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It’s always difficult to decide which factor should be more cause for concern, the nature of Donald Trump’s rambles or the subject matter. In this case, it’s a double whammy. Let’s observe Trump in his natural habitat, grasping on for life to his lectern, spewing nonsense that touches on everything from steel to dolls to […] The post Donald Trump wants parents to ration their children’s pencils and toys, if you were wondering how the economy is going – 18 replies ready to toss him in the bargain bin appeared first on The Poke.

We all make mistakes, especially when we’re young. Luckily, most of us grow out of these misunderstandings but sometimes they end up so deeply ingrained that we end up still repeating them as adults, and making ourselves look like right wallies. They’ve been discussing these hard-to-shake mistakes on the AskUK subreddit after user GotAnyNirnroot posted […] The post Somebody asked about childhood misconceptions people have struggled to shake, and the answers will leave you feeling like an absolute genius appeared first on The Poke.

Over on X, an American healthcare company founder has been indulging in a bit of European rage-baiting, and we have to admit – it worked. Arthur MacWaters jumped on the pull-up bandwagon that we thought had already rolled off the road and into a ditch, with this strange comment. bobby kennedy casually repping our 20 […] The post An anti-woke American claimed Europeans ‘cannot comprehend’ RFK Jr doing pull-ups in the airport, but it wasn’t the point he thought he was making appeared first on The Poke.

The amount that British people love a cup of tea feels like a national stereotype, but is it actually a stereotype or simply an indisputable fact? Hard to say, but a German person called Muted_Reflection_449 found out just how passionately we feel about leaves and hot water in a cup after asking this on the […] The post Somebody asked how Brits make ‘a quick cup of tea’ and the answers were as impassioned and silly as you’d expect appeared first on The Poke.

As you can probably tell from his job description(s), comedian, actor, author and podcaster George Lewis is a man with many strings to his bow. Even the popular sketches he posts on social media are diverse. He has a keen eye for TV tropes. @georgelewiscomedian Eveey episode of Grand Designs #granddesigns #kevinmccloud #ukcomedy #funny ♬ […] The post ‘Toddlers chatting Christmas tree’ is as funny as it’s brilliantly accurate appeared first on The Poke.

Christmas is a magical time of exchanging gifts and reuniting with family. It’s also a time of petty arguments if traditions are not upheld. At least that seems to be the case for Think-Job-5728, who turned to r/AskUK for some opinions on advent calendar-related etiquette: ‘As parents/children, when do you expect to stop buying advent […] The post When should parents stop buying their kids advent calendars? – 17 thoughts on whether people can outgrow Christmas countdowns appeared first on The Poke.

In case you hadn’t spotted the news, former footballer Joey Barton has been given a six-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, for grossly offensive posts targeting Jeremy Vine, and football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko. Barton’s posts – which included accusations of paedophilia, as well as sexist and racist tropes – formed a […] The post Ted Cruz responded to Joey Barton’s latest conviction with a dramatic meme about the death of free speech in the UK, and the UK spoke as freely as it gets appeared first on The Poke.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his husband Oliver Mulherin became parents to a son in February, so they’ve had time to get to grips with the sleepless nights, nappy changes and incessant babbling. If ever they get full custody of Donald Trump, they should be very well prepared. On a recent episode of the Tonight […] The post Open AI boss Sam Altman said he couldn’t imagine raising a baby without ChatGPT, and got roasted to a crisp – 18 top takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

Hello and welcome to our final Bluesky weekly round-up of 2025. Next week, we’re choosing our top posts of the year, so keep an eye out for that while you’re doing whatever it is you do in the last week before Christmas …panicking, taste-testing mince pies, being glad you don’t celebrate Christmas as you watch […] The post 25 of the funniest posts we’ve seen on Bluesky this week appeared first on The Poke.

Live streamer Nick Fuentes is everything that’s wrong with the media, the Maga movement, and the American man right now. He’s a triple threat to society. His latest viral appearance doubled down on everything that makes him so hateable. Not only does Fuentes hate women, he doesn’t respect them enough to let them have a […] The post White supremacist Nick Fuentes said women shouldn’t be allowed to vote and was owned straight back into his mom’s basement appeared first on The Poke.