Mash Blind Date: 'I told her I was six foot two. I'm five foot two. Hope she isn't prejudiced'

SHORT king Oliver O’Connor, aged 29, neglected to mention his regal lack of stature to date Grace Wood-Morris, aged 32. Will she notice?

Are you right-wing enough to become the next BBC director general?

YOU might be the most right-wing person in your local branch of Wetherspoons at 2.45pm on a Monday, but are you right-wing enough to run the BBC? Find out.

Remembering which Star Wars films are good, and other mental loads carried by the man in relationships

WOMEN complain they shoulder the bulk of the mental load in relationships, while men quietly, heroically, make sure they never have to worry about these considerations.

Florence + The Machine, and other artists so irritating you'd swear you shared a student house with them

ONLY musicians and students can indulge in being wilfully obnoxious as a personality. Each of these brings back memories of an arsehole housemate.

Every other manager in Britain also under pressure to resign for saying Trump did coup
FOLLOWING a brace of BBC resignations, every other manager in the UK who believed Trump tried to overturn an election is now under pressure to do the same.
Middle-aged man still wearing blue because blue is for boys

THE fashion decisions of a 48-year-old man are still dictated by his belief that blue is for boys and all other colours are troublingly feminine.

Your astrological week ahead for November 8th, with Psychic Bob

‘Ratajkowski? Now that’s one Emily I’d like to get my dick in, son!’ you say but, the lads being largely ignorant of 19th century American poets, not one of them gets it.

Woman puts boyfriend on Vinted

A WOMAN believes her boyfriend, who she has outgrown and no longer really suits her, can still earn her a few quid on the popular resale app Vinted.

We ask you: How will you satisfy your thirst for depravity now Grand Theft Auto VI is delayed?

GRAND Theft Auto VI will not now be released until next November. How will you slake your degenerate urges until then?

Kate would do a far better job of playing Meghan in film

MEGHAN Markle is to play herself in an upcoming film despite the fact the Princess of Wales would be far better for the role.

The Archbishop of Canterbury on… being glad James Corden's career in not-Britain is going well

WAKING with a hangover so dehydrating I am forced to drink an entire fish tank of water, including the fish containing vital fluids, I reflect upon the events of the week. 

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Politics

Raised eyebrow to cardiac arrest: how shocked are you that Brexit failing isn't Brexiters' fault?

NIGEL Farage has rightly pointed out that Brexit opportunities have been ‘squandered’ and Brexiters are in no way responsible. How shocked are you by these undeniable truths?

Reeves to stay due to popular demand

THE prime minister has decided not to sack Rachel Reeves because you all love her so much and she is doing a great job.

Oh for f**k's sake, we would never have hyped a Caerphilly by-election if Reform weren't going to win it

ARE you taking the f**king piss, Wales? You think we’d have bothered covering a by-election in bloody Caerphilly if Reform weren’t going to win?

How to be less racist about the Welsh: A guide for Reform politicians

TODAY'S Caerphilly by-election could be a step towards Reform winning the most seats in Wales, polls suggest. But as a party known for their old-school prejudices, here is some advice for candidates.

Brexit: why did nobody point out there could be downsides?

AS the chancellor blames Brexit for damaging the UK’s economy, we ask: why didn’t anyone suggest there could be negative effects back in 2016?

He's actually straight, and other things Alan Carr has been lying about
BEING a traitor isn’t the only thing Alan Carr has been lying about. Here is the disturbing truth about one of TV’s most beloved stars.

Society

Old people mainly miserable and boring, young report

A NEW survey has found that despite their reputation for cuddly chat and homespun wisdom, the majority of those aged 60 or over are glum, boring moaners.

'Norfolk: a place for disgrace and exile' is county's new slogan

RESIDENTS of Norfolk are delighted their county has been chosen as the location where a disgraced sex case is to live out his miserable, banished life.

Could he not be called 'Andrew' as well? ask Britain's Andrews

THE nation’s Andrews have asked King Charles if he could also change his brother’s first name to avoid the association.

Staff at old people's home unsure how to decorate for Halloween

CARE home workers are struggling to decorate their premises for Halloween without reminding residents of their imminent demise, it has emerged.

My love language is wanting a f**king mortgage, woman admits

A WOMAN'S preferred attachment style is to help her pay off hundreds of thousands of pounds over 25 years, she has revealed.

Denial, bargaining, saying sod it and being late for work: The six stages of adjusting to the clocks going back

AN extra hour in bed is small consolation for the dreariness of standard time. These are the steps you will work through as you adjust to omnipresent darkness.

Elon Musk to find money cannot buy happiness on hitherto unprecedented scale
THE $1 trillion pay award given to Elon Musk will enable him to learn money cannot buy happiness on a scale never before imagined.

Lifestyle

Five of the best haircuts if you never want to have sex again

EXHAUSTED by all the sex you're getting? Start living like a monk by asking your barber for these hairstyles.

A woman's guide to what men do in the shower

EVER wondered why the man in your life takes so long showering? Here are the things he's doing in the bathroom he'd rather you didn't know about.

Run squawking through an Edinburgh Wool Mill and a fetish shop: how to get Claudia's Traitors style

CLAUDIA Winkleman’s outfits on The Traitors have ordinary people aghast and divorced authoritarian middle-managers wondering how to get the look. Follow these tips.

'Fallen leaves do so put me in mind of Keats': How to get a shag out of autumn

ENJOYING the cold, wet, dark weather? No? Then at least attempt to use the supposed romance of autumn to get into someone’s pants with these tactics.

Six-seven, and other bullshit Gen Z slang that's hurting them more than us

SIX-SEVEN is what the kids are saying, and you’re supposed to care. But does the new generation’s race for fresh online slang just make them easier to ignore? Let’s assess.

Gobshit, and other swears I will be using to sound hard. By Robert Jenrick
SHADOW justice secretary Robert Jenrick has proved his hard man credentials by saying ‘bullshit’ on Good Morning Britain. Here he lists other profanities he is prepared to use. 

Relationships

Work-life balance finally achieved by f**king boss

A MAN has achieved the perfect balance between his working life and his personal life by beginning an affair with his boss.

'I like a larger Harley Quinn': Your guide to getting laid at comic conventions

LONDON recently hosted Comic Con, and such events are heaving with people cosplaying characters you may well fancy. Here’s how to pull your own Poison Ivy or Kylo Ren.

Is your wife or girlfriend really a man? A guide for concerned male partners

BRIGITTE Macron is suing over claims that she used to be a man, which is highly unlikely but can easily play on a man's mind. Here's how to tell if your partner is the sex they claim to be.

What your girlfriend is looking at on her phone vs what she's telling you

PARTNER endlessly scrolling on her mobile? Ever wondered if she's being entirely honest about what she's looking at? Here's the uncomfortable truth.

Mystery as platonic friendship ends after romantic rejection

A MAN and woman have abruptly ended their two-year friendship after he unexpectedly made romantic advances, it has emerged.

Why your ex is a classic toxic narcissistic psychopath and you'd take her back tomorrow

AFTER a full nine minutes on an American website, you’ve successfully diagnosed your ex as a narcissist. This explains why the relationship was toxic and why you want her back.

Science & Technology

All women's sexts peer reviewed

WOMEN have confirmed every sexually explicit text message they send goes through comprehensive rounds of group evaluation.

Internet outage provides tantalising glimpse of a world without this bullshit

YESTERDAY’S widespread internet outage has offered the world a fleeting vision of the paradise life could be if not deluged with endless online bollocks.

Once I can get personalised AI erotica, how am I ever expected to leave the house?

GREAT. Now I can specify my erotic needs – Scarlett Johansson, H-cups, PSCO outfit – and ChatGPT will spin up a bespoke scenario. And I’m meant to leave the house?

The seven stages of your workplace getting obsessed with AI then realising it's bollocks

ANYONE with a job is likely to have witnessed managers gushing about AI then quietly ditching the idea. See where your employer is in the cycle of AI hype.

Quantum mechanics, and other things that are simple if you're thick

NOBEL Prizes are being given out, but do not impress Britain’s many idiots who believe anything they fail to understand is simple. Wayne Hayes explains why they’re bollocks.

You could stick a banger up a cat's arse in my day: The gammon food critic's bonfire party
BONFIRE Night, what a load of fuss over something that never happened. Although God knows we could do with a modern-day Guy Fawkes to get rid of Starmer, as I cleverly keep telling people.

Arts & Entertainment

Six features of anime that its adult fans are oddly reluctant to talk about

ANIME is hugely popular with Gen Z, and with many adults who choose to gloss over many of the genre’s more questionable aspects. These are not often discussed:

Bands with 'Boys' in their name, ranked from rock hard to soft as shite

THEY term themselves ‘boys’ but is the collective noun as in ‘or we’ll get the boys round’ or ‘boys, are you playing nicely’? We sort the boys from the men using it ironically.

The Wombles, and other fictional bands more terrifying than anything AI is coming up with

COMPUTERS may be generating nightmare fuel images and weird non-existent bands, but humans are perfectly capable of creating disturbing musical horrors on their own. As these acts prove.

The top five Halloween movies to start your kids on the tragic path to being a goth

HALLOWEEN is the perfect time for a spooky film with the kids. But could it inadvertently lead to them becoming goths? Think twice before settling down with these…

We ask you: would you listen to Lily Allen's new album if it wasn't for all the divorce gossip?

LILY Allen has re-entered the musical fray with a new album detailing her traumatic, salacious breakup. Is that why you're listening?

Six reasons why solo gig-going is cool and not desperate, by a man without friends

SHARING a live music experience with friends is overrated. Here's why it's actually better and cooler to go by yourself.

Man's ideal anniversary gift realistic expectations of sexual performance
A MAN feels the perfect anniversary gift from his wife would be low expectations about his sexual performance later.

Celebrity

We ask you: Should Andrew be forced to have a shittier surname?

NO longer Prince Andrew or the Duke of York, the shamed Royal is still called Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Should these fancy surnames be removed as well?

I'm totally anonymous now. I could be right behind you and you'd never know. By Andrew

THEY’VE taken it all away from me. My Princehood, my Dukedom, my HRH. And now I’m completely anonymous. I could be anywhere. I could be in the room with you now.

To be fair you'd cheat on Lily Allen too. By David Harbour

I SEE Lily has treated the breakdown of our relationship with the respect it deserves, which is to say, by writing a song about my butt plugs. There’s a bit about a vasectomy as well, is there? Great.

We ask you: who could possibly replace Claudia Winkleman and the other one on Strictly?

CLAUDIA Winkleman and her blonde co-presenter are leaving Strictly Come Dancing and unless they are replaced the BBC is doomed. Who could do it?

Man who collected spent fireworks in 1970s childhood cannot fathom why
A MAN who spent at least three years of his youth saving spent fireworks in jars cannot now comprehend why he did that.

Work

'It's a no-brainer' says co-worker with no brain

AN office worker has exposed his lack of mental faculties by describing the solution to a complicated work problem as a 'no-brainer'.

Piss-taking boss expects you to work after lunch

YOUR boss is unfairly expecting you to work at your desk without falling asleep after you have eaten lunch, it has emerged.

Middle manager trials good mood

A MIDDLE manager is experimenting with being pleasant to his staff in a bid to improve their productivity, it has emerged.

You are f**k all like Taylor Swift, pupils remind English teachers

ENGLISH teachers likening themselves to Taylor Swift after the star referred to herself as ‘your English teacher’ have been sternly informed they can f**k off.

Best career motivation is manager who's a complete prick

THERE is no better motivation to get promoted, change career or finally start your own business than having an utter arsehole as your manager, experts have confirmed.

Your salary safe from inflation, reassure bosses

THE 3.8 per cent rise in inflation will not trigger any confusing rises in your take-home pay, the UK’s employers have confirmed.

Teen wearing Middle Eastern neck scarf really putting society in its place
A TEENAGER has forced society to reflect on its shortcomings and hypocrisies by wearing a keffiyeh neck scarf.

Alcohol

Vermouth and Vimto: Five cocktails to make when you're hammered and you've drunk all the good stuff

HOME from the pub but don’t want the party to end yet? Behold, five questionable mixers you can make without nipping back out to the corner shop.

How to get ripped without giving up booze: Pete Hegseth's high-alcohol workout

ANYONE else sick of gym bros saying you need to give up booze to get shredded? I’ve made heavy drinking part of my workout and I’m fitter than a Navy SEAL. You can be too.

Young people not drinking very specific acceptable amount of alcohol

YOUNG people are either exceeding or falling short of the specific amount of acceptable alcohol consumption older generations dictate, they have admitted.

Wayne Rooney, and five other people it wouldn't surprise you to learn were pissed throughout

WAYNE Rooney has admitted drinking throughout his Manchester United career, explaining a great deal. Perhaps these other luminaries were smashed the whole time.

Everyone paying for what they had is a sign one person got shitfaced

WHENEVER a group of diners decide to pay for exactly what each has consumed it is because one of the group got f**king wrecked, it has been confirmed.

Why exes should be granted visitation rights after post-break-up boob jobs, by a man
IMAGINE you’re selling your old Fiat Panda. You agree a price, but as the new owner drives it away it transforms into a top-of-the-range Audi. That is what a post-break-up boob job is like for men.