Record numbers in denial about British seaside

THOUSANDS of Britons are in deep denial about the true nature of the seaside areas they are flocking to in the hot weather. 

A desperate need to enjoy any sort of summer weather is stopping people confronting the truth about the various bleak hell-holes they are visiting in a state of delirious joy.

Office worker Kelly Howard said: “I’ve got the day off so naturally I rushed to a deprived town where the only choice of food is Wetherspoons, chippies and Iceland. These dry chips are delicious!

“Sure, the beach is rammed with drunk people and litter, there’s raw sewage floating by near the beach and my car’s been vandalised by local youths. But I’m at the seaside! Yay!”

Psychiatrist Oliver O’Connor said: “This is a level of denial usually seen only in the most hard-to-treat cases of alcoholism. In fact I would call it dangerous mass psychosis when people believe candyfloss is enjoyable to eat.

“My approach would be intensive talking therapy to gradually bring people back to reality. Although treading in a Burger King box that has been shat in on the beach tends to have the same effect.”

Dad Martin Bishop said: “My youngest said she’d found a tiny fairy’s wand which turned out to be a used needle covered in a thin translucent crust. 

“The British seaside really is a magical place where dreams come true.”

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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.

Lauren Hewitt is a forward-thinking champion of inclusivity and non-offensive language, except when a straight man is involved, when she reverts to tired stereotypes similar in principle to those of a lazy 1970s comedian.

Hewitt said: “Nobody should face prejudice and outdated cultural expectations, except for straight men who are simple creatures. Am I right, ladies?

“All they think about is sex, football and chips. That’s if they’re not droning on about their car. And you can’t take offence at that because I’m in a grey area of being tongue-in-cheek.

“The only thing straight men are good for is taking out the bins and earning enough money to buy their girlfriends expensive jewellery. Which is actually an incredibly outdated view of society that’s similar to an oppressive 1950s patriarchy. Oh well.”

Colleague Tom Logan said: “I get confused when Lauren talks about men. I do household chores, you’ve got to, and I’m quite good at expressing my feelings when it’s appropriate. I don’t have strong feelings about Sydney Sweeney, either. Is that bad?

“I do like beer though, or more specifically lager, so Lauren’s got about one out of 50 of her observations about men right.”