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Everyone’s different, which means that even if something is considered a universal experience, chances are there will be at least one person out there who’s the exception to the rule. To get an idea of which skills and talents elude that select few, Irakeconcrete put the following question to the good people over at r/AskReddit: […] The post What’s something that 99 per cent of people can do but you can’t? – 17 things that aren’t quite as universal as they seem appeared first on The Poke.

As you’re no doubt aware, RFK Jr is the guy tasked by Donald Trump to Make America Healthy Again. Maybe not the ideal job for an ex-heroin addict, anti-vaxxer who recently admitted that he used to snort cocaine off toilet seats, but here we are. Well now he’s found the ideal fitness partner, none other […] The post RFK Jr and Kid Rock teamed up to make a truly bizarre ‘Make America Healthy Again’ fitness vid and the reactions were a collective ‘WTF!?’ appeared first on The Poke.

As a wise Australian soap opera once said: everybody needs good neighbours. But, unfortunately, they seem to be hard to come by and many of us end up with neighbours who are annoying, stressful, or just plain weird. They’ve been discussing the oddities of the people next door on the AsReddit page after TenderRompz posted […] The post ‘What’s the most bizarre thing you’ve seen your neighbour do while they thought no one was watching? – 22 very odd people who live next door appeared first on The Poke.

Despite dropping in the polls, Nigel Farage seems more convinced than ever that he will be the next PM. With that in mind, he has recently unveiled his “shadow cabinet”, which isn’t really a shadow cabinet at all, because he only has eight MPs. Anuses Assemble. [image or embed] — James O’Brien (@mrjamesob.bsky.social) February 17, […] The post Nigel Farage’s sneering response to a journalist when she asked about Reform’s education policy came straight from the Donald Trump playbook, and the internet saw right through him appeared first on The Poke.

Reform UK’s chicken-counting exercise continues apace, with cult leader Nigel Farage announcing his so-called shadow cabinet. Spoiler alert – you don’t get to have a shadow cabinet when you don’t have enough MPs to fill all the roles. In addition to that, they’ve been setting out the party’s pledges ahead of the local elections, and […] The post Victoria Derbyshire holding Zia Yusuf’s feet to the fire over Reform’s plan to scrap the Equality Act gives the people just what they want appeared first on The Poke.

We’d quite like to have been a fly on the wall when Donald Trump spotted this clip of the Obamas being given a standing ovation at the NBA All-stars game in Los Angeles, for so many reasons. BREAKING: President Obama, soaking up applause at the All Star Game from the universal love that trump will […] The post JD Vance proudly declared that Trump is ‘not Barack Obama’, and the internet said “No shit, Sherlock!” – 15 huuugely unflattering responses appeared first on The Poke.

Welcome to our Wednesday round-up of funny stuff from Bluesky. It’s got topical gags, puns, and stuff that defies categorising, but still made us laugh. If you see something you like, show it some love. 1. *Bananas in Pyjamas tune* [image or embed] — Tom Pullin (@tom-pullin.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM 2. That […] The post 25 of the funniest posts we’ve seen on Bluesky this week appeared first on The Poke.

Protest songs have a long and noble tradition for calling out injustice and providing rallying calls for all manner of worthy causes. The art form has produced some absolutely brilliant tunes on the way, such as Blowin’ in the Wind, Fight the Power, Born in the USA, What’s Going On and many, many more. There […] The post An anti-woke busker sang about wishing he could emigrate to Poland to get away from immigrants, and Alanis Morissette’s ears must be burning appeared first on The Poke.

Reform UK’s Lee Anderson hasn’t exactly clothed himself in glory, either before or after his defection to Nigel Farage’s party. He’s known as 30p Lee due to his insistence that a poor person can live on 30p a day if they plan and cook properly – and he later extended this to insist that nurses […] The post There’s never a bad time to revisit James O’Brien’s all-time great apology for calling Lee Anderson ‘thick as mince’ appeared first on The Poke.

Spare a thought – only kidding! – for former Conservative Party deputy chair turned Reform UK-er Lee Anderson after Nigel Farage’s announcement today of his pretend ‘shadow cabinet’. We say pretend because only the leader of the opposition can have a shadow cabinet and Farage is still very far off that (at least, outside of […] The post Nigel Farage just announced his pretend ‘shadow cabinet’ and the joke is very much on Lee Anderson appeared first on The Poke.