Karen Dickinson, Author at The Poke

The Poke

Karen Dickinson

Chefs are sharing the ‘common menu item that is almost always a rip off’ – 22 dishes to avoid like the plague at a restaurant

Someone asked for people’s ‘bad interview stories’ and these people were only too happy to oblige – 23 recruitment shockers

People have been sharing ‘life admin tasks they have completely given up on’ – 21 people who shrugged off the shackles of tedium

‘Which celebrity knew when to walk away and left their legacy intact?’ – 22 stars who gave up while the going was good

Someone who saw a plastering business called Fatboy Skim asked about ‘other hilarious business names’ – 22 outrageously enjoyable puns

People have been sharing the things they own that have ‘paid for themselves’ – 23 exceedingly excellent purchases

‘What’s something that you do exactly right but everyone else gets completely wrong?’ – 21 people who genuinely believe they are perfect

‘What is the worst thing a guest has ever done in your home?’ – 21 absolute visitors from hell

Someone asked about ‘specific objects’ that make us nostalgic for UK primary schools – 23 people who still have a drawers full of pencil sharpenings

People have been sharing their ‘small ideas to make the UK better’ – 23 little tweaks that would make a world of difference

‘What is the highest paying job that requires the least amount of skill?’ – 22 jobs that get you rich with hardly any effort

People have been sharing the times someone piped up at the ‘speak now or forever hold your peace’ bit at a marriage – 21 total wedding ruiners

Somebody asked about films that have aged so terribly they’ve been ‘rendered virtually unwatchable’ – 23 mega-cringe movies we can no longer enjoy

Someone asked about folks who have ‘friction with their in-laws’ – 21 people who married into extreme irritation

Someone asked about the ‘worst excuse’ people have used to get out of work – 21 employees who swapped their morals for a duvet day

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