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Narjas Zatat
Oct 24, 2019

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The Brexit Party and Twitter
The Brexit Party is being dragged for a recent advert featuring one of its members, Richard Tice.
Dressed in a suit with his hands loosely linked in front of him, he makes a benevolent picture. The caption reads:
Do not be tempted by short-term pleasure that leads to long-term regret.
People online have noticed an unfortunate double entendre, and the photograph of Tice doesn’t help matters.
I think it's the hand placement that really does it https://t.co/aVf0SlzszB— Marie Le Conte (@Marie Le Conte) 1571838934
It wasn't long before the jokes started
@youngvulgarian “Prepare for the giant kick-in-the-balls that is Brexit”— Declan Cashin (@Declan Cashin) 1571890133
Someone suggested it read like a contraception advert
@youngvulgarian @JimMFelton It reads like an advert for condoms.— Chris Duggan (@Chris Duggan) 1571839128
And it wasn't long before the Photoshopped version of the ad made an appearance
Others tried their hand at making the ad better
@youngvulgarian Fixed it. https://t.co/t5Jm5iYmEH— Hies Loes (@Hies Loes) 1571847479
@youngvulgarian Although... https://t.co/7Xil7j2Yje— Hies Loes (@Hies Loes) 1571847505
There's also this Friends reference because of course there is
The Tories recently released a new ‘Get Brexit Done’ advert and that went down like a lead balloon.
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