David Cameron, Rob Delaney and Patrick Stewart on a ‘conference call’ with Barack Obama
You’re the prime minister of the UK and you’ve just got off the phone to the president of the US after a serious discussion about Russia and the Ukraine situation, so what do you do? Why, if you’re David Cameron, post a picture of your phone call on Twitter to keep the public up to date…
I've been speaking to @BarackObama about the situation in Ukraine. We are united in condemnation of Russia's actions. pic.twitter.com/7Rk2k8iOIK
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 5, 2014
What you probably don’t expect though, is a parodying reply from US comic Rob Delaney, swapping the phone for his toothpaste and joining the conversation…
.@David_Cameron @BarackObama Hi guys, I'm on the line now too. Get me up to speed. pic.twitter.com/xhmJG5KpxT
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) March 5, 2014
…which was then jumped on by Shakespearean actor and Hollywood star Sir Patrick Stewart, this time swapping the phone for some… er… wipes…
.@robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama I'm now patched in as well. Sorry for the delay. pic.twitter.com/elLQcKcV3w
— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) March 5, 2014
Twitter took over from there and that is how memes are born:
https://twitter.com/bounder/statuses/441476747754999808
BT #OddNews: David Cameron's 'Obama phone call' tweet backfires. Unfair or inevitable? http://t.co/ODFF7QjWlY pic.twitter.com/Vv1WXwK3ME
— BT (@bt_uk) March 6, 2014
David Cameron's very serious call w/ Obama on #Ukraine prompts less-than-serious response. http://t.co/a8dFOJORq9 pic.twitter.com/D5kw1bLUiU
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 6, 2014
— Alwyn Payne (@AlwynPayne) March 5, 2014
@AGAmasanti pic.twitter.com/P88dxFt5t8
— Alwyn Payne (@AlwynPayne) March 5, 2014
I win. #tweetlikecameron (attn: @felix_cohen @glinner) pic.twitter.com/aT19B9AiTd
— Ryan Alexander (@rnalexander) March 5, 2014
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