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Here is our seasonal medley of Christmas cracker jokes. Some of them are traditional favourites. And some of them are home groan...



Q. What's the best way to steal treacle?

A. Syruptitiously


Q. What do shepherds put on their walls?

A. Flock wallpaper


Q: What is the most common owl in Britain?

A: The "teet"


Q. What's the most common owl in America?

A. The superb


Q. Why did the crow join the fitness class?

A. To improve his caw strength.


Q. What's E.T. short for?

A. Because he's got little legs!


Q. Which Californian city gave Father Christmas an alternative name?

A. Santa Moniker


Q. How much does a cockney pay for shampoo?

A. Pantene


Q. Where is the best place in the world to sketch Dracula?

A. Pencilvania


Q. What's the difference between a large toilet roll & a small one?

A. On the whole, no difference


Q. What do you call social media for religious people?

A. FaithTime


Q. What's not on Andrew's cake this Christmas?

A. Royal icing


Q. What royals is Andrew having for Christmas lunch?

A. Jersey royals


Q. What's on the Louvre Christmas card this year?

A. A robin



With contributions from deskpilot, granger, hokeyloki, jeremynh, and modelmaker.


November 2024


November 2024 was a decisive month. Things happened. In the UK, Rachel Reeves delivered her first budget and whacked up taxes on businesses and whacked up taxes on dead farmers. In the US of A, the voters elected a whacked up President, leaving all the pollsters wondering how they’d got it so wrong. The Conservatives elected Kemi Badenoch as leader; she immediately went into hiding and hasn’t been seen since.


Manchester United appointed Ruben Amorim as manager. There was some controversy about Rachel Reeves’ CV, with suggestions that she might have overstated her qualifications. And the Charity Commission published a report slating Captain Tom’s family for mismanagement.


In health news, the media went crazy about weight loss jabs. Just a thin excuse for journos to claim back the cost of jabs as ‘research’. A thin excuse. See what I did there? In entertainment news, that guy from the crisp adverts quit Match of the Day.


Here is a selection of the top NewsBiscuit stories from November 2024. Click through to read the stories and see the author credits. Scroll down to see some of the month’s best headlines.


UK politics


US politics


Culture, Media and Sport



Headlines - politics 

Result of tomorrow's free and fair US election announced today by Russia

Democratic Party donors ask for refunds       

103% of Americans say election pollsters got it wrong

Rachel Reeves' CV reveals she's been an astronaut, head of the UN and Archbishop of Canterbury

Chancer of the Exchequer

Farm death tax 'Won't cost farming industry much' yet will raise tons of money for the Govt?!


Headlines - professions

Arsonists Anonymous promise new members a warm welcome

Struggling tree surgery company to cut half its branches

Astronomer caught moonlighting

Farmer who fell under plough says the experience was harrowing


Headlines – entertainment

Eric Morecambe auction catalogue has all the right lots, not necessarily in the right order

Gary Lineker to get Testimonial Episode of MOTD

Petition to abolish 'signing for things' gets no signatures

New breed of dog cleans up after itself - it's called a Retriever-Poo

Captain Tom's family to star in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake


Other headlines

DIY store selling doors for £1.00 say there are no catches

IVF postcode lottery 'not fair' - "I didn't even want a baby" says pensioner

Cut this one thing out to drastically stop ageing... birthdays

Man who bought full-fibre broadband still constipated



Image credit: deep dream generator



A contestant has completed a reality TV show challenge in good time with no last minute panic. Stunned viewers watched open-mouthed as Caroline Frodsham, a project manager from Stoke, completed the redecoration of a cake shop with an hour to spare and under budget.


'I simply worked back from the deadline and planned out the tasks to fit the budget,' said Ms Frodsham. 'The client initially wanted a very ambitious design, but we had a sensible and open discussion on what was realistic - your know, like adults - and they were happy with the end result.'


'She was polite, competent and efficient,' said series producer Josh Wyndham, 'the bastard. Who wants to watch that? No tears, no breakdowns, no bitching about her fellow contestants... She embarrassed us all in front of the nation. Mark my words, she'll never work in reality TV again.' Despite this threat, Ms Frodsham appeared unconcerned, apparently quite happy to continue working in actual reality instead.



Image credit: perchance.org

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