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My name's Ben and I'm a Wakeyholic.

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Stewart Lee   Coming Over Here!
YouTube video by Brexit Sham Stewart Lee Coming Over Here!

youtu.be/a17duTUK6qw?...

05.03.2026 09:30 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Did your ancestors arrive illegally by ice-sheet?

05.03.2026 08:16 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Are you descended from an ethnically diverse population, loosely held together under the Roman Empire, which adopted local traditions whilst establishing urban centres, taxation and law?

Get back to where you came from.

05.03.2026 08:14 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Why stop there? Are you descended from Angles, Saxons or Jutes? Did your ancestors come over from Europe in small boats? Go back you your own proto-European tribal territory.

05.03.2026 08:10 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Are you sick of all these Norman's swanning around bringing in their Norman Law and customs?

Vote Reform and bring Wakefield back to the good old days.

05.03.2026 08:07 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 1

I remember when @tripeuk.bsky.social used to demand a charity donation whenever anyone did an offal joke. Got caught out a few times.

04.03.2026 17:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We live intestine times ...

04.03.2026 17:31 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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M6 delays in Staffordshire after lorry sheds load of offal National Highways warns of two-hour delays after the load was shed on the northbound carriageway.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

04.03.2026 16:36 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 8
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Offal news.

04.03.2026 16:35 — 👍 24    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

😡

27.02.2026 13:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

The Wolverine that could have been.

26.02.2026 12:56 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Martin Roberts from Homes under the Hammer, with a rough stubble and messy hair.

Martin Roberts from Homes under the Hammer, with a rough stubble and messy hair.

William Riker looks like he had a rough night.

26.02.2026 12:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Sign saying "Making Leeds A Robot Friendly City".

Sign saying "Making Leeds A Robot Friendly City".

EDI going to far now.

23.02.2026 13:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The good stuff.

#HardForRhubarb

22.02.2026 12:47 — 👍 16    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The sound of cracking as the sun heats up the black plastic gutters and drain pipes.

22.02.2026 10:17 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That 5th (alternate) receiving his medal for doing nothing.

21.02.2026 21:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You'll have sweet dreams knowing all that delicious fruit is safely in the house.

21.02.2026 21:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They know their place.

21.02.2026 21:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I might be forced to go.

21.02.2026 21:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Have you never heard of rhubarb forcing in the Rhubarb Triangle? It's literally what put Wakey on the map.

I feel like a lecture is needed... Or you can just Google it.

21.02.2026 21:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I hadn't actually been yet. Might pop over tomorrow if the weather's OK.

I'm not getting #WetForRhubarb.

21.02.2026 21:07 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Too busy watching the curling and haven't mentioned the Rhubarb Festival this weekend.

Anyone else #HardForRhubarb?

21.02.2026 21:06 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0

I never liked curling anyway.

21.02.2026 20:51 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Back of the house!

21.02.2026 19:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So tense I'm struggling to curl one out.

21.02.2026 19:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It's a game of 10 ends.

21.02.2026 18:58 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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How long are you staying?
You must make time to see the #ShitBeatlesStatues in the #CavernQuarter 😂🙄

21.02.2026 16:49 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

It didn't let me down - 2 hours later and the heavens opened. We had to paddle back to the land of the White Rose.

21.02.2026 17:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Just got a few hours, back in safe territory now in Rhubarbshire.

We did pop into the Victoria Gallery where there was an interesting music exhibit.

And also this howler. I think you'll find that Marcus Aurelius was emperor in 219 CE and not BCE. 🤓

21.02.2026 17:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How The Ridings shopping centre brought The chief planner of the mall reflects on its early days and what its demolition means for Wakefield.

"Bringing Harrods to Wakefield." Can @visitwakefield.bsky.social confirm? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

21.02.2026 12:45 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0