Ben Belcher
@benbelcher.bsky.social
Politically centrist rejoiner; proud dad to adopted children; BHAFC fan.
Ex rugby player now runner - proud to have represented Trafford MV rugby, acheived sub 3 marathon and completed Ironman.
Ex rugby player now runner - proud to have represented Trafford MV rugby, acheived sub 3 marathon and completed Ironman.
Hmmm, all the self-scan checkouts I’ve ever used seem to be able detect the weight of an under-nourished gnat.
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Hmmm, all the self-scan checkouts I’ve ever used seem to be able detect the weight of an under-nourished gnat.
You missed the best reason: you still get paid for those 5 mins of having a poo.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
You missed the best reason: you still get paid for those 5 mins of having a poo.
Not all heroes wear capes.
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Not all heroes wear capes.
Joke stolen from The Inbetweeners movie involving Jay’s dog, Benjie.
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Joke stolen from The Inbetweeners movie involving Jay’s dog, Benjie.
As if someone getting a new kitchen fitted isn’t going to get 2-3 quotes.
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
As if someone getting a new kitchen fitted isn’t going to get 2-3 quotes.
Must take your bin men hours to do their round if, rather than using the mechanical arm to tip the bin’s entire contents into the wagon in one go, they sort through the contents of each bin bag by hand.
October 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Must take your bin men hours to do their round if, rather than using the mechanical arm to tip the bin’s entire contents into the wagon in one go, they sort through the contents of each bin bag by hand.
You cheating, or not, won’t affect the divorce settlement. This has been the case since 1973.
May as well take the opportunity if you really think that’s her motivation. She could be shagging the local rugby team and it’d be the same end result financially for you.
May as well take the opportunity if you really think that’s her motivation. She could be shagging the local rugby team and it’d be the same end result financially for you.
October 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You cheating, or not, won’t affect the divorce settlement. This has been the case since 1973.
May as well take the opportunity if you really think that’s her motivation. She could be shagging the local rugby team and it’d be the same end result financially for you.
May as well take the opportunity if you really think that’s her motivation. She could be shagging the local rugby team and it’d be the same end result financially for you.
Due to it’s alcohol content, a liberal squirt of aftershave or perfume will magically dissolve permanent marker from a whiteboard (or other surfaces), with the bonus of leaving you with a lovely smelling whiteboard.
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Due to it’s alcohol content, a liberal squirt of aftershave or perfume will magically dissolve permanent marker from a whiteboard (or other surfaces), with the bonus of leaving you with a lovely smelling whiteboard.
There are definitely worse text messages to accidentally send to a work colleague!
September 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
There are definitely worse text messages to accidentally send to a work colleague!
Just wasted 2 mins of my life reading that article.
September 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Just wasted 2 mins of my life reading that article.
Due to it’s alcohol content, a few squirts of aftershave or perfume will clean this off in seconds.
September 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Due to it’s alcohol content, a few squirts of aftershave or perfume will clean this off in seconds.
That’s the dugout bar. It’s a hospitality area costing about £170 a match. The dress code still applies although it’s slightly more relaxed as I think that BHA shirts are permitted in this area.
August 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
That’s the dugout bar. It’s a hospitality area costing about £170 a match. The dress code still applies although it’s slightly more relaxed as I think that BHA shirts are permitted in this area.
Fairly sure this is correct. Consecutive 0-2 defeats against City and Leicester had us in bottom 3.
August 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Fairly sure this is correct. Consecutive 0-2 defeats against City and Leicester had us in bottom 3.
I know as much as you, mate, but my guess is that the ban is a result of the 3rd-last and 2nd-last bullets on his list of events.
August 26, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I know as much as you, mate, but my guess is that the ban is a result of the 3rd-last and 2nd-last bullets on his list of events.
So it does. In fact it specifically says stewards asked him to leave the hospitality area and he refused. I’m guessing this refusal to leave is why he’s been given the ban, rather than for not complying with the dress code in the first place.
August 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
So it does. In fact it specifically says stewards asked him to leave the hospitality area and he refused. I’m guessing this refusal to leave is why he’s been given the ban, rather than for not complying with the dress code in the first place.
Judging by the pic he’s taken with him directly adjacent to the media seats, his ticket was for the Tunnel Club. It’s the one where the bar has a one-way mirror into the tunnel and is probably the most exclusive (expensive) of the hospitality areas in the Amex.
August 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Judging by the pic he’s taken with him directly adjacent to the media seats, his ticket was for the Tunnel Club. It’s the one where the bar has a one-way mirror into the tunnel and is probably the most exclusive (expensive) of the hospitality areas in the Amex.
What’s true is that the hospitality sections at the Amex have a strict dress code, and this includes no football shirts - even BHA ones.
Sounds like this dress code was ignored by Roger and enforced by the stewards.
Sounds like this dress code was ignored by Roger and enforced by the stewards.
August 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
What’s true is that the hospitality sections at the Amex have a strict dress code, and this includes no football shirts - even BHA ones.
Sounds like this dress code was ignored by Roger and enforced by the stewards.
Sounds like this dress code was ignored by Roger and enforced by the stewards.
I worked Saturdays at Tescos in the 90s and hardly anyone paid with cash back then! This moment of power must occur about once a shift.
August 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I worked Saturdays at Tescos in the 90s and hardly anyone paid with cash back then! This moment of power must occur about once a shift.
I make it closer to 300m when you add the 20m+ compo for Potter and staff.
August 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I make it closer to 300m when you add the 20m+ compo for Potter and staff.
I applaud your high standards for comma use, but you’re going to have to brush up on your use of first-person subject and object pronouns.
August 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I applaud your high standards for comma use, but you’re going to have to brush up on your use of first-person subject and object pronouns.
This is understandable. I mean, imagine how embarrassing it’d be to admit to a new girlfriend that you’d - shock horror - just been on holiday 😬
August 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This is understandable. I mean, imagine how embarrassing it’d be to admit to a new girlfriend that you’d - shock horror - just been on holiday 😬
It’s got electrolytes!
August 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It’s got electrolytes!
How can one person make better tea than another anyway? It’s just boiling water into a pot/cup containing tea bags. I hardly requires Gordon Ramsey.
August 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
How can one person make better tea than another anyway? It’s just boiling water into a pot/cup containing tea bags. I hardly requires Gordon Ramsey.