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I was in Whitby for the Goth weekend, so here are some pics

7 May 2026 @ 10:38 pm

Billy Idol was an absolute legend, and so was the steampunk guy. But really everyone was just lovely. submitted by /u/ScottMarshall2409 to r/CasualUK [link] [comments]

Was it actually a thing in Britain “back in the day” for people to have all their teeth removed and get dentures relatively young, even when they still had some healthy teeth or is that one of those exaggerated stories?

7 May 2026 @ 10:04 pm

I’ve heard older relatives mention it like it was almost seen as practical, cheaper, or even preferable to years of dental work. If that was a real trend, does anyone think “Turkey teeth” is the modern equivalent chasing a perfect smile now, even if it means doing something drastic to otherwise workable teeth? Curious whether this is genuine social history, regional/class-based, or mostly myth and whether we’re basically repeating the same mentality in a different form. Either way, I think it’s a horrible thing to do 😂😂😂 just a lifetime of issues. Yes braces are expensive and painful initially but they’re cheaper in the long run. submitted by /u/Top_Mirror211 to r/AskUK

Elections 2026 live: Voting closes in elections in England, Scotland and Wales

7 May 2026 @ 9:51 pm

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In these days of celebs often being easy targets, which UK celebs have gained your respect in meeting them, actions - or something you've learned about them?

7 May 2026 @ 9:13 pm

I have no personal insight into any UK celebs, but a few I admire are Joanna "Lum Lum" Lumley, who I admire for her promotion of the Gurkhas, and her ability to send herself up. Rupert Grint - for his 2 x Ed Sheeran videos where he took a backseat and sent himself up as a stalker. And Lewis Hamilton - who I'm not a huge fan of, but respect for donating £20m in a single year to charities. submitted by /u/DonkeyOT65 to r/AskUK [link] [comments]

What’s the most fucked up thing that happened at your school?

7 May 2026 @ 9:11 pm

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[Post Match Thread] Aston Villa 4-0 Nottingham Forest (Europa League) [4-1]

7 May 2026 @ 9:03 pm

Aston Villa have done it! Wow. We are in the final of the Europa League. It was utter dominance from the first minute, Forest started with 2 forwards and we just ran them down in midfield. Watkins scored the first goal as Buendia did amazing footwork to beat his defenders and send in a low cross. In the second half we just dominated more. Torres was pulled down and we won a penalty, which Buendia converted. Then McGinn scored a brace with two very similar goals as Forest was left open. MOTM goes to McGinn and Buendia, these two ran the show and won us the game. McGinn for pressing, chance creation and conversion. Buendia, for being literally the Argentianian Messi and being everywhere across the pitch. We face Freiburg in a fortnight as they beat Braga 3-1 today sending them to the final. submitted by /u/SecretApe to

I was in the middle of an exam (wrote 3000 words) and saw THIS when I hit submit :/

7 May 2026 @ 8:44 pm

Canvas is the platform my school uses for... everything. I cannot study for any of my exams, complete any assignments, or do anything else until this is fixed. I'm gonna be SO MAD if I lost all my writing :( I was so proud of what I wrote submitted by /u/hormonalenby to r/mildlyinfuriating

TIL of the knight William Marshal, who rose from obscurity to win 500 tournaments, saved Eleanor of Aquitaine from capture, unhorsed Richard the Lionheart in combat, journeyed to the Holy Land, redrafted Magna Carta and saved England from a French invasion by personally leading a charge at age 70

7 May 2026 @ 8:03 pm

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What’s to stop someone in a mask taking this stuff after closing hours?

7 May 2026 @ 7:58 pm

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What are the exact rules about campaign materials at polling places?

7 May 2026 @ 7:56 pm

My husband went to vote today and immediately next to the door of the polling place (you can see the sign through the glass) was this Reform sign. Because it’s outside, is this legal? It just didn’t sit right. Wanted to be clear about the actual rules as I could find numbers on any distance etc. This is in Scotland, btw. submitted by /u/danjibbles to r/AskBrits [link] [comments]

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Reform UK’s vile threat to put asylum-seeker detention centres in Green-run areas is pure, petty Trumpism in action – 21 full-throated objections

5 May 2026 @ 9:55 am

In their effort to be more Trump, the Reform Party is copying his petty policy of punishing areas that don’t vote for him. In Trump’s case, he has pulled funding from Democratic states and from bodies that are statistically more likely to help people in Dem areas. Reform hasn’t announced that policy yet, but they […] The post Reform UK’s vile threat to put asylum-seeker detention centres in Green-run areas is pure, petty Trumpism in action – 21 full-throated objections appeared first on The Poke.

A man spied a giant conspiracy with this picture of a make-up free Sabrina Carpenter and was mocked into next year and back

5 May 2026 @ 9:45 am

To the world of men – not all men, just quite a few of them, especially on Twitter – after this picture of a make-up free Sabrina Carpenter prompted one particular specimen to think he’d just unearthed some kind of giant conspiracy. Sabrina Carpenter with and without makeup.. she’s a catfish. Don’t be fooled boys […] The post A man spied a giant conspiracy with this picture of a make-up free Sabrina Carpenter and was mocked into next year and back appeared first on The Poke.

An American professor took issue with our plastic bottle tops and these A++ comebacks will make you proud to be European

5 May 2026 @ 9:25 am

Time now to return to the ever increasing cultural divide – okay then, chasm – between the United States and Europe. And this time the topic under discussion is … bottle tops. Specifically the sort of screw tops you now get on plastic bottles in Europe which really got the goat of this visiting American […] The post An American professor took issue with our plastic bottle tops and these A++ comebacks will make you proud to be European appeared first on The Poke.

25 Funniest Threads Posts to Give Your Day a Lift

5 May 2026 @ 8:13 am

For those of you in the UK and Ireland, here’s a Public Service Announcement – it’s Tuesday (at the time of writing). Write it on your hand, or something, so the post-bank-holiday confusion doesn’t cause any problems. As it’s Tuesday, we thought we’d share some more comedy gems from Threads, and we’ve narrowed it down […] The post 25 Funniest Threads Posts to Give Your Day a Lift appeared first on The Poke.

Someone spotted an AI generated poster for canned goods in their local shop and it’s hilariously bizarre – 17 facepalms

5 May 2026 @ 6:52 am

Twitter user Alice was in her friend’s local shop when she spotted a poster advertising canned goods. At first glance it appears to be nothing out of the ordinary, but on closer inspection it’s a hilariously weird AI generated ‘artwork’ advertising some truly baffling groceries. Let’s take a look. Losing my mind at this AI […] The post Someone spotted an AI generated poster for canned goods in their local shop and it’s hilariously bizarre – 17 facepalms appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump shared a meme of himself ‘holding all the cards’, and the world explained the rules of Uno – 19 scathing owns

5 May 2026 @ 5:53 am

They say that the first casualty of war is the truth, which is clearly a good shout, and the Iran War has been no different. There are, for example, conflicting reports on whether two US ships have successfully navigated the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend, with the ‘Department of War’ and Donald Trump saying […] The post Donald Trump shared a meme of himself ‘holding all the cards’, and the world explained the rules of Uno – 19 scathing owns appeared first on The Poke.

The internet dragged Nigel Farage for chickening out of a Laura Kuenssberg interview in the wake of his undeclared £5 million ‘gift’ – 23 clucking good takedowns

5 May 2026 @ 4:35 am

As Thursday’s local elections, in England, and Welsh Senedd and Scottish Parliament elections approach, Nigel Farage has been in full campaign mode, to the exclusion of doing any other aspect of his job – such as voting in the Commons. However, the Guardian has put a fly in his ointment by revealing that the Reform […] The post The internet dragged Nigel Farage for chickening out of a Laura Kuenssberg interview in the wake of his undeclared £5 million ‘gift’ – 23 clucking good takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

People were challenged to ‘slightly diminish a film’, and they didn’t disappoint – 23 five-star suggestions

4 May 2026 @ 12:28 pm

Over on Bluesky, people have been ‘slightly diminishing’ films. Rather than the diminshment of The Godfather II to The Godfather III, it’s just about playing with language. Like this, for instance – The Ipcress Post-it. — Slow Down Arthur (@admiralbooth.bsky.social) 3 May 2026 at 19:02 There were far too many great suggestions to include them […] The post People were challenged to ‘slightly diminish a film’, and they didn’t disappoint – 23 five-star suggestions appeared first on The Poke.

Susie Dent asked her followers for ‘things you wish there was a word for’ – 17 top-drawer replies

4 May 2026 @ 11:15 am

Everyone’s favourite lexicographer and etymologist, Susie Dent, has been lighting up Twitter again after asking her followers for examples of things for which there are no words. The doyen of Countdown‘s Dictionary Corner phrased the question like this… A question: what are the things you wish there was a word for? And have you come […] The post Susie Dent asked her followers for ‘things you wish there was a word for’ – 17 top-drawer replies appeared first on The Poke.

‘What’s a British rule nobody talks about but everyone follows?’ – 27 unspoken regulations to live by

3 May 2026 @ 6:19 pm

The Life In the UK test is a requirement for people who want to gain British citizenship. It features questions like ‘What was the last battle between Great Britain and France?’, ‘How often are general elections held in the UK?’, and ‘Who was the tribal leader who fought against the Romans?’. However, those are things […] The post ‘What’s a British rule nobody talks about but everyone follows?’ – 27 unspoken regulations to live by appeared first on The Poke.

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