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While Donald Trump’s tacky show of military might may have cost the US upwards of $45 million – though experts believe the figure is very much higher – and wrecked the surfaces of several historic roads, people can take some comfort from the fact that the ‘No Kings Day’ protests in every state sent a […] The post There’s a new entry for the Donald Trump Big Book of Covfefe Words, and it’s ‘perade’ – 17 responses that spell out the problem appeared first on The Poke.

TV presenter and former Special Forces soldier, Ant Middleton, is constantly using his social media platforms to wang on about how he wants to be the next London Mayor, representing Reform UK. Indeed, his Twitter bio describes his as being ‘Future Mayor of London’, which seems a little presumptuous as the bookies have this outcome […] The post London Mayor hopeful Ant Middleton’s cringeworthy video of himself falling out of a helicopter got exactly the reaction it deserved appeared first on The Poke.

Someone named SuperJTB2015 shared a screenshot of their conversation with a friend who doesn’t believe Helen Keller was real. Author and lecturer, Helen Keller became deaf and blind after an illness at the age of 19 months, but went on to become the first deaf-blind person to obtain a degree, so her story is incredible […] The post Of all the reasons to believe Helen Keller didn’t exist, this one’s the craziest appeared first on The Poke.

The @redditships Twitter account shares posts from the subreddit r/relationship_advice, which does exactly what it says on the tin. A 2020 post had people in a bit of a headspin as they read through an explanation by a 29-year-old woman, asking if her boyfriend’s excuse for using Tinder might actually be plausible. See what you […] The post This might be the worst excuse a boyfriend ever gave for being on Tinder …or the best appeared first on The Poke.

Do you ever judge other people for how they spend their money? Do you think a grown adult shelling out huge amounts of cash on Labubu dolls is ridiculous? Well, maybe it is, but they are thinking exactly the same thing about your limited edition Nike Air Jordans. They’ve been discussing this on the AskUK […] The post Somebody asked for opinions on the biggest waste of money purchases – 23 ways to pointlessly blow your cash appeared first on The Poke.

Happy Friday 13th! Though not such a happy day for anyone who suffers from paraskevidekatriaphobia (the fear of Friday 13th). Friday 13th being considered an unlucky day is a Western superstition. Other superstitions in western culture which are considered to cause bad luck are opening an umbrella indoors, breaking a mirror and walking under a […] The post 13 weird and wonderful superstitions from around the world appeared first on The Poke.

It’s nice to know that when it comes to parenting, the talented and famous have the same problems as the rest of us. This video, shared on Instagram in 2020 by actress and singer Nicolette Robinson, of her musical theatre star husband Leslie Odom Jr. as he read to their then three-year-old daughter Lucille Ruby, […] The post This is exactly why you shouldn’t swear around toddlers appeared first on The Poke.

Even after five years, this clip of Justin Barriball, also known as @Justlikecoffee2020 still makes us laugh. He very kindly shared a very funny clip of his less-than-ideal reaction to his own homemade limoncello. See for yourself. @justlikecoffee2020 ##drink ##howto ##foryou ##foryoupage ##limoncello ♬ original sound – justlikecoffee2020 It’s the understated “Bit strong.” that gets […] The post One man’s explosive reaction to his own homemade limoncello is an all-time classic of the genre appeared first on The Poke.

Hard-right Fox News presenter, Tomi Lahren, spends so much time with her foot in her mouth, her dentist gives her pedicures. Just a few peak stupid or offensive – or both – Lahren moments have included … Recording an ad that began ‘Dear Liberal Snowflakes’ and stated “Crying doesn’t solve problems”, days after Republicans had […] The post These takedowns of one Fox News presenter’s anti-Pride post are still up there with the best of them appeared first on The Poke.

We presume that you’ve seen at least one post or clip in which Donald Trump claims that the US won the Second World War – almost single-handedly, according to his version of history. Like this. Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other […] The post Donald Trump claimed Putin fought in World War II, and people can’t decide if it’s his History, his Maths, or his brain that’s at fault – 19 top responses appeared first on The Poke.