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The usually omnipresent Nigel Farage has been conspicuous by his absence on the political TV and radio shows, recently, although it was certainly no surprise that he didn’t turn up to PMQs on Wednesday. He seems to miss more than he attends. The reason he’s shunning the spotlight, instead of hogging it, came up in […] The post A reporter tried to ask Farage about that £5 million, and brave Sir Nigel ran away (again) – 17 scathing responses appeared first on The Poke.

Chalk up another win for the folks who think politicians can’t relate to the common man. (Hopefully it starts to matter?) Donald Trump gave a tour of his permanent bulldozing of the historic White House grounds this week. Somehow, destroying the White House as his own personal vanity project wasn’t the most out-of-touch moment of […] The post Donald Trump accidentally admitted how little he cares about rising fuel prices and paid big time in the replies appeared first on The Poke.

Not sure if Keir Starmer has already resigned himself to moving on from 10 Downing Street in the very near future, but the PM does seem an awful lot more relaxed at the Despatch Box right now. Maybe it’s just us, obviously. Who do you think we are – John Cole? (one for younger readers […] The post Keir Starmer’s trolling of Zack Polanski was already good but his A++ dig at Andy Burnham at PMQs today was great appeared first on The Poke.

We’re all familiar with cheat codes, those obscure sets of commands that give you an unfair advantage in a computer game. But it turns out they’re not just limited to the virtual world. That’s right, it turns out life is its own sort of game that can be played to your advantage. Provided you know […] The post People shared the ‘real-life chat codes that work almost every time’ – 17 five-star short cuts to use IRL appeared first on The Poke.

Over on Twitter there’s a rather fabulous account called ‘pictures of the end’ which describes itself as ‘documenting the end of the world / follow to witness the last era of humans and animals on earth’. And by the looks of it – like all good things – it has come to an end itself. […] The post Not many things capture the state we’re in now better than ‘pictures of the end’ on Twitter – 30 funniest snapshots of impending apocalypse appeared first on The Poke.

Of all the ludicrous promises that have come out of the White House since Donald Trump waddled back in there last year, this scientifically impossible claim might be the best. The General Contractor in Chief was giving an update on his dream home renovation project when he dropped this gem about upgrading the Lincoln Memorial […] The post Donald Trump claimed he’s going to make the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool waterproof and got wiped out in a wave of clapbacks appeared first on The Poke.

JD Vance went out for a stand alone press briefing this week and we’re all still recovering from a variety of catastrophically bad takes. First, the Vice President didn’t understand why Pope Leo chose his name. Then he expressed confusion over why Dems adopted a “No Kings” stance. Now he’s begging for some sympathy on […] The post JD Vance said he was shocked the January 6th Capitol rioters don’t get any sympathy and got just the amount of understanding he deserved in the replies appeared first on The Poke.

In an uncertain world there is one thing we can always rely on to raise a smile. And that is funny work nicknames. And this little Q&A is one of the best that began after the estimable @jamieeast asked this on Twitter. Back when it actually was called Twitter. ‘What’s the best nickname a work […] The post 15 very funny and especially inventive nicknames people got given at work to take the edge off just a little bit appeared first on The Poke.

One of the most important things drummed into us as children is that telling lies is wrong. And yet when we get to adulthood and have kids ourselves, we find ourselves telling them fibs – only small ones – quite often. Sometimes it just makes life easier. They’ve been discussing these types half truths and […] The post ‘What is your favourite parenting white lie?’ – 22 perfectly acceptable fibs to tell children appeared first on The Poke.

It’s rare to find a person who uncritically adores their boss, as, let’s face it, people who strive to be in a position of power tend to skew towards the worst end of the people spectrum. However, your employer might not be as bad as you think compared to others. Over on the AskUK subreddit, […] The post ‘What is the worst job offer you have ever had?’ – 23 employers who are way worse than yours appeared first on The Poke.