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Over on Twitter, the wonderful VeryBritishProblems set people a challenge, and even provided an example to kick start the game. Please can we play a game of ‘change the song title to make it more British’? I’ll go first: ‘We Will Rock You’ becomes ‘We would like to rock you, if that’s okay with you? […] The post People have been changing song titles to make them ‘more British’, and these 21 were simply the best appeared first on The Poke.

Katie Miller is many things. Former deputy press secretary. Podcast host. Wife to Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. Yes, him. One thing she is not: a stand-up comedian That became glaringly obvious when she posted this recent attempt at humor on Twitter. I like my coffee how I like my country. EXTRA […] The post Stephen Miller’s wife Katie tried to own the libs with her ICE coffee joke and ended up crushed – 14 especially hot comebacks appeared first on The Poke.

This classic clip of Jon Stewart telling a story about going to his local deli and conversing with the maga faithful just struck a nerve all over again. Stewart was taking questions from his Daily Show audience prior to taping an episode. One of his responses included this quick tale of how the attitude seems […] The post Jon Stewart totally nailed the buyer’s remorse many Americans are feeling right now and the furious replies of these Magas surely protest too much appeared first on The Poke.

To the US Department of Labour now – not a phrase we’ve ever knowingly used before (or will again) – where they’ve been keen to play up their fascist, sorry, American credentials by stressing their commitment to The American Way of Life™. And they did so like this. We’ll never stop fighting for the American […] The post The US Labour Department was trolled over its use of this Mel Gibson movie and the Maga fury it prompted was next level appeared first on The Poke.

The horrific videos of Jonathan Ross shooting and killing Renee Good have been plastered all over news outlets and social media for weeks now. Ross was identified by local news covering the shooting. Everyone has seen what happened and who was involved. That still hasn’t stopped the White House from trying to tell America what […] The post Kristi Noem tried to stop CBS News from naming the ICE agent who killed Renee Good and just broke the hypocrisy-o-meter – 13 stunned reactions appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump revealed today in a formal letter to the Norway PM just how much not winning the Nobel Peace Prize was driving his apparent determination to seize Greenland. Answer: a lot. The president said he ‘no longer feels an obligation to think purely of peace’ after failing to land the gong, although he did […] The post The Nobel Peace Prize Committee just kicked Donald Trump when he’s down and no amount of gong-swapping will soothe this burn appeared first on The Poke.

Siri, give me synonyms for “unhinged,” please. Donald Trump not only appears to have completely lost his mind, he has no problem sharing his madness with the world. In a formal letter written from the office of the White House, Trump told the Prime Minister of Norway that he doesn’t think Denmark has the “right […] The post Donald Trump wrote a formal letter explaining his obsession with Greenland and it’s so insanely on-brand it hurts appeared first on The Poke.

Some people say that strangers are just friends you haven’t met yet. On the other hand, they might be people that will leave you confused for the rest of your life. Reddit user BarryFairbrother wanted to hear about the weirdest interactions people have had with strangers, so they turned to r/AskUK for feedback. And they […] The post What’s the weirdest interaction you’ve had with a complete stranger? – 17 encounters that have left people scratching their heads appeared first on The Poke.

To Twitter now – no, stick with us, please, where self-described ‘postliberal Reactionary’ and ‘counter-revolutionary’ @ChristianHeiens went to a book shop and wasn’t happy with what they found. Specifically, they weren’t happy with this particular table in this specific bookshop because it was full of ‘feminised work slop’. My first time in a bookstore in […] The post An anti-woke warrior trolled a bookshop for being full of ‘feminised woke slop’ and was joyously owned into next year – 14 A++ comebacks worth reading appeared first on The Poke.

Time now to return to Conservative, sorry, Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick, who was on Times Radio on Monday denying accusations of sexism against women MPs and journalists. Absolute nonsense, Jenrick told @KateEMcCann, co-presenter of Times Radio’s breakfast show, except the manner in which he did it instantly became exhibit A for the prosecution. Do […] The post Robert Jenrick took aim at accusations he’s sexist and ended up blowing his own head off in magnificent style appeared first on The Poke.