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This restaurant’s takedown of an ‘influencer’ after free meals was simply delicious
Leading contender for takedown of the week comes courtesy of Four Legs, a pop-up restaurant operating out of the Compton Arms pub in Islington, north London. They were contacted by an ‘influencer’ who offered to write about them in exchange for a free takeaway and rather than ignoring it or simply saying no, they played […]
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the poke - 6 hours ago
Bad day? Could be worse, you could rent from one of these landlords
Anyone who’s ever rented – so everyone – will know that there are good landlords and bad landlords, and sometimes there are very bad landlords. Everyone will have stories, but we hope your stories aren’t as bad as some of these, a whole bunch of landlords who were very publicly called out because, well, have […]
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the poke - 7 hours ago
Our 15 favourite versions of that viral Wandavision wink meme
The hit Marvel series, Wandavision, has served up the latest hot meme in the form of Kathryn Hahn’s character, Agnes – or *spoiler alert* Agatha Harkness – doing an enormous comedy wink. And yes, I did type that carefully. Even if you haven’t watched the show, there’s no mistaking what Agatha and the meme are […]
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the poke - 8 hours ago
‘There’s a cat on the train’ is the new ‘there are leaves on the track’
A train scheduled to travel from London Euston to Manchester on Tuesday had to be taken out of service, not because of wet leaves on the line or the wrong kind of snow – but because of a cat stubbornly refusing to get off the roof of the high-speed vehicle. In the UK right now […]
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the poke - 12 hours ago
14 right royal takedowns of the media’s Meghan Markle blame game
Oprah Winfrey’s interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – that’s Harry and Meghan, in case you’ve been in a cave for the last three years – airs on British TV in a few days. In preparation, the UK media are whipping themselves into a frenzy of competitive Meghan bashing, which must make the […]
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the poke - 13 hours ago
Mom Defends Her Son From A Teacher After An Online Class, But Receives Mixed Reactions From Twitter
One mom wasn't happy with the answer—and attitude—her son got from his teacher after he asked for her name. So, the mom decided to take matters into her own hands and sent the teacher an email.
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bored panda - 1 day ago
This ‘spinning’ optical illusion house has just gone viral and it’s a proper mind bender
This is a fabulous optical illusion which is melting brains everywhere. It’s a house in Australia that appears perfectly ordinary from a distance. But as you get closer it appears to start spinning and, well, have a watch for yourself. TikTok user @hazelann820 went wildly viral after she captured it on video, saying: ‘This spinning […]
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the poke - 1 day ago
This dog’s uncanny ability to distinguish a snack from any old rubbish is next level stuff
Dogs’ hearing is – Google, Google – around four times more sensitive than human ears, plus, they can hear a lot of higher frequency sounds, obviously. And if you ever doubted just how much better they are than us at distinguishing one sound from another, watch this. It’s a dog whose uncanny ability to distinguish […]
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the poke - 1 day ago
Dolly Parton got her first dose of the vaccine she helped fund – and it was peak Dolly
Having donated $1 million to fund the development of the Moderna vaccine, Dolly Parton has been given her first jab, and we couldn’t possibly improve on the joke she tweeted about it – or the song. Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine. @VUMChealth pic.twitter.com/38kJrDzLqC — Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) March 2, 2021 That’s as […]
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the poke - 1 day ago
This elephant trying (and failing) to follow the older elephant’s lead is a very funny watch
This video of an elephant trying to pass a trick or two down to the younger generation went viral because, as you might imagine, it doesn’t go entirely to plan. “Son, I will show you how elephants get down a ledge” Son: pic.twitter.com/7hUB0wbwDX — Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) March 1, 2021 A for effort, an E for […]
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the poke - 2 days ago
Turns out cats have a very precise way of walking and it’s blowing people’s minds
Forgive us if you already knew this and your mind remains resolutely unblown. But this fact about the very precise way that cats walk has just gone viral because it’s next level stuff. And very little known about, by the looks of it. Cats have a precise method of walking called ‘direct registering’. Their hind […]
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the poke - 2 days ago
This collection of twigs that look like they’re dancing went viral because they really do
You don’t need to have read Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man to enjoy this (but it might help just a little bit). It’s a collection of sticks that all look like they’re dancing, turned into a work of art by Chris Kenny and sent viral on Twitter by @thegallowboob. And it’s fabulous. Someone […]
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the poke - 2 days ago
This hair-raising compilation of Mediocre Man’s electrical mishaps is just the content we needed right now
You might already be familiar with the work of Mehdi Sadaghdar, AKA Mediocre Man, AKA ElectroBOOM, the comedian and electrical engineer who electrocutes himself (and much else besides) so you don’t have to. He has more than 4 million subscribers on YouTube and this supercut, which just went viral after it was shared by @HumansNoContext […]
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the poke - 2 days ago
How Arnold Schwarzenegger tricked Sly Stallone into Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot is epic trolling of the highest order
Just when you thought you didn’t need another reason to love Arnold Schwarzenegger, along comes another. It’s the background story to how Sylvester Stallone ended up starring in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, the 1992 buddy cop turkey co-starring Estelle Getty (you might well remember it, but you definitely haven’t watched it). Back then […]
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the poke - 2 days ago
Mom Asks If It Was A Mistake To Tell Her Bratty 6-Year-Old Daughter It Was Her Fault The Babysitter Quit
We all have our breaking point. And one 6-year-old girl has successfully pushed her sitter to it.
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bored panda - 2 days ago
‘Hello Traffic Warden, I want to play a game …’
Here’s a fun game to play with your local traffic warden, although let’s face it – you probably won’t be the one laughing at the end of it. ‘Hello Traffic Warden, I want to play a game …’ said Enceladuus who shared the picture over on Reddit. Childish but funny? Or just childish, depending on […]
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the poke - 2 days ago
People have been sharing their changes from March 2020 to March 2021 – 17 brutal examples
Unless you’re the CEO of Zoom or Amazon, the pandemic has almost certainly taken its toll on you, as it has on the rest of us. Tweeters have been expressing that toll through a meme that compares pictures labelled ‘March 2020’ and ‘March2021’ – and they’re pretty brutal. 1. March 1st 2020 vs March 1st […]
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the poke - 2 days ago
‘Higgins cannot swim!’
It’s still early but leading contender for poster of the week is this one. It’s an appeal for information about a missing Roomba, shared by CheeseBugLag over on Reddit, that really does go the extra mile to raise a smile. ‘Higgins’ is also the best name for a Roomba. Possibly for anything. ‘Ours is named […]
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the poke - 2 days ago
The one where the F.R.I.E.N.D.S theme calls out the government for cronyism
The very funny and talented lot over at Joe – specifically @swedemason and @HUGE_HOG – have recreated a snippet of the F.R.I.E.N.D.S theme as a scathing takedown of cronyism in the government. It’s a work of art. Introducing Fiends with I'll Be There For You – guest starring Matt Hancock 💷🦠 pic.twitter.com/8whhiKyDhj — PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) […]
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the poke - 2 days ago
This cat’s ‘spa day’ has gone viral and it’s giving us squad goals
Since the pandemic started, the mental health experts have been reminding us of the importance of self-care, and what better way to do that than by enjoying a covid-safe spa day at home with *checks notes* your cat? @dontstopmeowing Chase was vibing ##fyp ##foryou ##foryoupage ##catsoftiktok ##VideoSnapChallenge ##Seitan ##trending ##duet ♬ original sound – Kareem […]
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This Saturday Night Live clip brutally exposes everything wrong with Trump’s impeachment trial
the poke - 2 weeks ago
Saturday Night Live went out just hours after the verdict, but this very funny Weekend Update brutally skewers everything that was wrong with Trump’s impeachment trial.
‘The jurors who were deciding the case were the ones that were attacked by the defendant.’
‘The trial took place at the scene of the crime.’
The way this “trial” was rigged, the Cat Lawyer could have been t’rump’s lawyer and he still would have gotten the acquittal. Ro G
Republicans love the the Shaggy defense. No matter what, wasnt me. Wendy Woolley
Nixon: President who became a crook.
Trump: crook who became a President. Young Sixty
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