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Donald Trump appeared to blame the FBI for January 6 and it set off a riot in the replies – 15 terrific takedowns
8 June 2026 @ 3:37 pm
It’s never a good sign when Donald Trump’s face goes from orange to red. Clearly, his immediately infamous NBC News interview pressed all the wrong buttons because during this particular segment, the President’s face shifts shades like a chameleon as he tries to blame the January 6th insurrection on… the FBI? Let’s listen in on […]
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Trump’s excuse for storming out of his latest TV news interview made his humiliating early exit even lamer and prompted a perfect storm of mockery
8 June 2026 @ 3:27 pm
The sitting US President threw a childish hissy fit on national television and stormed out of an interview because he didn’t like the questions. That’s embarrassing. But his excuse for why he did it was even worse. Listen in as Donald Trump explains why he couldn’t take the heat from NBC News. Trump shortly after […]
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People are sharing the one article of clothing people wear that will turn them off forever – 21 wardrobe absolute no-nos
8 June 2026 @ 2:45 pm
We’re all familiar with the phrase ‘never judge a book by its cover’, and that’s because it’s a genuine slice of wisdom. We should not write people off based on first impressions, especially when it comes to dating. And yet there are some sartorial choices that people make which let you know instantly that they […]
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Donald Trump denied he promised American voters ‘No more wars’ and got fact checked to the moon and back
8 June 2026 @ 1:53 pm
The truth and Donald Trump have a long and checkered history. Same goes for reporters who ask him questions he doesn’t like. When they all converge, it’s an ugly explosion of spittle and hand waving. Before he stormed off from his interview with NBC News, Trump wasn’t exactly killing it with his answers. The most […]
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People shared the quietly damning things people said to them that hit so hard they’ll never forget – 23 slow-burning smackdowns
8 June 2026 @ 1:43 pm
We all know one of those people who can’t help but offend, don’t we? Somebody who means well but whose monumental tactlessness gets them in trouble wherever they go. They’ve been chatting about these unfortunate folk on the AskUK subreddit after soraal shared an absolute howler they were on the wrong end of… ‘What’s the […]
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Lewis Hamilton said he struggles daily with the huge gap between rich and poor and it’s fair to say people had thoughts – 14 responses at the front of the grid
8 June 2026 @ 1:28 pm
Spare a thought, if you will, for multiple F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton who has revealed he suffers from a daily struggle between the rich and poor. The wealth gap has been playing on the Grand Prix legend’s mind, so much so that he was moved to share his thoughts on a podcast on the […]
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The look on Trump’s face as he stormed out of an interview sent this old Roald Dahl quote viral and it’s surely never been truer
8 June 2026 @ 12:33 pm
It’s not the first interview Donald Trump has stormed out of, but it might be the most spectacular after the Snowflake-in-Chief got the hump with NBC’s Kristen Welker challenging him with, you know, actual facts. Trump has a meltdown and ends the interview Welker: Just to be very clear, there's no evidence of what you're […]
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People loved this deli’s delicious response to an influencer who wanted to charge them £2,000 for a review
8 June 2026 @ 11:56 am
Not the first time we’ve featured an influencer being given their just deserts, and not the last no doubt, but they don’t come much more delicious than this. It’s a Somerset deli (and much else besides) who had the perfect response after just such one influencer apparently wanted £2,000 – £2k! – for a review. […]
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‘Did anyone else’s parents have really strict rules about random stuff?’ – 23 household laws that will make your own family seem positively normal
8 June 2026 @ 11:19 am
When you’re a kid your parents are omnipotent, god-like figures who are infinitely knowledgeable and right about everything. But when you become an adult yourself you realise they often got things wrong and some of their opinions were just downright strange. Over on the CasualUK subreddit, user SuzCoffeeBean asked this question: Growing up, did anyone […]
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Someone asked people to share the stories from their lives that nobody believes, and Monica Lewinsky entered the chat like an absolute boss
8 June 2026 @ 11:04 am
Almost everybody has a story that sounds extremely unlikely, and which people either utterly disbelieve or are convinced is an exaggeration. Over on Threads, chronicallyhumored wanted to know about those stories. Here’s the post. View on Threads The response was phenomenal, with more than 300 replies and over 24,000 likes in less than a day. […]
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