Richard Summerscales
@rsummerscales.bsky.social
Occasionally amusing, increasingly annoying. “You’re quite geeky but in a good way”.
Pinned
I said to my mum, “you’ll never guess what time my appointment is at the dentist”
“2.30?”
“No, twenty to four”
“2.30?”
“No, twenty to four”
Asking for a friend: a Metcalfe’s of Cleckheaton pork pie has zero calorific content providing you eat it in less than a minute?
November 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Asking for a friend: a Metcalfe’s of Cleckheaton pork pie has zero calorific content providing you eat it in less than a minute?
Medical update: Doctor said I have a build up of wax which might be relieved by some olive oil. Luckily I’ve got some of that next to the ketchup and the Branston pickle.
October 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Medical update: Doctor said I have a build up of wax which might be relieved by some olive oil. Luckily I’ve got some of that next to the ketchup and the Branston pickle.
Reposted by Richard Summerscales
Here's a version of the English nursery rhyme, "The Grand Old Duke of York" 🎶 about the man who says he isn't going to call himself it anymore ... though whether he should be taken at his word ... 🤔
youtu.be/hoETmTJM014
youtu.be/hoETmTJM014
"Grand Old Duke of York" - parody of English nursery rhyme by the Marsh Family on Prince Andrew
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Here's a version of the English nursery rhyme, "The Grand Old Duke of York" 🎶 about the man who says he isn't going to call himself it anymore ... though whether he should be taken at his word ... 🤔
youtu.be/hoETmTJM014
youtu.be/hoETmTJM014
Reposted by Richard Summerscales
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
October 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
An interesting and amusing article: read this for when Peace broke out in an international game of football ( soccer )
August 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
An interesting and amusing article: read this for when Peace broke out in an international game of football ( soccer )
Heatwave in England
- I’m off to Market Rasen later
- It’ll be hot over there
- I should be alright, I’m not running in the 2.30 🐎
- I’m off to Market Rasen later
- It’ll be hot over there
- I should be alright, I’m not running in the 2.30 🐎
August 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Heatwave in England
- I’m off to Market Rasen later
- It’ll be hot over there
- I should be alright, I’m not running in the 2.30 🐎
- I’m off to Market Rasen later
- It’ll be hot over there
- I should be alright, I’m not running in the 2.30 🐎
Yorkshire Day - Toad in the Hole with Yorkshire puddings on the side (you don’t get days like this anymore!)
August 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Yorkshire Day - Toad in the Hole with Yorkshire puddings on the side (you don’t get days like this anymore!)
Happy Yorkshire Day! May your beer be warm with a good creamy head and your puddings rise in all the right places (not too much though, they're not soufflés)
August 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Happy Yorkshire Day! May your beer be warm with a good creamy head and your puddings rise in all the right places (not too much though, they're not soufflés)
It’s taken a while however Uncut magazine has finally discovered CMAT - a big 8/10 for the self-proclaimed Dunboyne Diana.
July 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It’s taken a while however Uncut magazine has finally discovered CMAT - a big 8/10 for the self-proclaimed Dunboyne Diana.
Here’s another piece I wrote in my completely ignored Summers Sports feature. This one is about my hatred of Wimbledon (not the football club)
July 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Here’s another piece I wrote in my completely ignored Summers Sports feature. This one is about my hatred of Wimbledon (not the football club)
Going on holiday and need a book or two - try these lovely people and ditch Amazon
It’s a very quiet July here! If you’re after a signed book, a gift, or a treat for yourself, please have a browse.
We’ve got sale sections too if you’re on a tight budget.
Maybe you have loyalty points to spend?👀
Every order really helps a small indie bookseller stay afloat
➡️ FoxLaneBooks.co.uk
We’ve got sale sections too if you’re on a tight budget.
Maybe you have loyalty points to spend?👀
Every order really helps a small indie bookseller stay afloat
➡️ FoxLaneBooks.co.uk
a girl wearing glasses and overalls is saying i like big books and i can 't lie .
ALT: a girl wearing glasses and overalls is saying i like big books and i can 't lie .
media.tenor.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Going on holiday and need a book or two - try these lovely people and ditch Amazon
Heads-up to all of my 236 Followers! Here’s a piece I scribbled together for a local sport team’s match day programme - all about the joys of playing Mini Golf (or Crazy Golf as us ‘mad’ people in the UK call the game). Give it a read, folks ⛳️ @dewsburyrams
July 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Heads-up to all of my 236 Followers! Here’s a piece I scribbled together for a local sport team’s match day programme - all about the joys of playing Mini Golf (or Crazy Golf as us ‘mad’ people in the UK call the game). Give it a read, folks ⛳️ @dewsburyrams
Who can forget the time when the Dewsbury Rams gatecrashed the celebrations in Toronto? My tongue in cheek piece about that euphoric occasion #nba #toronto #wethenorth @thewoodypaige.bsky.social @intlrugbyleague.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Who can forget the time when the Dewsbury Rams gatecrashed the celebrations in Toronto? My tongue in cheek piece about that euphoric occasion #nba #toronto #wethenorth @thewoodypaige.bsky.social @intlrugbyleague.bsky.social
If you’re able to do it, do it! It doesn’t hurt one bit and you get a free biscuit #giveblood
🚨NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Just 2% of the population - under 800,000 people sustained the whole of England's blood supply over past 12 months
Giving blood is one of the most rewarding things you can do. Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
Just 2% of the population - under 800,000 people sustained the whole of England's blood supply over past 12 months
Giving blood is one of the most rewarding things you can do. Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
If you’re able to do it, do it! It doesn’t hurt one bit and you get a free biscuit #giveblood
Here a piece I wrote for the match day programme about my weekly fix of paying 5-a-side (that’s soccer to you find folks on the other side of the pond?
June 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Here a piece I wrote for the match day programme about my weekly fix of paying 5-a-side (that’s soccer to you find folks on the other side of the pond?
Well Hull KR have stolen that, you can’t help but feel sorry for Warrington #Challengecupfinal
June 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Well Hull KR have stolen that, you can’t help but feel sorry for Warrington #Challengecupfinal
New Pope - the BBC seem to have handed translation duties to Norman Collier
May 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New Pope - the BBC seem to have handed translation duties to Norman Collier
A little piece I wrote about when Le Tour de Yorkshire passed through Cleck. @ksmikey.bsky.social might like this
(from Dewsbury Rams match day programme)
(from Dewsbury Rams match day programme)
May 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
A little piece I wrote about when Le Tour de Yorkshire passed through Cleck. @ksmikey.bsky.social might like this
(from Dewsbury Rams match day programme)
(from Dewsbury Rams match day programme)
Here’s an oddity: I’ve just polished my shoes by a method which didn’t involve using the back of my trouser leg.
April 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Here’s an oddity: I’ve just polished my shoes by a method which didn’t involve using the back of my trouser leg.
Andrea Bocelli in Manchester last night and watching rugby league at Dewsbury Moor this afternoon; I really am ticking all cultural and sporting boxes!
April 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Andrea Bocelli in Manchester last night and watching rugby league at Dewsbury Moor this afternoon; I really am ticking all cultural and sporting boxes!
Here’s a piece I wrote in my Sports Column about Messi playing football at the Etihad…
April 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Here’s a piece I wrote in my Sports Column about Messi playing football at the Etihad…
Calling all Blueskyers - how do I block all these posts I see about cats? (no offence intended to our feline friends)
March 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Calling all Blueskyers - how do I block all these posts I see about cats? (no offence intended to our feline friends)
Great excitement behind the steering wheel today as I anticipate 55555 clicking over on the milometer. Bugger, I missed it!! I suppose 55573 is just as good!
March 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Great excitement behind the steering wheel today as I anticipate 55555 clicking over on the milometer. Bugger, I missed it!! I suppose 55573 is just as good!
@theipaper.com
Reading Will Gore’s piece about refereeing a junior football match, I too had a similar experience a few years back (Dewsbury Rams match day programme)
Reading Will Gore’s piece about refereeing a junior football match, I too had a similar experience a few years back (Dewsbury Rams match day programme)
March 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
@theipaper.com
Reading Will Gore’s piece about refereeing a junior football match, I too had a similar experience a few years back (Dewsbury Rams match day programme)
Reading Will Gore’s piece about refereeing a junior football match, I too had a similar experience a few years back (Dewsbury Rams match day programme)