27 times the marvellous James May made our day so much better on Twitter
Of the three people who presented Top Gear back in its imperial phase, there really was only one person worth listening to. And that was Richard, no, sorry, James May.
Of course it was!
And that remains as true today as it was back then, which brings us neatly to this list of 27 times the great James May made our day so much better on Twitter.
1.
Dear Prof. Cox,
If I have drunk, on average, 12 pints of bitter per week since 1980, what percentage of the observable universe’s total mass has passed through my penis? https://t.co/OSdD4evR2q— James May (@MrJamesMay) June 30, 2026
2.
It helps ugly and shy people to have sex. https://t.co/58npFFNLBg
— James May (@MrJamesMay) June 24, 2026
3.
Yes, we have bellends here as well. https://t.co/uJ3UfVRQ9e
— James May (@MrJamesMay) June 26, 2026
4.
On this day in 1960, the Enlightenment was brought to a close with the birth of @JeremyClarkson.
< gift pic.twitter.com/6jb2epMSLF— James May (@MrJamesMay) April 11, 2024
5.
It’s on Amazon. https://t.co/SIjdbKGFG9
— James May (@MrJamesMay) April 9, 2024
6.
I’ve just qualified for British citizenship by apologising to a jogger who ran into me, from behind. And she was wearing earbuds anyway.
— James May (@MrJamesMay) April 12, 2024
7.
Top tip from someone who helped develop a Driving Theory Test app:
The number inside your car needs to be equal to, or lower than, the one displayed on the massive sign visible through the window. https://t.co/7X8eEPJlWJ
— James May (@MrJamesMay) January 26, 2026
8.
When have you seen me wearing a baseball cap? https://t.co/TIuzqMe5DW
— James May (@MrJamesMay) April 14, 2024
9.
I was, frankly, a bit disappointed by the eclipse. I expected total blackness and fabulous wingéd monsters hurtling out of the sky, to Wagner; demented hordes looting shops for canned food as the National Grid failed, and the stench of pure terror.
— James May (@MrJamesMay) August 13, 2026