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Michael Batey
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Content Director at If Collective.
The written word; house, disco and Balearic vinyl; active travel, running and cycling; Sheffield United
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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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This is giving 'come on football, and score a goals'
Champion's 'sport heritage short sleeve polo' with blue and yellow horizontal stripes looks like it's designed for people who want to suggest they're into football but in fact know nothing about it
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Mamdani generator image with Seinfeld-referencing ‘No soup for you’ text
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Staying in York with a lovely view of ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶l̶l̶s̶ a wall.
View of a wall from a basement hotel room window
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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While driving my untaxed car
Tax and MOT information for vehicle reg LV71 CMX, showing it has a valid MOT but is untaxed
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness
Alan Partridge and Sidekick Simon: 'This is great banter'
October 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Nah
Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier were appointed as co-managers of Liverpool FC in 1998. The arrangement lasted 18 games before Evans resigned.
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Absolutely love the sleeves from this era
Róisín Murphy – 'Let Me Know' sleeve design - Róisín stands next to a park bench as two small children look on Róisín Murphy – 'You Know Me Better' sleeve design - Róisín sits at the bar in a pub in full pop-star regalia with a pint of Guinness
October 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Generally, no thanks BUT these things are elite
Foam bananas - inexplicably addictive UK sweets
September 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The cover of Primal Scream's 'Movin' On Up' German release, which uses the same image as the Screamadelica LP, but different colours
September 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Fucksake. IT'S NOT A QUESTION
The heading 'How to follow BBC's deadline day coverage' is not a question, and does not require a question mark
September 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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When you've REALLY drunk the AI Kool-Aid and you need to explain away the headlines that say 95% of AI pilots don't deliver ROI
An AI apologist tries to claim that 'the technology isn't the problem. The real issue is how we measure success'.
August 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Oh great #bskyblades
Birmingham 1, Sheffield United 0 (19 mins)
August 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Post a blonde
Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner
August 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Really should get this sorted. It's been 125 years now.
Dear Michael, Our records show that your ZOE is due a service on 01-01-1900, so the clock is ticking! Ensuring your vehicle is regularly serviced can help save you money, keep you safe and maximise your vehicle's resale value.
July 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Alan Partridge wants you to leave X/Twitter
July 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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I’m from before the internet
The Pye ‘Tube Cube’ - a combined TV, radio and cassette player
June 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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David Mitchell realising that the Nazis are the baddies (from That Mitchell And Webb Look)
June 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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And you can still put letters in ‘em!
‘’Brilliant’ kid’ from The Fast Show explaining something
June 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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The postie just knocked to deliver this *at the same time that Huey was playing it*
The Who - ‘Eminence Front’ (US promo 7” vinyl)
June 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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'Mocking Spongebob' meme with mockingly mixed-case text repeating Trump's claim that 'LoS aNgEles wOuld haVe bEeN ComPleTelY oBLiTerAtEd'
June 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Limerick is this guy
Gil Gunderson from The Simpsons
June 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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David Brent, played by Ricky Gervais, sits in a white winged chair wearing a white linen shirt and pointing at the camera
June 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Who buys into this daily torrent of petty nastiness?
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The Telegraph sees fit to publish an opinion piece entitled ‘Mary Earps's ego is out of control’
May 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Tbh Instagram I’m not thinking in depth about Spanish lager on a Thursday at 8am
Screen shot of an instagram brand survey, asking ‘Do you agree or disagree that Cruzcampo meets my needs better than other Spanish lager brands?’
May 8, 2025 at 7:05 AM