Theresa May laughs awkwardly in Parliament, instantly becomes meme
This was only ever going to go one way.
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When you're a politician, you're always just one slightly awkward laugh away from becoming a meme.
On Wednesday, during Prime Minister's Questions, Theresa May demonstrated this phenomenon perfectly.
Here she is laughing at something Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said:
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In Parliament, it was likely a passing moment that went largely unnoticed.
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Twitter noticed, though.
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It wasn't long before May's laughter had reached full-blown meme territory. There was a hashtag and everything.
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Nothing, however, could compare to the following gif from Harry Davidson, which at the time of writing has been retweeted around 13,000 times.
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Can't. Unsee.
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