A confused millennial tries to… rizz up his girlfriend

MODERN dating is a hellscape. Or so my friends enjoying bountiful casual sex thanks to dating apps tell me. But relationships are the real AI-generated desert.

Why haven't United sacked their manager yet? Six reasons

RUBEN Amorim’s Manchester United have lost their first game one-nil to a team widely tipped as title contenders and yet he remains in post. Why?

'Self-respect' removed from Cambridge Dictionary

THE inclusion of ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ in the Cambridge Dictionary means it has been forced to remove ‘self-respect’ from its pages.

Six great actors who will be remembered for their shittiest film
TERENCE Stamp has died, and his many acting triumphs are being overshadowed by his role as a one-dimensional villain in Superman II. These actors will suffer the same.
Anyone who says 'I couldn't have done it without you' is lying

THE phrase ‘I couldn’t have done it without you’ is a lie in every circumstance in which it is used without exception, research has found.

Six traumatic memories from taking your child to his first football match

YOUR son’s first football match should be a wonderful bonding experience you’ll treasure forever, but instead all this shit happens.

Your astrological week ahead for August 16th, with Psychic Bob

PROFIT from a Freakier Friday body-swap scenario in which people invariably return to their own bodies by demanding £5,000 not to cut off a leg. 

Six plausible fictitious conquests for your sexual history

TEMPTED to make your shagging record sound a bit more impressive? Here are some entirely made-up conquests you can probably get away with.

We ask you: Where would you like to see paved over with a data centre?

HUGE whirring data centres are set to expand across the UK. Which parts of the country would you like to see replaced with one?

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Politics

We ask you: how would you fill a £41 billion spending gap?

RACHEL Reeves needs to find £41 billion if she's to meet her self-imposed borrowing rules, according to a think tank. How would you rustle up the necessary funds?

'Donald just read a book at parties': Ghislaine Maxwell's new bullshit version of Trump and Epstein's relationship

GHISLAINE Maxwell is clearly being prepped to give an account of Trump and Epstein's friendship that exonerates the president. Here's the new version of events she's probably working on right now.

Cover for paedos and take bribes: Trump's advice to Starmer

PRESIDENT Trump has popped into the UK to give our beleaguered prime minister advice on how to be a great leader like he is. These are his tips.

We ask you: what would you call Jeremy Corbyn's new party?

BUOYED by his record of incredible electoral success in the Islington area, Jeremy Corbyn has launched an as-yet-nameless political party. What would you call it?

Spend all the money on me, Britons tell Reeves

ALL public spending should be cut ‘except for the specific services I use’, the electorate has informed the government.

'Builder's tea' is annoying people's top drink
SO-CALLED builder's tea is the refreshment of choice among people who are irritating, it has emerged.

Society

Otherwise progressive woman very backward when it comes to straight men

A WOMAN with progressive social opinions in other areas of life has extremely retrograde views when it comes to straight men, it has emerged.

Men losing interest in breasts

EXPOSURE to too many breasts is causing men to become bored and jaded with knockers, it has emerged. 

Man with camera and mic off in Zoom call projecting air of alluring mystery

A MAN has cultivated an enigmatic cult of personality by dialling into a Zoom call with his mic and camera off, it has emerged.

Couple cleverly uses money from shit house in nice area to buy nice house in shit area

HOMEOWNERS who previously purchased an awful house in a good area are moving up the property ladder by buying a good house in an awful area.

Annoying friend saying the right thing again

A WOMAN'S friend has once again infuriated her by providing useful advice instead of listening to her complaints in a supportive manner.

The Archbishop of Canterbury on… Yvette Cooper on Palestine Action: 'Trust me, bro'
WAKING up with a hangover that has turned my genitals quite, quite green, I reflect on the week’s unusually warm weather. 

Lifestyle

Terror as taxi driver joins in conversation

A FAMILY has been left terrified after a taxi driver joined in their conversation, revealing that he had been listening all along. 

Uncle sucking whole family into black hole of ancestral research

AN uncle has decided the entire family should be enslaved in his tedious quest to research their family history.

Gap Year Land opens near Tenby

A NEW theme park will offer juggling, weed-smoking and infectious diseases to students unable to afford to take a year out.

New mother giving up work to post photos of child full-time

A NEW mother has confirmed she has abandoned her career in order to focus on posting photos of her child full-time. 

Not repeating what Mummy said about Auntie Emma: Seven occasions to teach children the importance of lying

IT’S never too soon to teach your offspring to lie if it saves you hassle, time and money. Here are the times when telling the truth is wrong and lying is what good girls and boys do.

Barber and customer in conspiracy of silence over receding hair

A MAN is locked in a toxic relationship with his barber that is based on lies, he has admitted.

Disappointed man misheard VJ Day
A MAN is feeling somewhat let down after mishearing that today is VJ Day, it has emerged.

Sport

Man heroically keeping his real opinion about the penalties to himself

A MAN with an extensive knowledge of football is patriotically refusing to voice his real views on the quality of yesterday’s penalty shootout.

Women maxed out on footballing inspiration

ENGLAND’S women have admitted they have reached a saturation point of being inspired by the Lionesses’ heroics.

Women better than men, again

WOMEN are officially much better than men, the Euro 25 final has proved for the second time.

Yeah well they only won by two thrilling last-minute goals in a heart-racing spectacular, man says grudgingly

A MAN has dismissed the Lionesses’ win last night as nothing but an end-to-end thriller snatching victory from the jaws of defeat in the final moment.

Pubs bracing themselves for sober, civil Lionesses fans

PUBS across England are bracing themselves to be overrun by women watching the England-Italy semi-final in a serious, respectful manner.

Deacon Blue, and other bands you'd happily forgotten until the Guardian dredged them up
THE Guardian loves its ‘How we made’ articles explaining how songs came into being. Unfortunately they also remind you of acts you were not a fan of at the time. Such as these...

Science & Technology

Professions you'd be delighted to see destroyed by AI

THE effect of AI on jobs is expected to be bad. But having said that, there are some professions we’d be happy to see gone forever. Such as these…

Nothing said after five drinks counts, scientists agree

INSULTS, flirtations and generally talking bollocks are all null and void after a fifth drink has been consumed, scientists have confirmed.

Woman's age verified a bit too fast for her liking

A WOMAN’S age has been verified by an online tool at a speed that is frankly insulting, she has confirmed.

Were men this weird pre-internet, ask women

MILLENNIAL women are asking their elders if men were this peculiar before the online era or if the internet is to blame.

iPhone convinced you want to commemorate Battle of the Boyne

YOUR iPhone has, for the 15th consecutive year, reminded you that all your other appointments come second to celebrating the Battle of the Boyne.

The Gen Z guide to overcoming your terror of using a phone to talk to someone
A NUMBER of schools have given teenagers conversation lessons to overcome their anxiety about speaking to an actual person about Clearing. Here are some extra tips.

Arts & Entertainment

David Bowie, and other artists who struck fear into grown adults with a bit of make-up

SOMETIMES all it takes to terrify the public is to dab on a bit of corpse paint or blusher. As these otherwise harmless musicians proved.

Theatre best sleep man has had in years

A MAN has enjoyed his deepest and most refreshing sleep in recent memory while attending the theatre, it has emerged.

Dempsey & Makepeace: TV shows that are great for reminding you you're quite old

EVERYONE loves a bit of TV nostalgia - until you realise Just Good Friends was 42 years ago. Here are some more great shows for reminding you you're halfway to death.

Happy Mondays: Artists whose working-classness is painful if you're actually working-class

BANDS love banging on about how working-class they are, but if you’re from a working-class background you may wonder what exactly it proves. Here are some repeat offenders.

Where to get your fix of problematic banter now MasterChef has been edited

FEELING you're missing out on unacceptable jokes now that MasterChef has been sanitised? Here’s where to get your fix of problematic banter.

'Karma Police might get me laid': Inside the mind of a twat with an acoustic guitar

THE kiss of death for any social gathering is some dick getting out an acoustic guitar. Here are the thought processes going on in his - and it is always ‘his’ - head.

Business

Your imbecilic, half-witted and frankly bigoted ideas for the UK's new banknotes

THE Bank of England, learning nothing from Boaty McBoatface, invited the public to send in ideas for a major redesign of banknotes. This is why they wish they hadn’t.

Geekification of British men almost complete, announces Games Workshop

GAMES Workshop has announced its profits are up by a third and its transformation of Britain into a nation of geeks nears completion.

Why nobody must be punished for the Post Office scandal, by anyone in any kind of power

THERE is loose talk of penance. Of ‘having to pay’. But as a person who has done well in life, I believe we cannot punish anyone involved in the Post Office scandal.

'Proposing to my girlfriend after a romantic dinner of Bombay Bad Boy': Readers share their treasured Poundland memories

POUNDLAND is closing 68 stores, leaving many Britons bereft without their beloved cheap shit retailer. They share their moving stories of how Poundland touched their lives.

Couple start business together because they're in love

A COUPLE who believe that anything is achievable when you’re in deeply in love are proving it by starting a business.

Cock-shaped pasta in Italy's Blackpool: The gammon food critic's holiday to Sorrento
I'M off on holiday. It's been a while and a mate down the pub told me Sorrento is pretty upmarket. As a discerning chap, I wanted my first time in Eyetie Land to be classy.

Work

White-collar worker fantasising about manual job he wouldn’t last five minutes in

A PAMPERED office worker is daydreaming of ditching his desk job for manual labour that would immediately destroy him.

Announcing your colonoscopy in morning meetings, and other ways to overshare at work

WORKMATES not got a lot going on? Treat them to every twist in your wild rollercoaster life with regular updates. These methods let you build insights into your life into your day.

Workforce temporarily flooded with teenagers who don't know shit

THE nation’s employers have been deluged with a torrent of teenagers on work experience who do not know how to do the most basic of tasks.

Charm of child on Zoom call rapidly dissipating

THE novelty of a toddler interrupting a professional Zoom call is waning fast, all participants confirmed.

Why A-levels don't matter, by celebrities with careers based on luck and total crap
THERE’S no need to fret if you didn’t get the A-level results you needed. Here top celebrities explain why incredibly talented people like them succeed anyway.

Alcohol

Legend finds way to go hard and go home at same time

A MAN believes he has discovered a bold new frontier of nights out by going hard and going home simultaneously.

We ask you: what event are you pairing with this weekend's alcohol?

BLAZING sun compels every Briton to indulge in alcohol at an event designed for same, whether called ‘Trudy’s wedding’ or ‘Glyndebourne’. What’s yours?

BuzzBallz: Your guide to surviving the unprecedented threat of 13.5% alcohol

A DANGEROUS new novelty drink, BuzzBallz, is sweeping the UK, the media has warned us. So is there any way to prevent this sherry-strength alcopop ruining your life? Try these measures.

Man begins pre-drinks for Oasis gig

MINDFUL that there are only 55 hours to go before the first gig of the Oasis reunion, a man has started on pre-drinks this afternoon.

Five homeworker hot weather outfits you were hoping other people wouldn't see
HAVE you been working from home and slobbing out in a state of undress due to the warm spell? Prepare to panic when a surprise visit or an Zoom call exposes one of these outfits.