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thepoke.com > 09/09/2026 > this-cat-owner-checked-in-on-her-pet-while-she-was-away-and-the-camera-footage-is-surely-the-funniest-animal-video-youll-watch-this-week

This cat owner checked in on her pet while she was away and the camera footage is surely the funniest animal video you'll watch this week

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (355+ words) Life cats security camera Saul Hutson. Updated September 9th, 2026 Cat owners know what they’re getting into the moment they bring the furball home. Hardly no attention almost all of the time. But also unrelenting attention at the least convenient times. Early…...

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thepoke.com > 09/08/2026 > what-do-you-think-will-die-out-with-the-next-generation

'What do you think will die out with the next generation?' - 21 things it looks like we'll lose, for better or worse

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (605+ words) Karen Dickinson. Updated September 8th, 2026 Life changes at a very rapid pace nowadays, for good or ill, and things that we once thought permanent fixtures have started to disappear. They’ve been discussing this on the AskUK subreddit after PaddedValls posed this…...

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thepoke.com > 09/08/2026 > this-spectator-journalists-plan-to-prevent-his-daughter-from-becoming-a-picky-eater-met-with-a-uniform-chorus-of-good-luck-with-that

This Spectator journalist's plan to prevent his daughter from becoming a 'picky eater' met with a uniform chorus of 'Good luck with that!"

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (550+ words) Life food and drink parenting David Harris. Updated September 8th, 2026 Writer and Spectator journalist Adam Pollock will soon be welcoming a new baby girl into the world, and we wish him the very best. Naturally, as a first-time dad preparing for…...

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thepoke.com > 09/07/2026 > what-was-the-millennial-equivalent-of-6-7-17-wildly-irritating-habits-from-yesteryear-that-prove-young-people-arent-uniquely-annoying > 2

What was the millennial equivalent of 6-7? - 17 wildly irritating habits from yesteryear that prove young people aren??€??t uniquely annoying - Page 2 of 2

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (181+ words) Dominic Carter. Updated September 7th, 2026 ‘We drew the S, you know the one ‘It might be a late gen X thing though. I’m an elder millennial – and the millennial era spans almost 20 years. So my experience could be vastly different from…...

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thepoke.com > 09/07/2026 > what-was-the-millennial-equivalent-of-6-7-17-wildly-irritating-habits-from-yesteryear-that-prove-young-people-arent-uniquely-annoying

What was the millennial equivalent of 6-7? - 17 wildly irritating habits from yesteryear that prove young people aren’t uniquely annoying

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (184+ words) Dominic Carter. Updated September 7th, 2026 The quirk of saying ‘6-7’ and then pissing yourself with laughter is strictly a young person’s phenomenon, and an annoying one at that. But have we all been too quick to forget our own irritating habits? Gen…...

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thepoke.com > 09/03/2026 > diners-have-been-sharing-the-juiciest-things-theyve-overheard-from-other-tables-17-delicious-servings-of-restaurant-gossip

Diners have been sharing the juiciest things they’ve overheard from other tables - 17 delicious servings of restaurant gossip

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (915+ words) Dominic Carter. Updated September 3rd, 2026 Delicious food and a lack of plates to wash up are two great reasons to eat out. But another fringe benefit is the tales you sometimes overhear from other tables. Some people seem to forget that…...

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thepoke.com > 09/03/2026 > whats-a-perfectly-legal-behaviour-that-makes-you-think-absolute-psychopath-21-little-signs-of-utter-madness

'What’s a perfectly legal behaviour that makes you think 'absolute psychopath'?' - 21 little signs of utter madness

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (527+ words) Karen Dickinson. Updated September 3rd, 2026 There’s some behaviour that signals a severely unbalanced mind, which, as a society, we rather strangely love to lap up in the form of scary movies and true crime content. But what about the tiny little…...

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thepoke.com > 09/03/2026 > which-british-stereotype-really-grinds-your-gears-21-people-who-dont-like-tea-queueing-or-spoons

'Which British stereotype really grinds your gears?' - 21 people who don't like tea, queueing or 'Spoons."

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (697+ words) Karen Dickinson. Updated September 3rd, 2026 National stereotypes can sometimes be a useful shortcuts to getting to grips with a country, but, as with most preconceptions, once you scratch the surface, they tend to fall apart. They’ve been chatting about this on…...

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thepoke.com > 09/02/2026 > this-1972-sesame-street-clip-of-kermit-the-frog-has-been-going-viral-again-because-its-the-very-definition-of-adorable

This classic Sesame Street clip of Kermit the Frog went viral again because it's the very definition of 'adorable"

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (265+ words) Videos Muppets nostalgia The Muppets David Harris. Updated September 2nd, 2026 It’s time for a timeline cleanse courtesy of the one and only Kermit the Frog, who never fails to make things seem better in the world. Twitter account Interesting Things have…...

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thepoke.com > 09/02/2026 > whats-something-you-learned-from-another-country-that-you-wish-the-uk-would-adopt-22-things-that-would-make-britain-better

'What's something you learned from another country that you wish the UK would adopt?' - 22 things that would make Britain better

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (629+ words) Karen Dickinson. Updated September 2nd, 2026 Despite people endlessly denigrating the place for social media clout, the UK is actually a pretty good place to live. However, there’s always room for improvement, which is something they’ve been discussing on the AskUK subreddit…...