

UPDATE: £590 pledged to date
amazon.co.uk/dp/0993407552/

Nov 29, 2022 • 17 tweets • 4 min read

🎄Eric's Christmas Story (Thread)

One late November night, retired librarian and amateur local historian Dr Eric K Shipley was lying in bed, unable to sleep. Outside, the wind howled like a merciless banshee, litter danced angrily in the street and cats skulked their way down alleyways as a brooding sky threatened rain.

Nov 27, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read

Although the TMB specialises in publishing tripe books (what did you expect?!) we do have a more serious arm that's published a few other books for those who aren't particularly interested in tripe.
LEB Books is our sister publishing house - take a look at its titles below: TFTH is a fascinating collection of original Staffordshire tales brought together by Bill Cawley.
amazon.co.uk/Tales-Hills-Se…

Nov 27, 2022 • 10 tweets • 5 min read

What is the TMB's #ChucklesAndCash Campaign?

Click on the hashtag and you'll see the list of organisations in #Yorkshire we're supporting through it - the list is growing by the day!

The Tripe Marketing Board has principles. Read this thread to find out what they are.

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We believe that the precious gift of laughter can bring people together. Take a look at the motley crew who make up our board members, as an example. They're all heights, ages, political persuasions and and beliefs. One or two of them even like tripe.
tripemarketingboard.co.uk/our-board/

Nov 26, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read

Just 8 days ago, around 20 agents were recruited for Mission Quite Possible.

They know who they are.

Between them, they've worked to recruit others to the cause. And they've assiduously ordered the 3 copies per week of @ForgottenYorks that Amazon permitted.

https://twitter.com/TripeUK/status/1593720380052701186

In fact, a number of sleeper agents were already at work in the days before. Some have managed three consecutive weekly orders of three books. We salute the Nine Bookers!

https://twitter.com/TripeUK/status/1593720380052701186?s=20&t=y_d0VaRG7vxsaWXK3xJByA

Nov 26, 2022 • 7 tweets • 4 min read

Thanks for joining us for today's Twitterthon in aid of @PlaceKaths, who desperately need cash to stave off possible closure in the run-up to Christmas.

For some reason, they entrusted us with helping them. Anyway, let's have a musical interlude.

⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ First up, a Twitter account that the TMB is proud to number amongst our followers. (We don't mention it much. If celebrities like tripe in the comfort of their own home, that's their business).

Say hello, @NancySinatra!
(Corr!)

Nov 17, 2022 • 16 tweets • 5 min read

TRIPEDOG 2020
(the contest we'd rather not talk about, thank you).

No episode in the history of the Tripe Marketing Board has cast a cloud quite as dark as that which fell over our infamous #TripeDog contest in 2020.

After a five year absence, excitement was tangible when the news leaked out that the Tripe Marketing Board was re-launching its contest to find the canine face of tripe in 2020.

Nov 16, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read

Earlier today, our crack social media team swung into action, drafting videos, memes, memos and gifs - all to help prise 99p out of your hands.

Remember, we'll donate £1 to @PlaceKaths for every copy of @ForgottenYorks you buy while it's reduced to 99p!

amazon.co.uk/dp/0993407552/

Beyond any doubt, much of the TMB’s success can be put down to its social media team. Back in 2012, Sir Norman took the brave decision to hire a young intern who was the daughter of a golfing friend from Lytham.

May 16, 2022 • 20 tweets • 4 min read

A Brief History of Fridge Magnets (THREAD)

In the autumn of 1876, relations between business partners Emmanuel Shiverofski and William Gladstone Blunt were at a low ebb. The failure of their £1 Emporium cast a dark cloud over them, causing a potential rift. In an attempt to build bridges with his business partner, William sought advice from an expert bridge builder. Unable to find one, he turned to his father, Isambard.

Mar 16, 2022 • 44 tweets • 8 min read

George Irwell - a forgotten Lancashire genius - called this badge 'marketing genius'.

RT for your chance to win one.

Then, find out more about George in the thread below...

Eric Arthur Blunt was born in Wigan in 1903. He lived with his parents and twelve siblings in a room above Walter Spiegelman’s photographic studio in Mintball Square.

Sep 6, 2021 • 21 tweets • 5 min read

The TRUTH about the TMB
(Thread)

In all its years of operating, nobody ever questioned the existence of the Milk Marketing Board. Yet it seems that not a week goes by without claims being made that the TMB is somehow a ‘fake’ entity. Much of the doubt dates back to when the TMB first launched its website and took to the social media in 2012. A simple press release heralding the board’s internet presence was soon picked up by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, the Bolton News and subsequently by the Daily Mail.

Jul 14, 2021 • 43 tweets • 7 min read

THE CURIOUS CASE OF D.H. BRAGG
& BRENDA FLAGG - Thread

(An extract from @ForgottenYorks, from @TMB_Books)

Dr Eric K Shipley writes... Whilst working amongst the dusty folders in the archives of the TMB, I was fortunate to discover a treasure trove of material that sheds new light on the lengths to which the tripe industry was prepared to go to persuade people to buy - and occasionally even eat - their product.

Jul 13, 2021 • 19 tweets • 4 min read

We've had a lot of new followers recently - which is wonderful news and we welcome you, one and all!

For some, it will be a chance to reacquaint themselves with tripe. For many, it may be the first time they've encountered it.

That's why we've got a handy guide... Many people privately confess to having an irrational fear of tripe. Let’s face it, tripe is never going to triumph at a meat beauty pageant; the best it could hope for would be a prize for best personality. But it’s not always the best looking pieces of meat that taste the best.

Dec 23, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read

What is subliminal advertising?

Well, see this picture?

You're probably thinking "That looks like a fancy salt cellar" or "Who has a mahoosive flagon of vinegar on their kitchen worktop?"
You might even be wondering "Where can I get a salt cellar like that?"

Dec 23, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

Dear Followers

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us raise money for our chosen charity, @mssocietyuk, by buying Forgotten Yorkshire while it was reduced to 99p. Unfortunately the price has gone up to £7.16 so the offer is not quite so exciting!
1/ We will continue to donate £2 to the MS Society for anyone who purchases a copy at this higher price.
And anyone who wants to make a separate donation to the MS Society is welcome to do so here: justgiving.com/fundraising/tr…

2/

Dec 21, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read

A brief thread in which we rebut objections to buying a copy of @ForgottenYorks for 99p when we will be donating £1 for each copy purchased...

1) I am not from Yorkshire

Not everyone is. But they often have friends, neighbours and in-laws who are, and it makes the perfect gift.

2) I don't read history books

If you think this is areal history book, you probably think Sir Walter Raleigh invented the bicycle. This is fact-lite history - and it's fun! If there isn't a chuckle on every page*, you can ask us for your 99p back.

* excludes pp1-4 and 107-108

Aug 30, 2020 • 17 tweets • 3 min read

Cakes (A Thread)

Buying food can be a confusing process these days, what with regular name changes. A muffin, in our youth, was a bread product usually cooked at the bottom of the oven, not a huge cake stuffed with chocolate chips or raspberries. Men nowadays seem to prefer these sweet muffins in ever larger sizes. Just last week we saw one gentleman positively salivating over a DD behind the counter at his local coffee shop.

Apr 2, 2020 • 31 tweets • 6 min read

Uncle Bill's Meat-free Meatballs (THREAD)

In Lancashire today the name Blunt is synonymous with fridge magnets. There are few fridges which are not adorned with one of their fine hand-crafted products.

But it hasn’t always been thus. There is another product which bears the name Blunt which briefly outshone the fridge magnets — Uncle Bill’s Meat-Free Meatballs.(1)

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