Category Archives: Wit and Humour

Quirk wit and humourous anecdotes.

AI Aye is Yorkshire

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Hortoris

Since Goole.com beat google to the search engine market so Yorkshire rightfully claims credit for AI. Some, mainly digital intelligence, may be fantastic but Yorkshire folk have long been champions at the Aye game. There is nowt artificial about Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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Ee by Gum Bikes

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Hortoris

Are E-bikes the end of cycling as we know it. Ee by gum Leeds council don’t think so as they have spent ages and a large fortune on reshaping the city center.  This picture highlights it is not the ‘end … Continue reading →

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Titter and Twitter Ye Not

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Hortoris

‘Why not settle all outstanding payments for Windrush, Post Office and Infected Blood scandals immediately. It would save a lot of unnecessary cost and pain (except for Lawyers).’  Why do independent public statutory Inquiry’s take so long and settlements become … Continue reading →

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Self Identification as a Tyke

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Hortoris

It will not come as a surprise that I identify as a Tyke and always have done. From mothers milk, with no foreign formulas, through trusted Yorkshire tea and Tetley’s, I was a proper baby Tyke. I graduated at an … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Day and Days

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Hortoris

Yorkshire Day 1st of August can’t come soon enough so here are some extra Yorkshire Days to be getting on with:- Yorkshire D Day for all veterans Yorkshire Doris Day for all exiles in North Dakota Yorkshire Dayo Dayo if … Continue reading →

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Do Not Level Up Yorkshire

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Hortoris

Boris, thanks but no thanks, keep you gerrymandering and  self serving for the so called social and political elite. Yorkshire doesn’t need leveling up we are already at a terrific pinnacle and have been for many centuries. We would rather … Continue reading →

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Tykes Don’t Talk Daft – New Culture

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Hortoris

I am self identifying as having micro-aggression over woke wonkery and would like to exercise white privileged before returning to traditional old tyke speak. I am partnered with a gender fluid Karen from the snowflake generation who is gas lighted … Continue reading →

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Alphabet in Yorkshire For a Young Tyke

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Hortoris

Amongst many words written and spoken about Yorkshire folk I have singled out these ‘There’s only two kind of people them that are born in Yorkshire and them that wish they were!’ So my 4 year old grandson is learning … Continue reading →

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Treacle Mines of Pudsey Yorkshire

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Hortoris

Have I stumbled on the last Yorkshire born Treacle Miner? Is he an off cumden and a treacle johnny come lately? You will have to judge for yourself by reading more on All Things Treacle. At least he has contributed … Continue reading →

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Spectators on Yorkshire Puddings

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Hortoris

With no live sporting fixtures or artistic performances where have all the spectators gone? Well one answer is on some form of ‘lock down’ even those who are doing sterling work to keep us live, fed and serviced in all … Continue reading →

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