Poppy Dykes, Author at The Poke

The new Boots Christmas advert is sending right-wing bigots up the wall for its glittery “wokeness” and X knows just how to respond

TikTok’s ‘camera flip trend’ is a flipping good laugh – even celebrity users are getting views for not being able to work a phone

Couples are hurling ‘criminal’ insults at each other with the “suspect challenge”, but this one is truly arresting

This close encounter with a mattress was the most slapstick thing we’ve seen from TikTok’s ‘subtle foreshadowing’ trend

People are fighting like an old married couple over this text sent two days before a wedding

Retail workers are revolting on TikTok – make sure you’re not one of ‘those’ customers

What is a ‘trauma candy salad’? The trend that’s giving the internet a counselling session

People have been sharing the weird – very weird – things their significant other gets up to – 17 proper jaw-droppers

This tale of the rail ticket small print that turned a straightforward journey into a nightmare went wildly viral and had people fuming

People are reworking Heads Up! to showcase their friend groups’ slang and the results are eye-opening

People are sharing the ‘Britishisms’ that simply don’t travel overseas – 15 words and phrases lost in translation

Reddit asked about the biggest red flags on a first date – 15 unbelievable responses

Jacqueline Wilson is TikTok’s latest unlikely star, and the childhood nostalgia is real

TikTok is showing off its most extreme ‘end of the night’ transformations and the results are just brilliant

Gen Z are taking over marketing for these businesses and everyone is loving it, fr