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We’re lucky in the UK to have an incredibly diverse range of restaurants and cafes serving some of the best food in the world. What isn’t so good, however, is the trend for naming the the dishes on the menu with increasingly awful names. Slutty fries, anyone? It’s been noted by the good people of […] The post ‘Why are restaurants increasingly calling their food absurd names?’ – 19 dishes that will have you spitting out your monkey fingers appeared first on The Poke.

British villages have a reputation for being quiet, beautiful… and incredibly petty and vindictive over the smallest of issues. Over in the corner of Reddit called AskUK, Wonk_Majik asked: ‘Village dwellers of the UK: What’s the most ridiculous thing that the Parish Council has tried to do/impose on the village?’ And people who reside in […] The post Village people (not them) have been sharing the most ridiculous thing their parish council ever did – 24 moments of unbelievably small-minded pettiness appeared first on The Poke.

Young people may think that people over 30 are old and out of touch with nothing of value to contribute to the world, but they could not be more mistaken. By the time someone hits 30, they’ve racked up huge amounts of life experience. Usually you have to live through dramatic events in order to […] The post ‘People over 30, what advice do you have for younger people?’- 19 especially wise words of wisdom appeared first on The Poke.

People who know the least say the most, as the old saying goes, and it’s always those who shout the loudest who get the most attention. And it’s those gobby types who’ll tell you you’re an idiot when in actual fact you’re way more intelligent than they are. Over on Reddit, user SleeperMood_ asked: ‘What’s […] The post ‘What’s something considered dumb but is actually a sign of intelligence?’ – 22 ways to know you’re cleverer than everyone else appeared first on The Poke.

The absolutely brilliant actor and writer Tom Hollander is probably best known as the eponymous Rev from the sitcom he co-wrote, Mr. Collins in the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, or as Quentin from the hit series The White Lotus. While we’re big fans of Tom’s work, there is undeniably someone with a very […] The post Tom Hollander’s story of the trials and tribulations of almost being Tom Holland is a self-effacing delight appeared first on The Poke.

In today’s episode of ‘What Donald got up to in the White House’, Trump has been proudly boasting on his social media site how he single-handedly turned the water back on in California. Specifically, he sent in the military to use emergency powers to ‘turn on the water’. Presumably it’s a really big tap. Trump’s […] The post Donald Trump said he sent the troops to turn on California’s water and was fact checked til he farted appeared first on The Poke.

The very funny Stephen Holden, better known as @stevostonko, has a unique way of enhancing clips from film and TV. He adds a (usually) Liverpudlian overdub that sees familiar characters discuss the more mundane aspects of life, such as nipping to the Asda to get the drinks in. He recently worked his Scouse magic on […] The post This brilliant Peaky Blinders Scouse overdub is an evergreen comedy gem appeared first on The Poke.

Here’s a rather lovely thing – no, not Jacob Rees-Mogg – after the former Conservative MP and leader of the House of Commons (ha!) started wanging on about the European Union again. You won, Rees-Mogg (and then you lost, obviously), get over it. Any deal that once again puts us under the yolk of the […] The post Stuart Maconie’s gloriously forensic takedown of Jacob Rees-Mogg is today’s most satisfying thing appeared first on The Poke.

It’s a year since the i newspaper attempted to tug on the heartstrings with this tale this heartbreaking tale of the difficulties of paying for extra-curricular activities on top of private school fees. Perhaps it was because finding the least relatable thing seemed (and still seems) to be something of a trend. When did whining […] The post Never forget the heartbreaking story of one family’s struggle to afford ski trips on top of school fees appeared first on The Poke.

The upside of selling stuff online is that you can earn a bit of cash which you end up spending, in all probability, on other stuff you don’t really need either. The downside is it invariably results in a whole bunch of irritating and entitled people asking questions and making unreasonable requests, using up all […] The post This ‘for sale’ ad pre-empted all the infuriating responses before people sent them and they totally nailed it appeared first on The Poke.