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It’s Friday, the evenings are getting lighter, the weekend awaits – and Twitter has been very funny recently. We’ve gathered some of our favourite posts from the past week, and we hope you enjoy them as much as we did. 1. My wife and I are planning a 3 week kitchen remodel , so I […] The post Our 25 Favourite Funny Tweets of the Week appeared first on The Poke.

We’ve featured no end of comedy show answers on these pages – unintentionally comedy, obviously – but none of the others are quite so jaw-dropping as this. It’s a moment from ITV’s The Chase which has just gone viral again for reasons which will surely become obvious. We’ve seen it before and we still don’t […] The post This incredible Chase answer has just gone viral again and you don’t have to be a woman to appreciate it (but it helps) appeared first on The Poke.

Like us, you probably won’t have come across Tate Reeves who – apart from having an exceptionally American name – is also governor of Mississippi. We mention them because Reeves spotted a claim about where the UK would rank if it became the 51st state of the United States (the methodology involved is muddled/absolute bollocks, […] The post The governor of Mississippi took a bigoted swipe at the UK and these Brits’ magnificent comebacks will make you proud to be British appeared first on The Poke.

It’s no secret that Donald Trump is really unhappy with the Pope, because he has been doing his actual job and speaking out against war. 🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Pope Leo XIV just declared the Iran War unjust. Called it a war crime. Said it is “not solving anything.” And told Americans directly — call Congress. […] The post The US has cancelled its $11 million contract with a Catholic children’s charity, and the pettiness is visible from space appeared first on The Poke.

It all began with a think piece about the ‘myth of the independent girl boss’ which need not overly bother us here. But it prompted this response from @emilykmay … "cheap immigrant labor to do their cooking, cleaning, and childcare" is a funny way of saying "it is not men's job to cook, clean, or […] The post A podcast bro said there were ‘men’s jobs’ and ‘women’s jobs’ and this woman’s A++ takedown beat all-comers appeared first on The Poke.

Over on Threads, chrisxvargas shared a skit of those ‘I bought a house at 19 with hard work and a gift of a million pounds from my parents’ posts. Here’s his less ambitious boast. View on Threads At the time of writing, it’s been shared 5.5 thousand times, which is not too shabby – but […] The post This funny Threads post about saving up for a Costco hotdog was already tasty, but the replies added the onions and mustard – 17 of the best appeared first on The Poke.

It’s not been a good week for Pete Hegseth, although we’re still checking the last time it was anything other than a bad week for Donald Trump’s secretary of Defence, sorry, War (don’t hold your breath). But it was an exceptionally unfortunate seven days for Hegseth, who confidently quoted a bunch of verses from the […] The post Emily Maitlis on Pete Hegseth quoting a ‘Bible verse’ from Pulp Fiction is two minutes very well spent appeared first on The Poke.

A couple’s wedding day is one of the most sacred moments in their life together. They should be able to do anything they want to celebrate their love and union. Well, almost anything. There should be a level of awareness to prevent these couples from forever tainting their special day for everyone. To test the […] The post ‘What’s the most cringe thing you’ve seen a couple do at their wedding?’ – 16 guests who want their RSVPs back appeared first on The Poke.

The Democrats of the House Ways and Means Committee had an opportunity to question the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, on Thursday, and they made the most of it. Commentators expressed concerns for his health, after seeing this clip of a very shaky RFK Jr. 🚨EXCLUSIVE: RFK Jr. is visibly […] The post A Democratic congresswoman asked RFK Jr why he spends tax dollars to ‘drink milk, shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock’ instead of on vaccine messaging – 15 virtual rounds of applause appeared first on The Poke.

Over in Trumpland, which will probably be its official name by next week, mega Maga Lauren Boebert has been proving she doesn’t have a clue about what’s going on outside of the US, with this spectacularly inept exchange between the Republican congresswoman and Fox News’ Chad Pergram. Reporter: Do you think it’s appropriate for King […] The post A Fox News reporter and mega Maga Lauren Boebert discussed why she’d refuse to meet ‘King George’, and history entered the chat appeared first on The Poke.