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Pity the boomers and privileged property-owning classes for we know not of their endless suffering. For examples, this couple who wrote to the Telegraph this week with their problem. Their adult son and daughter have moved back in with them because “they can neither afford to rent, nor save for a deposit”. The issue is, […] The post Boomers wrote to the ‘Telegraph’ saying they can hear their adult children having sex with people since they moved back in, and there’s very little sympathy for their plight appeared first on The Poke.

Here’s a story you almost certainly weren’t expecting, though nothing should really shock any of us anymore. A new royal biography claims that Sarah Ferguson, aka Fergie, aka the former Mrs Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, had a four-year “friends with benefits” arrangement with disgraced, now jailed rapper P Diddy, aka Puff Daddy, aka Sean Combs. Sarah Ferguson […] The post Sarah Ferguson allegedly had a “friends with benefits” relationship with P Diddy, claims a new royal biography – 18 hilarious, horrified responses appeared first on The Poke.

Keir “Meep Meep” Starmer has acknowledged that the 2026 local elections were a bloodbath for Labour, with the party losing close to 1,500 councillors, mostly, it seems, to Reform UK. The prime minister said this weekend that “in the coming days I will be setting out our path to break with the status quo once […] The post Keir Starmer responded to Labour’s election crisis by bringing in fresh blood like Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman, announced in a weird video – 20 amused and baffled responses appeared first on The Poke.

There are so many things to get used to when you emigrate. There may be a new language, there’ll definitely be new money, different customs and accents, strange food, and on top of all that, there may be a whole other way that people interact – such as the one brought up by SomeEars512 on […] The post Someone moved to the UK and was baffled by the Brits using inanimate objects as insults – 21 beautifully British barbs appeared first on The Poke.

Time to check in on Karoline Leavitt, the world’s favourite and definitely most qualified press secretary. The White House spokesperson gave birth to her second child, a girl named Vivi, on May 1. On May 1st, Viviana aka “Vivi” joined our family, and our hearts instantly exploded with love. 💕 She is perfect and healthy, […] The post Karoline Leavitt had a baby, but people online are more interested in her much older husband – 14 gleefully, brutally childish reactions appeared first on The Poke.

Robin Williams was one of the most beloved superstar actors of the 1980s and ’90s, which meant his death in 2014 was keenly felt by millions of his fans. He was known for his prodigious comic talent and energy, but as one of his former co-stars revealed this week, Robin was also kind and empathetic, […] The post Actress Sally Field shared a story about how Robin Williams reacted when her father died during filming ‘Mrs Doubtfire’, and it’ll just make you miss the actor even more appeared first on The Poke.

Reform UK are the big talking point coming out of the UK’s local elections, winning over 1,400 council seats across the country. Nigel Farage – he of £5m crypto donation fame – is now being talked up as the next leader of the country come the 2028 general election, even if some in his group […] The post People are imagining what it will be like when Reform UK councillors turn up for their new jobs – 17 bleakly funny predictions and reactions appeared first on The Poke.

The US war with Iran has evolved into a late stage Marvel movie franchise. What was originally a very simple premise has now been broken down and repurposed into a variety of different titles that have completely obscured the original concept. Donald Trump’s latest pivot on the Middle East involves a ceasefire full of secret […] The post Donald Trump’s latest update on the war in Iran suggests he might not know what the word ‘ceasefire’ means appeared first on The Poke.

The Magas that Donald Trump selected to fill out his cabinet have done everything he’s asked of them. That’s the problem. The only qualifications anyone in this current White House administration boast are an unchecked fealty to the President. Do what he says, keep the job. The result is a variety of washed up former […] The post Trump’s transportation secretary was asked how Americans should handle high gas prices this summer and his answer was an out-of-touch car wreck appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump opened his mouth to speak today. In other words, Donald Trump lied today. The topic: gas prices in America. Ask any American if they’re paying more to fill up their car with gas and the answer is a mortified, “Yes!” Ask the President of the United States of America and the answer is, […] The post Donald Trump said gas prices are down in America and was fact-checked ’til he farted – 15 premium grade smackdowns appeared first on The Poke.