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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
Icks, those deal breaking irrational dislikes we all harbor, aren’t just limited to potential romantic partners. It turns out that nobody is safe from everyone else’s hair-trigger judgements. What complicates things further is that most people know that these judgements don’t make them look good either. It’s one of the many joyful paradoxes of being a person.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
Nobody knows what tomorrow will bring, but that doesn’t stop people making predictions. Whether it’s the continued rise of AI or the downfall/legacy of certain political figures – *cough* Trump *cough* – it seems that Reddit users have an idea of what the near future will look like. And we know this thanks to this tantalising question posed by Burndbridge:‘What’s your “I’m calling it now” prediction?’Here’s what their crystal balls foresee …1.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
We’re all familiar with cheat codes, those obscure sets of commands that give you an unfair advantage in a computer game. But it turns out they’re not just limited to the virtual world. That’s right, it turns out life is its own sort of game that can be played to your advantage. Provided you know the secret moves, of course.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
Do you remember the dulcet tones of dial-up internet? If so, then you may miss some of the online world’s other old quirks. It may sound odd to younger readers, but the internet wasn’t always the algorithm-fuelled content hellscape it currently is.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
The convenience of streaming is all well and good, but DVD’s had an ace up their sleeve: weird bonus features. These optional extras weren’t just added value, they riffed on the film or TV show in question.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
If you ask someone to describe the best physical pleasure they’ve ever experienced, you may expect to hear a NSFW answer. That’s not always the case though. In fact, as Amazing-Fox69 found out, there are plenty of surprisingly wholesome ways for bodies to feel better than ever. And they know this because they put this question to the pleasure seekers over at r/AskReddit:‘What is the best physical pleasure you have ever experienced?’So sit back, relax, and enjoy these top replies…0.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
Life isn’t always what it seems. In fact sometimes it can be downright bizarre. You might think you’ve got it figured out, but then one day it likes to blindside you with uncanny coincidences and inexplicable events. And if you live for these sorts of unusual tales, you’re in for a treat.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
Found yourself stuck for something to say? Need to kickstart a conversation that’s flatlining? If only there was some random trivia you could bring up. Luckily for you, there is! And it’s all thanks to MainDifficult2641, who decided to enlighten readers of r/AskReddit by putting out this burning question to its learned users:‘What’s a “fun fact” that nobody asked for?’Apropos of nothing, here are the top replies…1. ‘Only humans and armadillos can get the awful disease leprosy.’-PissedBadger2.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
As a wise man once said, there’s no point being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes. And it seems that the internet agrees – at least if the findings of TroubleEarly7249 are anything to go by. That’s because they headed over to the young-at-heart folks at r/AskReddit in order to pose this question:‘What’s your “I don’t care how old I am, I’m still doing this” thing?’Here are the top replies that prove age is just a number…1.
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3 weeks ago | 
thepoke.com | Dominic Carter
Despite all its flaws, Britain is a pretty great country. And while it may be uncharacteristic for British people to bang their own drum, Reddit user RegularRemarkable494 decided the time has come. By asking members of r/AskUK what British values or quirks they’d defend with their life, they opened the floodgates for Brits to sing their country’s praises. And they even got the ball rolling with a suggestion of their own:‘Mine is beans on toast.
