Rob Haggas
@rhaggas.bsky.social
Refugee from Twitter/X. Retired (Osteopath), humanist and dog lover.
Baseball is derived from the British game called rounders. Mostly played by children nowadays (predominantly girls) and still more interesting than baseball and without a daft song between innings.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Baseball is derived from the British game called rounders. Mostly played by children nowadays (predominantly girls) and still more interesting than baseball and without a daft song between innings.
Every time I pluck up enough courage to listen to that lying ignoramus I realise, one minute and 30 seconds later, what a dire mistake and waste of life it was.
January 14, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Every time I pluck up enough courage to listen to that lying ignoramus I realise, one minute and 30 seconds later, what a dire mistake and waste of life it was.
More pertinently, he is a retired one.
January 14, 2026 at 10:42 AM
More pertinently, he is a retired one.
I was just going to start typing then I saw your post. Absobloodylutely!!!
January 14, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I was just going to start typing then I saw your post. Absobloodylutely!!!
Back in the days when he had both oars in the water.
January 14, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Back in the days when he had both oars in the water.
Excuse me if I don’t hold my breath for anything of consequence to happen.
Ofcom are the regulatory equivalent of a one legged man in an arse kicking contest .
Ofcom are the regulatory equivalent of a one legged man in an arse kicking contest .
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Excuse me if I don’t hold my breath for anything of consequence to happen.
Ofcom are the regulatory equivalent of a one legged man in an arse kicking contest .
Ofcom are the regulatory equivalent of a one legged man in an arse kicking contest .
Sorry…should read “this old bugger”
January 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Sorry…should read “this old bugger”
Mine doesn’t prove anything apart from the fact that younger people appear more adept at spotting AI generated content than old buggers like me.
January 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Mine doesn’t prove anything apart from the fact that younger people appear more adept at spotting AI generated content than old buggers like me.
My 18-year-old son looked at me despairingly when I said that I wasn't sure if it was AI.
Apparently to an 18 year old it's blindingly obvious.
Apparently to an 18 year old it's blindingly obvious.
January 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
My 18-year-old son looked at me despairingly when I said that I wasn't sure if it was AI.
Apparently to an 18 year old it's blindingly obvious.
Apparently to an 18 year old it's blindingly obvious.
My 18-year-old son just raised his eyebrows at me when I thought it was real. "Clearly AI Dad."
January 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
My 18-year-old son just raised his eyebrows at me when I thought it was real. "Clearly AI Dad."
Takes all sorts to make a world. 😀
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
January 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Takes all sorts to make a world. 😀
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Clearly never eaten Hershey ‘puke flavoured’ chocolate. 🤮🤢
January 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Clearly never eaten Hershey ‘puke flavoured’ chocolate. 🤮🤢
Irony and sarcasm are tricky on here. Sorry 😔
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Irony and sarcasm are tricky on here. Sorry 😔
If you are not a news anchor you should be. Splendid stuff. 👏
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
If you are not a news anchor you should be. Splendid stuff. 👏
Yes. That’s, of course, the joke.
January 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Yes. That’s, of course, the joke.
And nobody could or will stop him.
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 AM
And nobody could or will stop him.
Obviously there may be more than one reason but the justification for mass deportations without due process of, and let’s face it, anyone that looks a bit Venezuelan would be my guess.
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Obviously there may be more than one reason but the justification for mass deportations without due process of, and let’s face it, anyone that looks a bit Venezuelan would be my guess.
Re a written constitution…Given the behaviour of current incumbent in the White House almost certainly wiping his voluminous rear end on the curtains, it would appear a written constitution is as much good as the proverbial one-legged man in an arse kicking contest.
December 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Re a written constitution…Given the behaviour of current incumbent in the White House almost certainly wiping his voluminous rear end on the curtains, it would appear a written constitution is as much good as the proverbial one-legged man in an arse kicking contest.
Well I could move west and gain about 7 mins before I get rather damp (Irish Sea). Cross the Irish Sea and into Northern Ireland (still part of the UK) and I can get to about 16.10. After that I’m in the Atlantic!
December 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Well I could move west and gain about 7 mins before I get rather damp (Irish Sea). Cross the Irish Sea and into Northern Ireland (still part of the UK) and I can get to about 16.10. After that I’m in the Atlantic!
Think I need to move south.
15.46 sunset here in northern England. Won’t see 4.30 sunset for a month or more. 😡
15.46 sunset here in northern England. Won’t see 4.30 sunset for a month or more. 😡
December 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Think I need to move south.
15.46 sunset here in northern England. Won’t see 4.30 sunset for a month or more. 😡
15.46 sunset here in northern England. Won’t see 4.30 sunset for a month or more. 😡
One of the better days of the year. Lighter nights, whilst still a way off, are on their way back. Solstice is 15.03 today.
BTW the best day is the last Sunday in March and the arrival of BST 🥳
BTW the best day is the last Sunday in March and the arrival of BST 🥳
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
One of the better days of the year. Lighter nights, whilst still a way off, are on their way back. Solstice is 15.03 today.
BTW the best day is the last Sunday in March and the arrival of BST 🥳
BTW the best day is the last Sunday in March and the arrival of BST 🥳