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1 week ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
When you’re a kid, your parents can seem like the smartest people in the world. But as you get a bit older, opinions change. Chances are, you’ll start to realise that your parents got a few things about the world wrong, or at the very least their worldview is outdated.
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1 week ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
It’s all too easy to let your life get into a rut, but it’s never too late to make some big changes. These can be little changes like getting some new furniture, to big shake ups like embarking on a new diet or moving to a new town.
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1 week ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
There are certain rules everyone has to follow, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make up your own. Whether it’s just for fun, or perhaps it’s righting a societal wrong, it seems that lots of people live their lives by their own personal rulebook. And we know this because RayPetal22 put this question to the judicious folks over at r/AskReddit:‘What’s an oddly specific rule you follow in your life that nobody taught you, but you swear by it?’Here are some of top rules it’s a good idea to follow…1.
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1 week ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
You can’t always get what you want, especially when you’re a child and don’t have any control over the household purse strings. Fast forward a few decades though and it’s a different story. If you’re lucky, you’ll have enough disposable income to finally buy all those things you wanted as a child.
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1 week ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
At some point, everyone’s thought about quitting their job on the spot and storming out. But a few brave souls have actually gone and done it. That’s according to the findings of Reddit user True_Education_313, who was curious to know how people reach the point where they throw in the towel at work. To learn more, they turned to the wise folks over at r/AskReddit and posed this question.
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1 week ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
Donald Trump’s sidekick in chief and inveterate human shield wearer Elon Musk is no stranger to bad comedy. From demanding people to ‘let that sink in’ to wielding a chainsaw at a political conference, he’s something of a master of being unfunny. His latest wheeze though is a new low, even by his standards.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
Little white lies are part of the fun of being a kid. But some of them are weirder than others. Unsurprisingly, it’s these peculiar tall tales that stick with children, and it’s only when they’re older that they realise the truth. To find out which lies caused the most confusion, Reddit user Main-Comfortable8290 threw this question out to the hive mind of r/AskReddit:‘What is the weirdest lie we all got told as a child?’How many of these common – and not so common – lies can you relate to? 1.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
It’s normal for friendships to evolve, change and even drift apart over time. But they can also come to an abrupt end. According to the findings of Reddit user New_Perspective1201, friendships end due to a built up resentment or single moments of awful behaviour. And we know this because they posed this question to the folks over at r/AskReddit:‘What was the final straw that ended a lifelong friendship?’Here are the top answers of friendship gone awry…1.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
Google is such an incredible research tool that its name has become a byword for looking up information. But a recent discovery has exposed a flaw in Google’s AI model, Gemini. Shared by author and historian Greg Jenner over on Bluesky, it appears that if you type a random phrase into Google and add ‘meaning’ at the end, Gemini will do its best to instantly generate an appropriate-sounding definition. Of course, believing what you read on the internet is always a risk.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
Unless you’re incredibly lucky and privileged, you may have noticed that life can be a little tough from time to time. Don’t despair though. Reddit user Soggy_BreadCrust has pooled together the collected intelligence of r/AskReddit to make life a bit easier.
