Funny story: Man In Potato Chips Advert Was Wearing Far Too Much Lipstick

Man In Potato Chips Advert Was Wearing Far Too Much Lipstick

A male actor in a TV advertisement for some potato chips, was wearing an extraordinary amount of lipstick, leading one viewer to think, not unreasonably, that the man might have been a homosexual. The chips, Jacks, a product by Calbee, are delicio...

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Funny story: Man's Shoes Are Indestructible

Man's Shoes Are Indestructible

A pair of cheap shoes bought at a market almost twenty years ago have lasted much longer than their owner expected them to, it's been revealed. The pair of rubberized, slip-on-style beach shoes cost only 99 Baht when purchased at Bangkok's Chatuch...

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Funny story: Marks & Spencer Store Closure Will Leave Man's Mother 'Nowhere' To Buy Her Knickers

Marks & Spencer Store Closure Will Leave Man's Mother 'Nowhere' To Buy Her Knickers

The permanent closure today of one of the most popular clothes shopping stores in one city's history, has presented a local woman with a huge problem in her underwear department. The store in Hull's Whitefriargate has traded in the city since befo...

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Funny story: Jamie Oliver Has Come A Cropper With His Restaurant Chain

Jamie Oliver Has Come A Cropper With His Restaurant Chain

When a large restaurant chain starts losing money, and eventually goes into administration, there would usually have been some signs along the way for the owners that would have helped them take action to protect the business and its hardworking staf...

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Funny story: China Tells Trump "Stop Punching Yourself!"

China Tells Trump "Stop Punching Yourself!"

WASHINGTON-US. Idiot President Donald Trump on the topic of his imbecilic trade war. Beijing has stated that the United States has been losing billions of dollars from its economy because of US capitalists who have been pursuing higher profits, by...

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Funny story: Britain's cummerbund industry expecting post-Brexit boom

Britain's cummerbund industry expecting post-Brexit boom

While many are predicting doom and gloom after Britain leaves the EU, at least one industry is hoping that it will thrive in the new order. Cummerbunds are worn by everyone from waiters to butlers, to people who have to hire one for a formal event. T...

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Funny story: Oil Discovered In Man's Back Garden

Oil Discovered In Man's Back Garden

The discovery of oil, the commodity that the whole world would like to get its greasy hands on, is always momentous, and it was no different last Sunday afternoon in the Battambang commune of Tapon, when a resident doing some garden maintenance had t...

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Funny story: Debenhams Hull Store To Remain Open, Much To The Relief Of Man's Mother

Debenhams Hull Store To Remain Open, Much To The Relief Of Man's Mother

There was relief in one Hull household earlier today, when it was revealed that the city's Debenhams store was not on a list of 22 stores targeted for closure during 2020. The news was 'music to the ears' of Val Kenwood, 82, who goes to the Debenh...

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Funny story: World's ice cream supply will run out in 20 years

World's ice cream supply will run out in 20 years

For many it is a rare treat, a delicious cool snack to be enjoyed on a hot British summer's day alongside a jellied rat. For others, it is a vile headache-inducing white paste served in a wet cardboard container that tastes of shoes. But whether you...

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Funny story: More Than Half Of Denmark Is Now Built From Lego

More Than Half Of Denmark Is Now Built From Lego

It's been confirmed that significantly more than half of all buildings constructed in Denmark since 2001 have been built from Lego. The figure is actually 97%. Lego is the Danish company that produces the children's interlocking plastic buildin...

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Funny story: Unproductive Aussies farted out of their jobs

Unproductive Aussies farted out of their jobs

Australian business men and women (do they fart too?) have discovered a way of ridding their companies of useless unproductive workers, causing a humongous 'stench'. Employees on long contracts who are caught 'resting on their laurels' or, on the...

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Funny story: Drug Cartel Sues Energy Drink Corporation over Trademark Infringement

Drug Cartel Sues Energy Drink Corporation over Trademark Infringement

Earlier this week, 'The Office of Envigado,' (former enforcement wing of the Medellin Cartel that inherited their turf and business connections)(source Wikipedia) in a stunning move; filed a lawsuit in the Seventh Circuit, US District Court for the N...

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Funny story: Man In Boardroom Smelt It, But Had Not Dealt It

Man In Boardroom Smelt It, But Had Not Dealt It

A man in a boardroom meeting has told how he became aware of an odious smell that had nothing to do with him. Michael Brackley, 26, an executive trainee at Pratley-Whiffer Marketing Consultants explained that he was in a group policy meeting on ma...

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Funny story: Old Bag Shopping Trolley Sales At 40-Year High

Old Bag Shopping Trolley Sales At 40-Year High

Figures out today reveal an unexpected upturn in retail sales for the month of January, with many shops that sell those 'old bag' shopping trolleys (pictured) reporting a huge increase in demand. The trolleys are the preferred method of conveying...

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Funny story: Jeff Bezos Divorce Proves Money Can't Buy Happiness

Jeff Bezos Divorce Proves Money Can't Buy Happiness

The world's richest man, Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, are to divorce after 25 years of marriage, proving, without a shred of a doubt, the old maxim that money can't buy you happiness. Bezos created the multinational technology...

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Funny story: Concerned Wisconsin Resident Determined To End 'Abusive' Company Strategy Of Selling Shitty, Expired Beer To People Who Live In The Midwest

Concerned Wisconsin Resident Determined To End 'Abusive' Company Strategy Of Selling Shitty, Expired Beer To People Who Live In The Midwest

Crawford County. After consuming two bottles of cheap wine and some tequila, smoking 3 packs of Marlboro Reds, and then relentlessly draining 28 cans of 'Natural Ice' beer, local resident, Brad Harvell, fell down on the front doorstep of his house b...

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Funny story: Trump Plans To Build Casinos Along Length Of Border

Trump Plans To Build Casinos Along Length Of Border

President Donald Trump today revealed details of his plans for the development of land in the border area with Mexico, plans which are dominated by the somewhat surprising intention to build a number of 'Supercasinos'. The casinos would, Trump say...

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Funny story: Valentine's Day Cards Withdrawn From Shelves In 'Porn' Row

Valentine's Day Cards Withdrawn From Shelves In 'Porn' Row

A series of Valentine's Day cards has had to be removed from the shelves of cardshops all across the country, after there were complaints from customers who said their content was "nothing short of pornographic". Valentine's Day, on February 14, i...

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Funny story: Bezos Takes Over National Enquirer and Merges it With Washington Post

Bezos Takes Over National Enquirer and Merges it With Washington Post

Although it was thought that the National Enquirer would become the advertising insert of the venerable Washington Post, it turns out it is actually to become more of a print version of Amazon.com. Bezos has long envied the Enquirer's place on th...

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Funny story: Chinese Takeaway Has Opened On The Moon

Chinese Takeaway Has Opened On The Moon

It's been revealed that the very first Chinese takeaway has been opened on the Moon. The news was announced as part of Chinese state media's press conference on the Chang'e-4 space probe, which is exploring the dark side of the Moon, and hopes to...

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