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While notoriously sweary and controversial comedians like Jimmy Carr or Frankie Boyle have their place, sometimes the jokes that really make us giggle are the most safe-for-work ones of all. They’ve been swapping their favourite silly gags on the AskReddit page after user digital_panda7 asked this: What G-Rated joke always cracks you up? And loads […] The post Somebody asked for family-friendly jokes that always crack people up – 22 safe but still hilarious gems appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump has been addressing the attendees at the inaugural session of his controversial Board of Peace in Washington, D.C. As usual, his speech was a rambling head-scratcher where the audience struggled to keep up with his incoherent sentences, such as this excerpt shared by Acyn over on Twitter. Here’s Trump awkwardly complimenting Paraguay’s 48-year-old […] The post Nothing to see here. Just Donald Trump telling the inaugural Board of Peace forum that he doesn’t like ‘young, handsome men’, because he likes women appeared first on The Poke.

A 2005 biblical literacy survey reported that 12 per cent of Americans believe that Joan of Arc was married to Noah. Of course, now that they all have Trump bibles, we suppose they’re clued up on the good book, and simply believe that a 34-times felon mentioned more than a million times in the Epstein […] The post People discovered that 12 per cent of Americans think Joan of Arc was married to Noah, and the mockery was biblical – 19 favourites appeared first on The Poke.

We aren’t in the habit of using the word ‘Friyay’, and we’re not about to start now, but we get it, Friyayers, we get it …we feel that excitement, too. Not least because we’ve been reading everyone’s posts about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and buzzing off them. We’ve also got all these non-AMW funny tweets to share […] The post Our 25 Favourite Funny Tweets of the Week appeared first on The Poke.

Time to check in once again with Elon Musk. What’s he been up to recently? Trying to influence foreign democracies? Having a pop at minorities? Amplifying the views of the far-right on Twitter? Well, yes, naturally. But he’s also been trumpeting the new iteration of his Grok AI chatbot, Grok 4.2, which he claims is […] The post Elon Musk suggested that people share their medical records with Grok, and even Grok said that was a big, fat no-no appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace summit was exactly what you’d expect – a ragtag band of largely right-wing governments represented by individuals who were forced to sit (and stand) through almost interminal Trump boasts and tangents. HUMILIATING: Donald Trump forces world leaders to stand on stage while embarrassing music blares in the background. It […] The post JD Vance’s attempt at a joke about AOC caused levels of tumbleweed previously unseen by human eyes, and her comeback absolutely smoked him appeared first on The Poke.

We’d imagine that, having been a prince for most of his life, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has had many highly memorable birthdays, with lavish parties, extravagant gifts, and a guest list of the rich and famous. Despite that, we’d put good money on his 66th being the most unforgettable yet, as he was arrested at around eight […] The post Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on his 66th birthday, and the internet went into complete meltdown – 37 majestic reactions appeared first on The Poke.

Journalist Owen Jones has gone to Gorton and Denton to check the political waters before next week’s keenly-anticipated by-election. And we mention him because of this particular exchange which has just gone viral for reasons that will surely become obvious. It’s a vote who said she knew one thing – she wouldn’t be voting Green […] The post This woman’s unexpected reason for not voting Green is the most gloriously British thing you’ll see this week appeared first on The Poke.

We hope you’ve been enjoying the Winter Olympics as much as we have (which is to say, a lot). But here was a moment we missed but might already be our favourite 15 seconds of the games. It’s one particular speed skating contest which went right down to the wire in the most spectacular – […] The post You surely won’t see a funnier photo finish at the Winter Olympics or any race, anywhere appeared first on The Poke.

You do not need to be a football fan to be aware of the shocking on-field scenes this week after a plane was allegedly racist abused in the UEFA Champions League Vinícius Júnior and his Real Madrid teammates appeared ready to walk off after Benfica’s Gianluca said something to him while covering his mouth. pic.twitter.com/PaAUQz8xdG […] The post This sports presenter’s blistering take on racism in football after the latest on-field outrage is an important, essential watch appeared first on The Poke.