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It’s often the simple pleasures that make life worth living. For some people, enjoying a quiet drink by themselves is top of that list. Well, they better not go to a bar called Alibi in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. Since 2022, its owner, Carl Peters, has barred solo drinkers after 9pm. ‘I’ve banned solo drinkers from […] The post A bar owner has banned solo drinkers during peak hours and fans of the quiet pint on their own are outraged appeared first on The Poke.

This week, Baroness Hallett published her devastating UK Covid-19 Inquiry report on the then-government’s response to the pandemic. One of the startling conclusions from the report was that if then-prime minister Boris Johnson had locked down the country a week earlier, around 23,000 lives could have been saved. Well, Boris has finally responded to the […] The post Both Boris and Rachel Johnson are trying to defend his handling of Covid, but people are really not in the mood to listen to them appeared first on The Poke.

It’s the kind of message a businessman like Donald Trump should never want to hear. Amid ongoing dissatisfaction with his economic policies and the cost of living, the Trump-supporting Fox News had a novel suggestion for hard-pressed Americans feeling the pinch: don’t buy Christmas gifts. Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays: […] The post Trump’s economy is doing so well that Fox News is telling people not to buy Christmas gifts for loved ones – 19 bleakly funny reactions appeared first on The Poke.

They say men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Billionaires must be from another galaxy entirely. Bill Ackman, a US billionaire hedge fund manager, this week shared this tip for how young men should “meet young women in a public setting”. And the key to winning the lady over? “May I meet you?” […] The post A billionaire said young men only need four words to get a woman to talk to them – 24 people with some important feedback appeared first on The Poke.

Free breakfast clubs should be an easy, popular win for the UK’s increasingly embattled Labour government. But, as with most political success stories, it’s all about how you sell it. At the start of October, the Department of Education shared a social media video asking parents what they would do with an extra 30 minutes […] The post The government put out a video where parents talk about free breakfast clubs and, oh boy, a lot of people are mad about the answers appeared first on The Poke.

People expected fireworks from the first meeting between Donald Trump and the mayor-elect of New York City Zohran Mamdani. Afterall, Mamdani blasted Trump all throughout his campaign and called the president a “despot” in his election night speech. Trump, meanwhile, previously called the mayor a “communist lunatic”. But the pair’s White House summit on Friday […] The post Zohran Mamdani called Trump a fascist in the Oval Office, with Trump’s permission – 20 priceless responses to the president’s love-in appeared first on The Poke.

One slight downside of being brilliant at cookery must be the pain of seeing how badly other people sometimes do it. We can, therefore, only guess at the depths of torment experienced by Gordon Ramsay as he watched this particular horror unfold. Although, his face gave us a really huge clue. @gordonramsayofficial #duet with @Juliette […] The post Gordon Ramsay had the only reasonable response to this baffling recycled pizza recipe appeared first on The Poke.

From the same White House administration that brought you, “We are not publishing the jobs report from October because… Democrats” we present, “Just wait a little longer. The jobs are going to be there. We promise!” U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, went on TV to do what he does best: kick the can down […] The post Trump’s trade secretary told Magas they just had to wait – and wait – for the good times to roll and it’s fair to say these people weren’t buying it appeared first on The Poke.

The White House seems to be spinning off its axis with all of the denials, excuses, and gaslighting whipping through its press room this week. Amongst the lessons we’ve learned: it’s ok to demean women if you’re the President, it’s ok to make death threats if you’re the President, and now, it’s ok to force […] The post The White House shared their official definition of a lawful military command and people think it exposed their regime for what it really is appeared first on The Poke.

There’s nothing worse than being put on hold, is here? Sitting there for minutes or, if you’re really unlucky, hours with nothing to entertain you but some annoying muzak. Well, it actually does get worse, because it turns out that sometimes the people who have put you on hold can hear you, even if you […] The post Somebody asked call centre workers about the weirdest things they’d heard while on hold – 23 people who forgot someone was listening in appeared first on The Poke.