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Pam Bondi picked the absolute worst moment to turn to Donald Trump and it was a real eye-opener (just not for Trump)

24 March 2026 @ 3:33 pm

Donald Trump gets so much praise, sometimes he can’t keep up. Like when one of his staff members is bragging about how the President is deeply involved in all of the important decisions in the United States and abroad. It’s not that he wasn’t there to hear it, it’s just that he might not have […] The post Pam Bondi picked the absolute worst moment to turn to Donald Trump and it was a real eye-opener (just not for Trump) appeared first on The Poke.

An American ignored these Brits’ advice how much English mustard to use and paid the price in hilarious style

24 March 2026 @ 3:18 pm

American TikTok has a big sideline in reviewing British foods – with varying degrees of approval. This review of Colman’s English Mustard shared by comedy cook Desarae Legros – @cooking_comedy_chaos – shows why you should always take the advice of people who’ve tried it before. @cooking_comedy_chaos British Colman’s Mustard review! I was not expecting it […] The post An American ignored these Brits’ advice how much English mustard to use and paid the price in hilarious style appeared first on The Poke.

Kid Rock had a NSFW warning for anyone messing with Donald Trump and was basically given a wedgie by the entire internet

24 March 2026 @ 2:41 pm

With apologies for making you look at half man/half chicken wing Kid Rock without his shirt on, this clip really sums up the fake tough guy machismo infecting anyone still left clinging to the Maga bandwagon. The star of the Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime show seems to be very angry with anyone who […] The post Kid Rock had a NSFW warning for anyone messing with Donald Trump and was basically given a wedgie by the entire internet appeared first on The Poke.

‘What things are liked/disliked because people are so used to hearing they should like/dislike them?’ – 23 ways we blindly follow the herd

24 March 2026 @ 2:24 pm

We all love to think we are the most special and unique being that ever blessed this planet with our presence but, sadly, the opposite is true. We’re identikit human units who blindly fall into step with everyone else. They’ve been discussing our propensity for running with the pack on the AskUK subreddit after knight-under-stars […] The post ‘What things are liked/disliked because people are so used to hearing they should like/dislike them?’ – 23 ways we blindly follow the herd appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump compared putting ICE agents in airports to the invention of paperclips and as an insight into his mind right now it’s hard to beat

24 March 2026 @ 2:15 pm

The Middle East is on fire and American airport security lines are spilling into the parking lots. Donald Trump is directly responsible for all of it. So naturally, he’s giving us all a lesson on the history of the paperclip. Q: Whose idea was that to put ICE in the airports? Trump: Mine. That was […] The post Donald Trump compared putting ICE agents in airports to the invention of paperclips and as an insight into his mind right now it’s hard to beat appeared first on The Poke.

Somebody asked if people had ‘ever made up stuff just because’ in group situations – 21 deliciously tall tales

24 March 2026 @ 2:02 pm

If your work life features a lot of tedious meetings, inductions and ice breaker games, you’ll know that making introductory small talk about yourself can get very dull indeed. But have you ever considered just… lying? They’ve been chatting about this on the AskUK subreddit after user eastkent posted about their own revelation… I just […] The post Somebody asked if people had ‘ever made up stuff just because’ in group situations – 21 deliciously tall tales appeared first on The Poke.

Stephen Milller’s gratuitous praise for Donald Trump was already jaw-dropping enough but then Kash Patel turned up

24 March 2026 @ 1:32 pm

Donald Trump has never had a problem embarrassing himself. Now he wants to bring the rest of his cabinet with him. He took a big step forward on that front with his recent Make America Safe Again roundtable. Sitting at the center of a semi-circle, the President hosted a 90-minute discussion on how to keep […] The post Stephen Milller’s gratuitous praise for Donald Trump was already jaw-dropping enough but then Kash Patel turned up appeared first on The Poke.

An old clip of the terrifying Noseybonk is doing the rounds again and it really should come with a trigger warning

24 March 2026 @ 1:19 pm

When we look back at kids’ TV from the 70s and 80s we can’t avoid reaching the conclusion that a lot of it was made by people who utterly despised children and who wanted nothing more than to inflict deep psychological wounds upon them. We remember being completely creeped out by shows such as Chocky, […] The post An old clip of the terrifying Noseybonk is doing the rounds again and it really should come with a trigger warning appeared first on The Poke.

Somebody asked for people’s names that are synonymous with their jobs, like Usain Bolt – 23 examples that will delight you

24 March 2026 @ 12:33 pm

If you’ve got a very common surname, like Smith or Williams or Chen, you’ll probably be a bit jealous of people with the rare ones like Pickles or Wellbeluff. And everyone should be jealous of people who are the subject of this post on the AskUK subreddit from Scottie99… An aptronym is the word given […] The post Somebody asked for people’s names that are synonymous with their jobs, like Usain Bolt – 23 examples that will delight you appeared first on The Poke.

This Aussie comic’s A++ takedown of Richard Madeley has just gone wildly viral and it’s brilliant

24 March 2026 @ 12:18 pm

Among the contestants on the second series of Amazon Prime’s Last One Laughing UK is Aussie comic Sam Campbell, who you might know from Taskmaster or loads of other places. But it’s fair to say he’s probably one of the lesser known faces on the show but that surely won’t be for long because he […] The post This Aussie comic’s A++ takedown of Richard Madeley has just gone wildly viral and it’s brilliant appeared first on The Poke.