The Right Runcible Howard Batey
@howardbatey.bsky.social
Bookworm living in Llandaff. Happy Public Servant. Loves Heidi (Wife), good books of all stripes, History, Rugby, Elvis, & Tea. Posting here in a personal capacity.
Thinking @cerysmatthews.bsky.social would enjoy a poem all about cheese! 🧀
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Thinking @cerysmatthews.bsky.social would enjoy a poem all about cheese! 🧀
So I've just met Michael Sheen. Like you do.
He was completely charming.
He was completely charming.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So I've just met Michael Sheen. Like you do.
He was completely charming.
He was completely charming.
Pop Art Will Eat Itself.
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Pop Art Will Eat Itself.
Morning. Off to that there Senedd today. Hope they're ready for me....
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Morning. Off to that there Senedd today. Hope they're ready for me....
Good game, well played Warwick (21) #UniversityChallenge #MondayMindMangle #MegaMondayMindMangle #QuizzyMonday
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Good game, well played Warwick (21) #UniversityChallenge #MondayMindMangle #MegaMondayMindMangle #QuizzyMonday
I thought Amol said "Seven-a-side contest" then, instead of "Severn-side contest" #UniversityChallenge #MondayMindMangle #MegaMondayMindMangle #QuizzyMonday
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I thought Amol said "Seven-a-side contest" then, instead of "Severn-side contest" #UniversityChallenge #MondayMindMangle #MegaMondayMindMangle #QuizzyMonday
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Public Service Announcement: if your boss's surname is McNally, please - for the love of God - carefully check your spelling. Just received an email where the correspondent refers to their line-manager "Mr McAnally".
I'm wheezing like a donkey having an asthma attack.
I'm wheezing like a donkey having an asthma attack.
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Public Service Announcement: if your boss's surname is McNally, please - for the love of God - carefully check your spelling. Just received an email where the correspondent refers to their line-manager "Mr McAnally".
I'm wheezing like a donkey having an asthma attack.
I'm wheezing like a donkey having an asthma attack.
By the sounds made by some of my fellow travellers this morning, I'm not sure if I'm on a bus or a mobile petri dish. #BusCommute
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
By the sounds made by some of my fellow travellers this morning, I'm not sure if I'm on a bus or a mobile petri dish. #BusCommute
My Dad was singularly unimpressed by Blackpool, "it's just lights, and vomit" was his verdict after a visit there in the late 50s/early 60s #SCD #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My Dad was singularly unimpressed by Blackpool, "it's just lights, and vomit" was his verdict after a visit there in the late 50s/early 60s #SCD #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Well this is something I haven't done in quite some time, am in pub in Cardiff city centre to watch the Wales v NZ rugby game.
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Well this is something I haven't done in quite some time, am in pub in Cardiff city centre to watch the Wales v NZ rugby game.
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM