Reports of a sewage leak in the House of Commons killed satire stone dead
As if this weren’t odd enough, spoon bender extraordinaire stepped in to claim credit for the problem.
yes I did it @HouseofCommons ! I bent the pipes, and I won't apologise, you all deserve it! #brexit #startfromscratch
— Uri Geller (@TheUriGeller) April 4, 2019
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In a hundred years time, this will be the page of the textbook teachers turn to when children ask why we burn an effigy of Uri Geller every year on April 4th https://t.co/DAQ09KPhVn
— Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) April 4, 2019
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Just when I was beginning to lose faith he pulls this out of the bag. Brexit is more fucked than his cutlery drawer. pic.twitter.com/K67Eq7TXoP
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) April 4, 2019
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Narrator: Uri didn't bend the pipes. https://t.co/ytEs2Oi5kM
— Tim Dawson (@Tim_R_Dawson) April 4, 2019
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This is only marginally less impressive than saying it before the pipes burst https://t.co/Wm4R035Trk
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) April 4, 2019
LBC presenter, James O’Brien, had some sympathy for those who tirelessly take the piss out of the powerful, as their material gained yet more competition from actual events.
Once again, it’s the satirists I feel most sorry for. https://t.co/kU0WB9yvxe
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) April 4, 2019
Twitter user Macho Pikachu wondered whether the explanation for the leak might be a more obvious one than Uri Geller’s mind power.
The House of Commons new plumbing contractors Seaborne Plumbers cannot be reached for comment, although the emergency telephone number on their website appears to be for a local takeaway.
— Macho Pikachu (@retroencabulate) April 4, 2019
Grayling!
