#BaeOfPigs - the best Twitter reactions to David Cameron's #piggate scandal
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The Twittersphere went into overdrive with of the funniest tweets in a long time - this stuff basically writes itself.
As rightwing press and Tory politicians did everything to undermine Jeremy Corbyn, the may never have suspected this #snoutrage as the Daily Mail began its serialisation of Lord Ashcroft's (friend turned enemy of our dear PM) new biography - Call Me Dave.
In the book, Lord Ashcroft lays forth a series of allegations that apparently took place in the notorious Bullingdon drinking society at Oxford University, such as sex and drug taking.
But, understandably, the one that has caught the attention of the media and internet is that David Cameron allegedly put a private part of his anatomy' into a dead pig's mouth.
Of course there is no proof that these rumours are true, but as we have seen in the anti-Corbyn discourse of late, we shouldn't let little things like truth, facts and evidence get in the way of a good bit of political berating.
Here is our pick of the #piggate #baeofpigs furore:
Notice how in this picture David Cameron isn't wearing his wedding ring. Suspicious... pic.twitter.com/ZfHcYfrOem
— Ryan Shields (@BarackObadyin) September 20, 2015
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When you click on the wrong file for your Power Point presentation #hameron #piggate pic.twitter.com/zS1ZEfFVCY
— HannahJane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) September 20, 2015
When you're 15 minutes into Peppa Pig and chill and then David Cameron gives you this look pic.twitter.com/xeX9INEHhX
— David Skuzbee (@davidskuzbee) September 20, 2015
There were reactions from other politicans and government bodies:
Fair play Russian embassy #piggate pic.twitter.com/xpxJCsjeLn
— ALVX WILSON (@adjwilson) September 20, 2015
I have been writing my #gpconf speech tonight. I have not been distracted. At all.
— Natalie Bennett (@natalieben) September 20, 2015
People were looking forward to the next Prime Minister's Questions:
I hope Jeremy Corbyn is going to read out questions from members of the public again this Wednesday.
— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) September 20, 2015
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"So I ask the Prime Minister, are the allegations true?" "No." "So the media is... telling porkies?" *Corbyn high-fives entire front bench*
— The_No_Show (@The_No_Show) September 20, 2015
@heawood @hugorifkind "Mr Speaker, Janice from Droitwich wants to know if the Prime Minister put his cock…[uproar] put his cock in a pig's..
— Ian Martin (@IanMartin) September 20, 2015
There were references to classic literature:
This has just clarified my view that David Cameron is just an older version of Jack from Lord Of The Flies
— Abby Tomlinson (@twcuddleston) September 20, 2015
Of course, the pig in Animal Farm represents Stalin, so Cameron will simply say he was battling communism on an allegorical level.
— James Martin (@Pundamentalism) September 20, 2015
People started wondering if Charlie Brooker was a sorcerer:
Shit. Turns out Black Mirror is a documentary series.
— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) September 20, 2015
Just to clear it up: nope, I’d never heard anything about Cameron and a pig when coming up with that story. So this weirds me out.
— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) September 20, 2015
There were puns:
They should obviously call this scandal 'Bae of Pigs'
— Seán (@glittercrisis) September 20, 2015
lol David Hameron lol
— Steve Grzesiak (@oohhangon) September 20, 2015
netflix n swill
— jessica wokefield (@hummusandpizza) September 20, 2015
All in all, the internet rose to the occasion magnificently:
How long until the pig is slut-shamed. The pig was asking for it because short pig skirt / drunk / attractive pig #piggate
— HannahJane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) September 21, 2015
pig: come over cameron: i can't i'm plotting further welfare cuts pig: my parents aren't home cameron: pic.twitter.com/KJ2Ni474CJ
— nasie, deep sea (@3nymph) September 20, 2015
Well done everyone!