Anyone who lives in the UK knows our personalities centre around the weather. Considering it rains a high percentage of the time in this country of ours, it only make sense. So when a heatwave decides to appear out of nowhere the whole country starts buzzing.With what emotion, however, depends on your weather temperament. When it’s sunny, everything can feel more manageable. It’s easier to get outside, and you generally […]
Me and my nasal spray. We see you filling up the paddling pool, dusting off the barbie and fighting over the last piña colada tinnie in M&S, but we will not be joining in your shenanigans. Because for the hay fever sufferers of the UK, a heatwave means stinging eyes, a scratchy throat, headaches, tiredness and hiding indoors until it’s all over. (Or popping antihistamines like Tic Tacs to join in the […]
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, a cough was just a cough. Now, it’s a source of panic, dread and frantic looks from strangers – even glares. Of course, it’s important to take a test if you suspect you might have Covid or start showing symptoms. But people also cough for a variety of reasons – allergies, asthma, the common cold or even just inhaling something you shouldn’t have. The same goes for […]
Marriage is full of highs, lows and a whole bunch of ordinary moments in between.And somehow the spouses of Twitter continue to find humour in the minutiae of married life – and sum it up perfectly in no more than 280 characters.Every other week, we round up the funniest marriage tweets of the previous 14 days. Read on for 26 new relatable ones that will have you laughing in agreement.Related...We Always Say […]
Chatup lines are all well and good (or let’s be honest, usually bad and awful), but for some people, the silently charming approach to flirting works better.This is nothing new, of course, but it’s had recently had a rebrand on social media – and now it seems to be called “unspoken rizz” (or rizz for short). If you spend any time on TikTok, you’ll have spotted the trend, as users show […]
Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways. So each week, we round up the most hilarious quips from parents on Twitter to spread the joy.Scroll down to read the latest batch, and follow @HPUKParents on Twitter for more!school just sent a picture of all the kids playing dress up and my toddler under his blanket pretending to be asleep and I was like yep yep that […]
No one is better at filibustering than a child at bedtime. It’s at that precise time that kids need to find the answer to a very obscure question or take inventory of all their stuffed animals. Naturally, they also must get a very large glass of water and use the potty numerous times – all in the name of pushing their bedtime later and later.To find the humour in this nightly […]
