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by Huw Collingbourne.
Original Post: Monty Python, Joanna Lumley and Me
Feed Title: Ruby In Steel
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Over the past year I've read various people's explanations of the 'meaning' of the name, Ruby In Steel. One popular myth is that it's a play on the name IronPython - a .NET version of the Python language. Another theory has it that 'Steel' must be related to 'Rails'. Well, nope, I'm afraid neither of those is correct. Let me put you straight. The answer is: Joanna Lumley. Yes, the plain truth of the matter is that, were it not for the ex-Bond and Avengers girl, more recently known for her (...)