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Hobbies are the perfect way to unwind. Regardless of whether or not you’re any good at them, hobbies offer an escape from work and the pressures of everyday life. That is, of course, assuming you don’t get hopelessly obsessed with them. If that happens, then your hobby becomes another burden that you have to take […] The post What hobby did you try once and instantly get addicted to? – 19 pastimes that unexpectedly got people in a chokehold appeared first on The Poke.

Back in 2025, everybody was talking about the hit HBO series The White Lotus, which details the antics of staff and visitors at the eponymous fictional luxury hotel chain, with each season set in a different location. British actor Jason Isaacs, probably best known for the role of Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film […] The post You’d have a hard time finding someone who can mimic the UK’s accents better than the brilliant Jason Isaacs appeared first on The Poke.

Comedian Chris Ramsey and his wife Rosie are the hosts of the podcast “Shagged Married Annoyed”, which covers a range of topics relating to married life, parenting and generally being an adult. On an episode in April 2025, Rosie accidentally revealed that she’d slightly misunderstood what was going on with the Katy Perry ‘space mission’, […] The post We’re still buzzing at Rosie Ramsey’s classic misunderstanding about Katy Perry’s ‘space’ flight appeared first on The Poke.

There’s a Reddit forum called r/povertyfinance that describes itself like this – ‘Financial advice, frugality tips, stories, opportunities, and general guidance for people who are struggling financially. No Judgement, just advice!’ With all the stuff going on (*waves hand*), we could all do with a bit of that, right? A user called EducationalChef9257 posted this […] The post ‘What is your favourite “poverty luxury”?’ 19 cheap-as-chips ideas to make life a little brighter appeared first on The Poke.

At a recent CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) event in Texas, the usual MAGA speakers and fluffers were wheeled out to address the fawning MAGA attendees. Naturally, the UK’s top Trump fan girl, Liz Truss, was there to continue her increasingly deranged grift in front of the only audience that will now listen to her. […] The post American Trump supporters have been giving their views on Sharia Law in the UK and they’re as outrageously misinformed as you would expect appeared first on The Poke.

Back in 1984, on Alex Trebek’s second day as the host of Jeopardy, a question (or should that be an answer?) caused a bit of a pile-up at the finish line, resulting in three disappointed contestants who accidentally entered the game show hall of fame. Watch what happened, and see if you would have got […] The post This 1984 Jeopardy poser turned all three contestants into losers. Would you have done any better? appeared first on The Poke.

Last week, Eric Trump breathlessly revealed plans for the Donald J Trump Presidential Library, a suitably tacky monument to his dad complete with a huge golden statue of the man himself. It was, of course, comprehensively and deservedly mocked on Twitter. And now the ridicule has been ratcheted up to the max, thanks to this […] The post This hilarious and devastating imagining of the proposed Trump ‘Library’ pulls not a single punch appeared first on The Poke.

To the world of Threads now, where they’ve been sharing the craziest things people said to them during sex after @lerrad1 asked, – you’ll never guess – this. View on Threads The answers came thick and fast and it’s fair to say these 18 stood out from all the rest. 1. View on Threads 2. […] The post ‘What’s the craziest thing someone said to during sex?’ 18 unfortunate and very funny utterances during intercourse appeared first on The Poke.

If ever there was a time to return to this ‘best ever’ description of Donald Trump then it’s surely this. It was penned a few years back by Nate White, who describes himself on Twitter as a ‘British Buddhist. Rawlsian liberal. Mostly harmless.’ And if was true when White wrote it, it is surely even […] The post This British writer’s ‘best ever description of Donald Trump’ gets more on the money with each passing day appeared first on The Poke.

Finding the right person when dating is practically impossible. After all, meeting an attractive, witty, charming person is difficult, let alone whether or not they’re into you as well. It gets even more complicated when you factor in shallow preferences. We may not like to admit it, but we all have superficial tastes in certain […] The post People have been sharing the outrageously shallow reasons they’ve ditched someone – 17 eye-opening dealbreakers appeared first on The Poke.