Joey Barton’s tweet about giving football fans a bit of ‘rest bite’ had people dusting off their favourite malapropisms. These 17 were second to nun
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For all intensive purposes, the word you’re looking for is respite.
— Vintage Quay (@Fredtildien) January 29, 2026
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Talk about putting yourself on a pedal stool https://t.co/oixLFYMXec
— Eugene (@eugeneh84) January 30, 2026
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I’ve got a lovely signed photo of Joey on my Chester draws https://t.co/eaFq9ocVni
— David Sweetland (@DavidSweetland) January 31, 2026
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It’s a doggy dog world out there https://t.co/LXieiFDqbj
— Sean McDonald (@seanmcdonald01) January 30, 2026
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Joey’s never afraid to stick his head above the parrot pit 👍 https://t.co/RfixRI19XU
— The Iain Duncan Smiths (@TheIDSmiths) January 30, 2026
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I really took not seeing Barton’s tweets for granite https://t.co/uZj2c4tnse
— *Insert a name that is fifty characters long here* (@APigNamedFloyd) January 30, 2026
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He needs to take a longer high ate us https://t.co/YXb9fvS4iZ
— MadVillan (@TalkRhythmics) January 31, 2026
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He’s only gone and upset the apple tart 🤷🏻♀️ https://t.co/pymTfUt0tq
— L. H. (@Wawlls) January 30, 2026
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