Which TV show are you watching just to keep your partner happy?

YOU only have one life, so why not spend it watching multiple hours of television you hate just to keep the peace?  Yawn through these soul-destroyers.

Telling them their name: six conversations you've had with celebrities

THEY say ‘don’t meet your heroes’, but rarely continue ‘because you’ll make a twat out of yourself and cringe whenever you see them on telly’. Expect these conversations.

Patriarchy collapses after teenage boy paints nails

THE social system which benefits men has come crashing down as a 15-year-old boy has decided to lacquer his nails with coloured varnish.

Stanley Johnson, Carrie Johnson, six posh girls with unexplained babies: Boris Johnson's resignation honours list

BORIS Johnson’s resignation honours list includes his father, his wife, his baby son, six single mothers with ridiculous names, and more.

'I'm a great listener,' man interrupts
A WOMAN’S boyfriend has interrupted her complaint that nobody ever listens to her by explaining he is a great listener.
Meetings cancelled at the last minute, and other career highs

REAL career highs are not promotions, successful initiatives or boosting the share price, but the buzz of a training course that finishes before lunch.

Man picked last in PE still taking out anger on entire world

A MAN who was the last to be chosen for PE teams is still exacting vengeance on everyone and everything 40 years later.

Nine things we wish you would stop doing, by a newborn

AS a newborn baby, there are many things you do that make me wish I was able to tell you you're an idiot. Like these.

Boomer couple downsizing to bigger house than you will ever own

A RETIRED couple have moved from their spacious five-bed family home to a modest little three-bed that is still far beyond your buying power.

How to become middle class by upgrading your condiments

ARE you a class betrayer desperate to slither your way into the ranks of the middle classes? Here’s how to do it with your favourite condiments.

Married couple bail on date night after 20 minutes because the chemistry isn't there

A MARRIED couple have made excuses to get out of date night after 20 minutes because there was no chemistry whatsoever.

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Politics

Incredible Brexit breakthrough makes things almost as good as they were before

AN amazing breakthrough Brexit deal has restored the situation in one small area of Britain to almost its blissful pre-2016 state.

Brexit hardman vs actual hardman: Who will win?

TORY MP Steve Baker is a self-styled Brexit hardman, but can he hold his own against a genuine thug? Thanks to the Isle of Dogs Boxing Club & Gym, we found out.

It is unacceptable that Northern Ireland is separated from us by a sea, by Mark Francois

BACK in Neolithic Britain, when everyone voted Conservative, there was no sea between Britain and Northern Ireland. Who put it there? The EU.

Therese Coffey filmed smoking turnips

THERESE Coffey has been secretly filmed shredding and smoking turnips for what she claims is the ultimate British high.

I will personally fellate Red Wall racists: Keir Starmer's five missions

YESTERDAY I set out Labour’s five missions for the future. Now I’m asking you to join me as we build a new Britain in which every bigot is fellated and no flag goes unshagged.

Scottish man had forgotten his country's tradition of fervent religious bigotry

A SCOTTISH voter had almost forgotten his country’s long-held tradition of cold-eyed religious bigotry until Kate Forbes came along.

Men treating mate's new girlfriend to run-through of his most shameful moments
A GROUP of men are regaling their mate’s new girlfriend with a detailed explanation of his most humiliating moments.

Society

'It's fireman not firefighter': seven absolutely bollocks culture war hills to die on

THE wokerati blame the UK’s massive problems on Brexit and the Tories while any sane person knows these are the real issues, writes Roy Hobbs, aged 64.

How to be a good ally to a straight white man

YOU might be a progressive tofu-eating Guardian reader, but do you know how to support straight white men? Become an ally to this un-marginalised group with this guide.

Being crap in bed and other things you can't blame on Brexit

BREXIT is often blamed for Britain’s woes, but only because they’re its fault. However there are still some things that cannot be pinned on our decision to leave the EU.

As a middle-class vegan, the vegetable crisis is life-threatening to me

TABLOIDS joke about it. The supermarkets pretend it is no big deal. But as a middle-class vegan, vegetable rationing is life-threatening to me.

Brexiters tick off 'food rationing' on list

BREXITERS have placed a big happy tick next to ‘food rationing’ on their list of conditions to return Britain to its ideal wartime state.

The topics you and your 1980s penpal Pierre from Toulouse wrote to each other about

PAIRED across the Channel, you corresponded with Pierre in the hope you’d one day visit him, drink vin rouge and baiser his sister.

Six British TV shows that should not attempt cinematic spin-offs
A MOVIE of Luther that nobody asked for is in cinemas. Which other hit British series should not attempt to hit the big screen?

Lifestyle

Five surprising benefits of being an unlikeable twat

EVERYONE hates a disagreeable arsehole, but it’s far from all bad. These are the surprising benefits people rarely discuss.

Have you got an unhealthy cleaning obsession, ladies? Take my test, by a man

HEY ladies, are you unreasonably obsessed with domestic hygiene? Find out with this helpful test by me, a man.

Six things your neighbours know about you that you wish they didn't

PROXIMITY confers familiarity, which means your neighbours know things about you that even your closest friends don’t. They idly discuss the following foibles.

The parent's guide to giving up and just bribing your bastard kids

YOU once believed your kids would do what you asked without having to promise them all manner of shit first. Here’s what happens instead.

Six rooms middle-class people think they need in their houses

MOST people get by with just enough rooms for basic life activities. Not so the British middle class. Here is a list of unnecessary living spaces that are vital to their existence.

'Instant makes me physically sick': Five twats who've gone too far down the coffee rabbit hole

GOT a friend who’s way too obsessed with coffee? They may well fit one of these categories of ‘coffee twat’.

New mum spends first night out hopelessly pissed and irrationally paranoid
A NEW mum who had been desperate to go out for months immediately got hammered and spent the whole evening fretting about her baby.

Sport

Football the worst hobby, women agree

WOMEN have agreed that of all the pathetic things men are far too obsessed with, football is easily the worst.

Five magical things about going to a League Two football game

The Premier League has never been better but you’re too cheap to go to their matches. Here’s what you’re getting by supporting a shit League Two team instead.

VAR system to be brought in to eliminate VAR errors

A NEW VAR system to correct bad VAR decisions is to be introduced in a bid to eliminate human error from football once and for all.

How to feel sorry for Andy Murray finishing work at 4am

ANDY Murray is raging about having to work for five hours and finish at 4am. Here's how to feel sorry about this blatant breach of his human rights.

BBC issues formal apology for Gary Lineker talking over sex noises

THE BBC has apologised for Gary Lineker interrupting interesting sex noises with his annoyingly matey football punditry. 

Man's fantasy football team in fantasy legal battle with fantasy corrupt owners

THE performance of a man’s fantasy football team has been severely affected by fantasy lawsuits with the fantasy club’s fantasy owners.

Why mummy was sitting on top of daddy shouting: What to do if you're caught in the act by your five-year-old
HUMPING away merrily then realise your child has wandered into the bedroom? Try and bail yourselves out with one of these implausible lies.

Science & Technology

Panic as friend given phone to see photo starts swiping

A WOMAN who handed her phone to a friend to show her a photo has been gripped with sudden terror as the friend casually began to swipe.

'Why is the sky blue?' and other questions your kids can just f**king Google

SINCE the dawn of mankind kids have tormented their parents with stupid questions. But now you can just point them in the direction of the nearest search engine when asked this sort of shit.

Six technological dead-ends you were conned into buying

THE future comes in all shapes and sizes, and some of those shapes were useless f**king junk enriching Lord Sugar. You fell for this crap...

Dear Internet, no I haven't changed my mind about cookies in the last 72 hours

REMEMBER on Friday when I said I didn't want any cookies? Well I remember, and guess what?

Five panic responses when your contactless card gets declined

YOUR card has been rejected. Here’s how to claw back some fiscal dignity in the ensuing blind panic.

The six stages of having to print some f**king thing out

YOUR printer hates you but you need a hard copy of your boarding pass. These are the six stages of misery you’ll go through to get it.

Woman reduces screen time to 94.6 per cent of waking hours
A WOMAN has drastically reduced her daily screen time by several waking minutes, it has emerged.

Arts & Entertainment

How to be a completely f**king dimwitted armchair detective

ARE you, one person with a laptop, more likely to solve a crime than hundreds of experienced police officers? Obviously ‘yes’. Here’s how to go about it.

British remake of Cocaine Bear stars fox off its tits on blue WKD

HOPING to capitalise on the success of the exploits of a drug-addled animal, film producers have reimagined Cocaine Bear for the British market.

Boyfriend dragged to salsa class retaliates by starting affair

A BOYFRIEND who was forced to accompany his other half to a dance class has kickstarted an affair to get his own back.

You can pick a lock wearing tiny shorts: Signs you're a woman in an action film

ACTION movies have a reputation for lazy female stereotypes, but that’s unfair because some women have a name and don’t just scream. Here are the signs you might be one.

10 records you won't admit you bought because you fancied the singer

YOUR music tastes would never be influenced by something as base as fancying the artist, right? Wrong, and that’s why you bought these records and CDs.

Seven questions you really want to ask the man watching porn on the bus

IT’S weird to glance at someone’s phone and realise they’re watching hardcore porn on the number 16 to Leek. Here are the burning questions you will not ask.

Reversing round a corner: Things you'd totally f**k up if you had to take your driving test again
YOU reckon you’re a great driver but you never look in your mirrors and often ignore the speed limit. Here’s how you’d instantly fail your test if you took it now.

Business

Five inventions you came up with on the loo that would net you millions on Dragon's Den

ONCE again you’re astride the porcelain facing five imaginary millionaires desperate to invest in the game-changing ideas you come up with mid-dump, like these.

'Why can't you just be happy for us?' ask energy firms

ENERGY firms raking in billions of pounds of profit are at a loss as to why nobody is congratulating them.

SPONSORED FEATURE: Why you should have a pre-payment meter if you f**king know what's good for you, by British Gas

TIRED of wrestling with your less-expensive direct debit? Why not upgrade to a pre-payment meter we’ll even install for you? Don’t make us ask twice. You’ll regret it.

We couldn't have done it without you, says Shell

OIL and gas giant Shell has thanked you for your invaluable contribution to its record profits of £32.2 billion.

Call everyone 'boss': How to curry favour with the scary men at Halfords

HALFORDS can be intimidating for the sensitive, modern man who doesn’t know how to check his oil. Here’s how to ingratiate yourself with the frightening blokes who replace your headlights.

Woman completing tax return can't wait to see how the government wisely spends it

A SELF-EMPLOYED woman completing her tax return is eager to find out how this unimpeachable government will best use her hard-earned money.

Sue Gray hire proves there were no parties and Boris wasn't at them, say Tories
SUE Gray’s hiring by Labour proves once and for all there were no Downing Street lockdown parties and Boris Johnson did not attend them, the Tories have asserted.

Work

Six depressing reality checks from a single visit to LinkedIn

THE social media site of choice for arseholes, LinkedIn can induce unparalleled despair in just ten minutes. But what depressing truths lie in wait for you?

Five nightmare people to share your daily commute with

DOES your journey to work every day mean spending time with people you'd otherwise avoid like the plague? You’ll be familiar with these.

Office workers would get just as much done in a zero-day week

THE productivity of office workers would be unaffected if they went down to a zero-day week, it has been confirmed.

You don't see me striking, says man who can't

A MAN is claiming to be morally superior for not taking industrial action, neglecting to mention there is zero chance of his office going on strike. 

No more wank breaks: Six habits homeworkers will have to lose to return to the office

THE CBI is getting upset about people still homeworking, so do you face the grim prospect of returning to the office? Here are six habits you’ll have to lose first.

'I'm just off for a crap' and other things you can't say out loud at work

DO you spend your working day wishing you could say what’s on your mind? Here are six completely true statements it’s best to keep to yourself.

Palpable relief from TV weather presenter that shit weather confined to North
A WEATHER presenter found it hard to contain her relief that bitterly low temperatures will be confined to strange, faraway places like Scotland and Yorkshire.

Alcohol

Suspiciously cheap pints and other ways Wetherspoons has you by the balls

YOU vowed never to return to one of Tim Martin’s watering holes, but here you are crawling back yet again. This is how Wetherspoons has you in a chokehold.

Freak actually follows through on only staying for one pint

A MAN who claimed he was only staying out for one pint has disturbed and frightened his friends by sticking to his promise.

Woman doing Dry January discovers she can make terrible life choices sober, too

A WOMAN who has not drunk for more than three weeks has been alarmed to find she can still make f**king awful decisions without touching a drop.

The risks of drinking you actually give a toss about, by pints consumed

BOWEL cancer isn’t a risk of drinking you’re worried about, but not being pissed enough by 11pm is. Here are the real risks of drinking ranked by how shitfaced you are.

Tell Dry January to go f**k itself by winning a case of Daily Mash beer

Win one of two cases of our limited edition Daily Mash beer, created in collaboration with Northern Monk, in our quiz about the three prime ministers of 2022. 

How to regain your dignity after ordering a half

FEELING like a worthless, pathetic weakling after ordering half a pint? Start rebuilding your dignity with these tips.

Horrific things that will happen if you see a drag queen. By Norman Steele
DRAG queen events including a children’s storytime have been criticised recently. Quite right, says traditionalist Norman Steele. Here he warns of the life-changing dangers of seeing a man in a dress.