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Kate Plummer
Nov 23, 2021
After Boris Johnson revealed he had spent his Sunday afternoon at Peppa Pig World during his rambling CBI speech, rather than appearing like a loveable buffoon well briefed on popular children’s TV shows as he may have hoped, he came across just as a buffoon, and unleashed a torrent of mockery, with a BBC reporter even asking if everything was alright with him.
Safe to say, the speech was a bit of a disaster from start to finish - with highlights including a 25-second interval where Johnson found his place in his notes, a not at all hyperbolic comparison to Moses, and a very good indeed impression of a car (vroom).
But it was our porky friend who sparked the most intrigue from viewers on social media, and the busy bees of the internet got straight to work to make some memes and jokes
So here are some of the best memes of the Peppa/Johnson genre:
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We came only to visit Peppa Pig World https://t.co/VttqaYPfXo— Marlon Solomon (@Marlon Solomon) 1637618468
"So how did you distract them from the health care bill?" *I pretended I was a car and said I went to Peppa Pig Wo… https://t.co/zp0yttkFkU— Otto Von Jizzmark (@Otto Von Jizzmark) 1637584861
Breaking: Daddy Pig complains to Ofcom after Peppa and George traumatised by Boris Johnson's speech. https://t.co/hskekooz4q— The Poke (@The Poke) 1637652600
".. and then he stood up in front of all the country's business leaders and started talking about Peppa Pig..." https://t.co/6Ykor75RRE— Parody Boris Johnson (@Parody Boris Johnson) 1637593346
‘What do you fancy doing tomorrow, babe? Peppa Pig World again’? https://t.co/1M34tYfU0Q— Kim M-C (@Kim M-C) 1637620049
I once lost my place in a keynote speech to the CBI, so pretended to be a car and then told them about my day out a… https://t.co/oAoZL9KO2e— Jon Newton (@Jon Newton) 1637594519
"What did I tell you?" "Don't do a speech about Peppa Pig." "And what did you do?" "Er..." https://t.co/uGz7d4H4bw— James Doleman (@James Doleman) 1637592825
"Yeah, so I've just got back from Peppa Pig World. It was absolutely epic!!!!" https://t.co/rIv354HyeW— Brexit Club Guy (@Brexit Club Guy) 1637618219
Removing page numbers from Boris Johnson’s CBI speech. https://t.co/kZF8AnwnnM— Count Binface (@Count Binface) 1637585185
#BorisJohnson #PeppaPig https://t.co/UNB2ZHG8Lf— HappyToast ★ (@HappyToast ★) 1637585693
Subplot alert: A lot of people recalled the allegation that former Prime Minister David Cameron may have got quite close to a pig himself during his university days:
"Spare Ticket for Peppa Pig World, you fancy coming?" https://t.co/4cS7pMnjPF— Alf (@Alf) 1637578304
Boris Johnson praised Peppa Pig World, which he described as "my kind of place." I'd have thought it'd be more of… https://t.co/BrG9lV2ssZ— Jon Jones (@Jon Jones) 1637579920
I remember David Cameron liked Peppa Pig, too 🐷 Must be an Eton thing https://t.co/uBrpYbYNH3— Not Miriam Cates MP 🤷♀️🇬🇧💪 (@Not Miriam Cates MP 🤷♀️🇬🇧💪) 1637613957
Boris Johnson: Continuing a proud tradition of Tory PMs with an interest in Peppa Pig World 🐷 https://t.co/0BcEfmDZHE— Samwise Gramsci (@Samwise Gramsci) 1637578572
When Johnson got to Downing Street he might have felt like a pig in s**t. Now he’s just in s**t.