Mum wondering what to charge per head

A MOTHER of three is trying to set the right cover charge for tomorrow’s Christmas dinner with her family.

'Eat more and also, lose weight' mother tells adult daughter

A MOTHER is urging her adult daughter, home for Christmas, to fully consume all proffered food while also, long-term, slimming down.

Clarkson becomes motorist, farmer, and pub landlord in gammon martyrdom triple
JEREMY Clarkson is now three of the right-wing’s biggest victims of injustice – a motorist, a gentleman farmer and now a pub landlord.
Financially pressured millennial can only afford to cover entire body in tattoos

A MILLENNIAL unable to afford a car or house deposit is barely able to cover the cost of his all-over ink, he has confirmed.

How to turn any conversation to 'Vote Reform!': a guide for arsehole uncles this Christmas

UNCLE? Aged 50 or above? Then Christmas is nothing more than an opportunity to win Nigel Farage the next election. This is how to hijack every topic.

This week in Mash History: Group of shepherds trip absolute balls, 0 AD

IN every nativity play, shepherds tending their flock are informed of Jesus’s birth by ‘a multitude of the heavenly host’, as it was written in the Gospel according to Luke.

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.

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Politics

It’s normal to be outraged at being f**ked over even if warned, explain Waspi women

WOMEN cheated out of five years of retirement have patiently informed the government that even if they were told about it being pissed off is justified.

Everyone in UK to be paid £500 to like Nigel Farage

EVERY man, woman and child in Britain is to be paid £500 by Elon Musk to have positive views about Nigel Farage.

My father was a sandwich, says Starmer

KEIR Starmer has come to the defence of sandwiches by pointing out that his father was a convenient bread-based meal.

Cadbury's lose Royal Warrant after King's 'shattering' Creme Egg experience
CONFECTIONER Cadbury’s can no longer display a Royal Warrant after an incident between the King and a Creme Egg which he is still not entirely over.

Society

Cheese-rolling, and other quirky feel-good stories of 2024 with sinister subtexts

THE time of year when the media fills space with round-up of whimsical news stories of the year has come around. But are they actually deeply disturbing conspiracies?

Catching a Replacement Bus Service Home for Christmas: Festive songs if they were realistic

CHRISTMAS songs, all snowfall and merriment, are as realistic as a snowy village where children carol and adults carry armfuls of gaily-wrapped boxes. This is what it’s really like.

Mum sending lovely handwritten cards to everyone but f**king wankers who didn't send them last year

A WOMAN is sending Christmas cards with caring, personal handwritten messages to everyone except the worthless shitstains who did not send her cards in 2023.

The six arsehole parents at your child's nativity play

ATTENDING your child’s nativity play, even though he’s a mere shepherd for the second year running? Distract yourself with fury at these twats.

Nobody is allowed to question anything we do, say country folk

RESIDENTS of the countryside have confirmed nobody understands their rural ways and therefore any criticism of their actions is automatically invalid.

Chummy Northern bastard advert voiceover alienates everyone from any other region

THE majority of Britain has vowed never to buy a product from a company creating a false air of personability using the tried-and-tested friendly Northern voiceover.

British person lives abroad because he is fundamentally superior
A BRITISH man living in Berlin has confirmed it is because he is better, both physically and spiritually, than those who have remained in the country of their birth.

Lifestyle

Women pointedly ignoring mistletoe

WOMEN are fully aware there are sprigs of mistletoe strategically placed over doorways and are deliberately disregarding them, it has emerged.

Young rich Britons discovering the joys of threatening pubs

YOUNG thrill-seeking drinkers, bored with gentrified gastropubs, are seeking out old-fashioned drinkeries that serve pints flavoured with intimidation and danger.

Warhammer shop cancels beauty pageant

A POPULAR high street wargaming store has announced that the beauty pageant it was due to hold today has been cancelled.

Man's forehead simply growing

A MAN has countered allegations of hair loss by asserting that it only seems that way because his brow is growing by the day.

How to run your Dungeons & Dragons fairy porn campaign

ARE you playing dungeon master for busy working mums who just want to escape from it all and shag a centaur? Include these key points.

Lincolnshire, and other parts of the UK no one actually lives in

EVER met anyone from Lincolnshire? Can you even imagine saying ‘Where are you from?’ and the answer being ‘Warwick?’ No. These swathes of Britain are uninhabited.

Is your addiction to friends and family driving you away from your phone? Take our quiz
AN UNHEALTHY obsession with forming real-life bonds may be stealing precious time you could be spending on your phone. Do you need to change your behaviour?

Sport

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.

Money to host 2034 World Cup

HUGE sums of dirty money have been chosen to host the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

That's the club I know and love, say 90s Man City fans

ALIENATED 1990s Manchester City fans admitted seeing their club blow a 3-0 lead against Feyenoord last night was like coming home.

Ten iconic Premier League managers ranked by what bastards they'd be as father-in-laws

THE storied history of the Premier League is rich with legendary managers, and Christian Gross. But which would you least look forward to seeing every other Christmas?

Gary Lineker's reign of terror to end

LIBERAL despot Gary Lineker, who has cruelly ruled Britain from his throne of football lies for decades, has announced he is to step down.

Your astrological week ahead for December 21st, with Psychic Bob
“Alexa, would you like to join my girlfriend and I in the bedroom? We’re feeling adventurous.”

Science & Technology

'How to get Oasis tickets or are they shit': The top Google searches of 2024

GOOGLE has released the UK’s most frequent search terms of 2024, no, not the porn ones. The results will surprise and depress everyone.

The sad bastard's guide to using entirely inappropriate websites to try and pull women

IS a woman under the age of 55 asking for plumber recommendations on Nextdoor? Or flirtatiously adding career goals on LinkedIn? You should definitely make a move. Here’s how.

Best Shouty Blonde Moron: The TikTok Awards 2024 categories

THE first UK and Ireland TikTok Awards are here, and what a feast of quality they promise to be. These are the categories.

They only go as fast as a milk float: Seven things gammons firmly believe about EVs

CONSUMERS are rejecting electric cars for a variety of reasons, but it’s great news for right-wing blokes who’ve always hated these effeminate vehicles. Here Roy Hobbs explains why you shouldn’t buy one.

Five fair, reasonable punishments for people who use their phones in the cinema

NO reprisal is too extreme for the subhuman scum who use their bright phones in dark cinemas. Even these punishments are entirely reasonable.

Old school friends meet up for what they all secretly hope is the last time
A GROUP of old school friends have got together for Christmas drinks in a local pub for what they are all inwardly praying is the final time.

Arts & Entertainment

Last Tango in Paris, and other films that are not a great advert for bumming

ANAL can be a beautiful act between loving couples in committed relationships, but is rarely portrayed that way by so-called liberal Hollywood. These acts are off-putting.

Vampire Weekend, and other titillating band names that hide how boring they are

THESE enigmatic band names promise exciting and mysterious things, but unfortunately are just masking how dull the music actually is. Be quickly disappointed by these artists.

Cultural event of the year was one millionaire rapper calling another one a paedo

THE cultural event of the year, according to august commentators and heavyweight intellectuals, was when that one rapper called the other one a paedophile.

Six songs that are about how down to f**k Santa is

FATHER Christmas wants you to call him Daddy, and according to these musical masterpieces ’tis the season for him to get some. Listen and believe.

Friend dislikes TV show you recommended and by extension you

A FRIEND who did not enjoy the TV show you recommended has now started to take a dim view of you as well, they have confirmed.

We ask you: who are you least looking forward to seeing this Christmas?
THE most wonderful time of the year is upon us, and you’ll be spending it trapped in a room with a person you abhor. Who is your Yuletide nemesis?

Business

Renationalised rail firms to be as great as local councils

THREE rail operators which are to be renationalised next year will soon have the same fantastic quality and customer service as your local council.

Man driving 2008 Fiat Punto not buying Jaguar because it’s 'gone woke'

A MAN working night shifts as a security guard and driving a 16-year-old Fiat Punto has abandoned plans to buy a Jaguar F-Type because the brand is now woke.

Did you invest in crypto because an influencer told you to, you total bellend?

DID you put thousands of pounds into cryptocurrencies you had never previously heard of because a man on YouTube told you to, you absolute knobhead?

Work

Hot desking, and other workplace initiatives to guarantee a hostile environment

MODERN jobs like to advertise perks to improve your wellbeing at work. But while they're appealing in theory, you'll soon start to feel it's oppression of the workers.

Photocopier planning to skip office Christmas party

A PHOTOCOPIER has decided not to attend this year’s office Christmas party because it finds it always a degrading experience, it has confirmed.

Not sitting next to the boss: Office Christmas party options you wish were on offer

THE time has come to select your flavour of forced festivity with workmates. But you’re offered bone-dry turkey or pan-roasted hake when these are the options you want.

Homeworker only in office for the biscuits

A HOMEWORKER has begun to come into the office every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday purely for its selection of biscuits, colleagues believe.

Pretend you've never heard of Microsoft Word: how to get out of work tasks, fast

ASKED to do something at work, which is really unfair considering the weekend you’ve had? Determined to lower expectations? Try these simple techniques.

Man takes massive pay cut for dream job that's still better paid than yours

A MAN has willingly slashed his income in order to pursue his dream job which still boasts a far better salary than yours, it has emerged.  

How to shock the nation with disgraceful scenes of drunken behaviour, but at home
TONIGHT photographers will be prowling to catch shameful scenes of pissed-up Britain showing its knickers and urinating publicly. But how can you do this at home?

Alcohol

Britain still lying about how drunk it is

THE UK has yet to meet even minimum standards of honesty about its level of intoxication, it has emerged.

Claims that Gen Z do not drink slightly undermined by prevalence of pissed-up kids

ASSERTIONS that sensible younger people avoid alcohol are being challenged by the sheer number of hammered teenagers everywhere you go.

How to make any pint into a Guinness

A LOOMING Guinness shortage will deprive millions of their favourite tipple, but don’t despair – following these simple tips will turn any pint into a Guinness.

Two women sharing bottle of Chardonnay discover they're right about everything

TWO friends who have just finished their first bottle of Chardonnay have discovered they both hold the correct views on every subject there is.

Cartoons of foxes in waistcoats, and other features of truly characterless gastropubs

SOULLESS pubs feigning a long rustic history always pull the same interior design crap based around the same few bollocks items.

The Archbishop of Canterbury on... the right to offend tedious old pseudo-intellectual bellends
WAKING with a hangover that has turned my blood quite green and my faeces purple, I reflect on the sermon I delivered yesterday and my remarks upon the festive season.