Karen Dickinson, Author at The Poke

The Poke

Karen Dickinson

‘What habits did you pick up in lockdown that you can’t shift?’ – 21 ways people changed forever during the pandemic

‘What is the most annoying thing I can (legally) put in my garden?’ – 22 items guaranteed to rile the busybody neighbours

‘What’s a distinctly British food that instantly transports you back to childhood?’ – 22 comforting culinary delights

Somebody asked atheists to explain the purpose of life – 22 frank philosophies that bypass the Bible

Somebody asked for a professional way to say ‘Cuz I don’t feel like it’ – 21 tactful methods of saying ‘no bloody chance’ at work

‘What’s something your parents used to go mad about that doesn’t bother you?’ – 23 things that weirdly used to infuriate our mums and dads

Somebody asked what people call the end slice of a loaf of bread, and these 23 variations will utterly boggle your mind

‘What are you eating that would absolutely horrify a nutritionist right now?’ – 22 answers that will make your body feel like a deep-cleaned temple

An ex-pat having a ‘homesick wobble’ asked for news from the UK – 23 spectacularly British answers

‘When dating, what jobs do you consider a red flag and why?’ – 22 professions that seriously give people the ick

‘What do you think people will be nostalgic about in 20 years?’ – 21 things we’ll be donning our rose-tinted specs to look at in 2045

‘What’s a modern UK problem that everyone just accepts but really shouldn’t?’ – 21 uniquely British issues we should stop ignoring

‘What’s something in the UK that disappeared without anyone noticing?’ – 23 very British things that we’ve quietly lost

Somebody asked call centre workers about the weirdest things they’d heard while on hold – 23 people who forgot someone was listening in

‘What is the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought but never used?’ – 21 regrettably pricey purchases

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