Sex in the Cotswolds: is it qualitatively better than sex in less desirable postcodes?

EVERYBODY, meaning residents of north London and residents of the Cotswolds, is obsessed with sex in the Cotswolds. But can it also be pleasurable in poorer areas?

Movies, and other things that can only be enjoyed after extensive online research

THANKS to the internet, life’s pleasures can only be relished after hours of punishing online research. Do the work before these.

Miserable man syndrome definitely nothing to do with us, agree wives

THE wives of middle-aged miserable men have agreed that this curious phenomenon is entirely unrelated to their own behaviour.

Window cleaners, and five other people you're too middle-class to sack

ACROSS non-confrontational Britain, homeowners huddle together, united in receiving poor service but too cowardly to say anything. They dream of dismissing these.

'You're locked in here with me': Mike Amesbury MP's prison survival guide
AS member for Runcorn and Helsby, I know how to survive in hostile environments. So my ten weeks inside will be spent as the f**king Daddy.
This week in Mash History: Stravinsky drops diss track, 1927

REGARDED as one of the 20th century’s great composers, Stravinsky is pivotal to modernism and the bloke your dad guesses for all music questions on University Challenge.

'I've got a cool name for my wanting loads of sex'

THINK my condition, that of wanting no-strings-attached sex with multiple women, is no more than selfish, objectifying lust? Wait until you hear the cool name I’ve given it.

Man torn between spending evening with wife or watching something decent

A MAN is facing the tough choice between spending the evening in the company of his wife, who he loves dearly, or watching something other than total shit.

Anti-vaxxer couldn't give a f**k about fat jabs

WEIGHT-loss injections are linked to 82 deaths, according to a headline completely ignored by a fanatical anti-vaccine campaigner because they are not his thing.

German voters turn retro

AFTER a tense night of vote counting, around 20 per cent of Germany has decided to back a far-retro movement.

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Politics

War! I knew something was missing, says Starmer

KEIR Starmer has admitted he knew something was missing from the wonderful state of Britain he was so lucky as to inherit, and it turns out war was it.

Seven classic expenses fiddles they can't touch you for. By Rachel Reeves

WE all like to supplement our salary with dodgy expense claims, but even a pro like me gets caught out sometimes. Stick to these classic scams and HR won’t be able to touch you. 

Should we threaten and imprison farmers blocking the road like Just Stop Oil?

WHEN Just Stop Oil block roads, Britain’s press hint that vehicular manslaughter would not be, in this case, a crime. Does the same apply to yesterday’s farming protest?

Burnley MP's woke constituents could not be more disgusted

THE people of Burnley, named Wokest Northern Town in the 2022 Woke UK awards, are outraged at their suspended MP.

UK to become cashless economy

BRITAIN is to become the world’s first entirely cashless economy, Rachel Reeves has announced.

How to distance yourself from your car's ill-informed far-right views, by a Tesla driver
A YEAR ago, my Tesla Model 3 was cool. I admit I gloated. Now I am driving around in a Reichsmobile, but these avoidance tactics mean it doesn’t define me politically.

Society

The Home Counties, ranked from fewest twats to most twats

THE Home Counties are the most important counties in Britain according to their arsehole residents. But which comes closest to being barely tolerable, and which is the absolute worst?

'So it's a grey blob?': the glaringly obvious problems with every single UFO sighting

THE Calvine UFO picture taken in Scotland is in the media again, and it remains a grey diamond that could be a rock. These are the other issues with all UFO sightings.

Posh people evolved to speak 37 per cent louder

THE aggressively loud volume of the average posh person is in fact a product of evolution, scientists believe.

We ask you: are you interested in any other miscarriages of justice, or just this specific one?

THE Lucy Letby case is making headlines after experts claimed there were no murders. Will this prompt you to look at other unfair convictions or is it a one-off?

Are Gen Z shiftless, idle bastards throwing away Britain's future or just in their 20s? An investigation

ARE today’s young people uniquely indolent and incapable of hard work, or just at the exact age when everyone is like that? Helen Archer looks into this urgent question.

Concerns about shoplifting you'll agree with until you realise I'm a racist. By Roy Hobbs

THE new trend of extremely brazen shoplifting is worrying. You’re probably agreeing with me now, but that's before you've realised I am a massive racist.

Your astrological week ahead for February 22nd, with Psychic Bob
Always odd, the obsession medieval artists had with creating memento mori. Was an infant mortality rate of 30 per cent insufficient to remind them of death?

Lifestyle

Man instantly regrets spontaneous bath wank

A MAN who succumbed to the urge to knock one out while luxuriously soaking in the bath has immediately had cause to regret his decision.

Vaguely in shape dad sets unrealistic beauty standard for men

A FATHER with only a slight paunch and moderately receding grey hair is setting unrealistic beauty standards for men, it has emerged.

How to get that hot Elon Musk look

HE’S the bullish tech billionaire turning heads and defunding federal agencies in the White House, but how can you capture that maverick Musk charm? Follow these tips.

Dickhead friend into nicotine pouches now

A MAN who is a sucker for new fads is espousing the joys of sucking on disgusting little nicotine pouches, it has emerged.

Walking five abreast while texting: your guide to being a tourist in Britain

YOU may behave rationally in your foreign cities, but once you visit our shores you become a tourist and must behave accordingly and annoyingly. Follow these rules.

Seven problems attractive people have you could probably cope with

ATTRACTIVE people get preferential treatment at work, research has found, but the gorgeous have replied that beauty brings its own issues. You feel you could cope with these.

The six worst celebrities to be caught in a K-hole with
INVITED to a Hampstead dinner party? Discussion of this season’s ballets or Friedman’s monetarism petered out? Deciding which A-lister to snort ketamine with always delivers.

Sport

We ask you: can Taylor Swift win a second consecutive Superbowl tomorrow?

TOMORROW night sees a clash of titans only Americans care about as the Philadelphia Eagles take on Taylor Swift in Superbowl LIX. Can she win?

We ask you: which FA Cup giant-killers will we condescendingly congratulate for winning a football match today?

TODAY, professional football players will play others who earn more, subjecting their team and town to patronising media write-ups. Who will be the plucky victors?

BBC to win back gammon football fans by replacing Lineker with a woman

THE BBC has apologised to right-wing football fans for employing a man with vaguely left-wing views and hopes this woman will make up for it.

We ask you: How are you contorting yourself to still back Trump?
ONE month after being hailed as the greatest leader ever, Trump has sold out his allies to a dictator on a whim. How are you justifying your continued support?

Science & Technology

'Actually cassettes have a higher range of frequency response': a guide to shutting down vinyl wankers

IS there a vinyl wanker in your office? Leaves at lunchtime and comes back with a square bag and a smug expression? Extol these musical formats over his.

Why it takes us five whole days to reply to your messages: The pathetic excuses of slow texters

PEOPLE who take 120 hours to send one-word replies to texts may seem like piss-takers, but they have their flimsy reasons. Such as these…

Echo chambers full of delightful, well-informed people, users agree

ONLINE spaces criticised as ‘echo chambers’ are actually wonderful places to meet intelligent, educated people with correct views, according to their users.

Running a sweet farm employing coloured blobs: The f**king deranged mobile games you can't escape online ads for

TOO tight to upgrade to an ad-free version of a site or an app? Looks like you’ll have to learn to live with horrible adverts for dodgy mobile games. Like these...

Arts & Entertainment

Wellard, and six other EastEnders characters that should make a shock 40th anniversary return

TONIGHT’S 40th anniversary episode of EastEnders will delight misery-loving viewers when these familiar faces appear on the Square.

Doctor Who to go back in time and kill wokeness before it kills him

DOCTOR Who is to travel back in time back to 2017 and destroy his woke era in its cradle before it overwhelms and destroys him.

F**k: nepo baby actually really good

A CELEBRITY handed everything by her Hollywood dad is also unhappily talented, it has emerged.

Six lessons you're expected to learn from the new Bridget Jones film: a guide for men

BEING forced to watch Bridget Jones: Mad About A Fourth Instalment by a wife or girlfriend? These are the lessons you are expected to learn.

Manic Street Preachers, and other bands who think they're so bloody clever because they've read a book

ROCK ‘n’ roll is supposed to be big, dumb fun but someone always has to come along and ruin it by adding a reading list. None of these acts are as smart as they think.

Beyonce fans accidentally buy Black Sabbath tickets and vice versa

THOUSANDS of Beyoncé fans have mistakenly been sold tickets for Black Sabbath’s final gig, and vice versa.

America evil after all
AFTER eight decades of pretending to be a moral force for good around the entire world, the USA has decided to be a big bastard instead.

Business

Green McDonald's considers itself middle-class

FAST food chain McDonald’s has admitted its fancy branches with dark green signage firmly believe themselves to be on a par with Waitrose.

How to really, really enjoy it when it all goes to shit for Elon Musk

RIGHT now he’s flying, but Elon Musk is in a precarious position with Trump known to ditch anyone not completely subservient at whim. Stand by to savour his inevitable downfall.

Which shops on your high street are money-laundering people-smuggling fronts? A Mash investigation

A CANDY store. A Turkish barber. A newsagent which also does parcel returns. One of these must be genuine, but which? Reporter Emma Bradford investigates.

Water: How hard can it f**king be?

WATER: it falls from the skies. Collect it, treat it, send it out through the taps, sieve out the turds, treat it, job f**king done. Is that so hard, water companies?

The Archbishop of Canterbury on... Liz Truss crawling up the arse of Trump
Waking up with my head pounding to a Burundi rhythm, my tongue akin to a sofa left out in the desert for six weeks, I take a moment to reflect on the events of the past seven days.

Work

Self-employed, independent consultant and other LinkedIn terms for unemployed

NOBODY on LinkedIn can stop congratulating each other long enough to admit they’re drawing dole. Use these phrases to cover up being between ‘great career opportunities’.

Six signs your WhatsApp group will shortly get you fired

AS Labour MP Andrew Gwynne discovered, every WhatsApp group is a ticking time bomb of kompromat. Here’s how yours will lead to your eventual dismissal.

Homeworker recalled to office doing piss-all to prove point

A HOMEWORKER ordered back to the office is spending long lazy days doing nothing to prove her point.

Six low-level bosses who wield their tiny amount of authority over you like fascist dictators

POWERLESS in their real lives, these wankers find their satisfaction in running a workplace like a Panzer Division. Which ones have bollocked you?

Are you becoming a distraction who must resign from your job? Take our quiz

ARE you doing your job perfectly, breaking neither rules nor codes, but should resign anyway because you are becoming a distraction like Tulip Siddiq? Find out.

Woman guessing her way through tax return definitely going to prison

A LENGTHY prison sentence is expected for a self-employed woman who had the audacity to believe she could complete her tax return without breaking the law.

Students unaware they were supposed to be keeping Neighbours alive
THE nation’s undergraduates are unaware that they were supposed to be carefully tending to Neighbours, it has emerged.

Alcohol

Alcohol the load-bearing element of friendship, man discovers

A MAN cutting out alcohol has realised that without it, his friendships are an awful lot of work.

The boss's former coke habit, and six other uncomfortable truths you learn about co-workers after the third round

OUT for drinks with the office last night? Woken up under the burden of some confessions that, in the light of day, you really wish you could forget? These will always be there.

How to go to the pub even if you don't want to

PUB profits are falling and pubs may close, so attendance at your local hostelry five nights a week is now mandatory. Here’s how to get through it.

Man believes there is such a thing as 'quality tequila'

A MAN is insisting his friends dislike tequila because they have not had the ‘good stuff’, not because it is irretrievably vile regardless of cost.

We ask you: Are you observing a Dry January in Wetherspoon's?

HALFWAY through Dry January, are you sticking to it while maintaining a rigid schedule of daytime and evening Wetherspoon’s visits, like a patriot should?

Middle-aged British men's fragile masculinity bought by Amazon
THE sole remaining outlet for masculine aspiration available to middle-aged men in the UK has been bought by a US tech giant.