It was great to watch Tim Peake blast off on his mission to join the International Space Station. pic.twitter.com/pqAw0ETuok
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) December 15, 2015
On Tuesday morning, British Prime Minister David Cameron watched the first official Briton fly into space. Four other Brits with U.S. citizenship (who worked for NASA) have done so before, but Tim Peake’s space flight is a matter of British celebration. Peake launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan toward the International Space Station, and Cameron was thrilled to see history in the making. Naturally, the internet immediately took notice of Cameron’s awkward tellie pose with tweets like this one.
https://twitter.com/garydunion/status/676732012041003008
Cameron’s posture also left the screen portion of the photo wide open for digital manipulation, and boy, did the internet ever go to town. Things started out semi-innocently with some jokes about Star Wars and narcissism.
.@David_Cameron starts his Star Wars marathon, in preparation for Thursday, with what he calls the "funnier ones". pic.twitter.com/7Bpre5vwLu
— Sir S Hardy (@SirShardy) December 15, 2015
David Cameron snubs Tim Peake's historic launch and watches David Cameron watching David Cameron watching David… pic.twitter.com/wdk2GYgUfH
— Ben Nicholls (@Benjaminicholls) December 15, 2015
Things got a little spicier with the suggestion that Cameron is into adult hotlines. The internet was only warming up.
https://twitter.com/RyanBarrell/status/676724478970355712
Then the pig jokes started, which was to be expected. We’ll discuss the niceties in a moment.
https://twitter.com/vikkistone/status/676755360305307648
Sadly (for Cameron), the internet will never forget about the “Bae of Pigs” or “Piggate” crisis, wherein Cameron was forced to confront rumors that he, uh, did something with a pig as part of a university ritual. The rumor stemmed from Lord Ashcroft’s biography, and Cameron strongly denied all accusations. This doesn’t change Twitter’s trolling tendencies, which launched many pig scenarios into the ether.
RT @David_Cameron Remembering better times pic.twitter.com/SoNg4CwADi
— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) December 15, 2015
@David_Cameron @HuffPostUKPics and on the other channel… pic.twitter.com/L7QfdzUyN3
— Garry Vaux Draws (@GarryVaux) December 15, 2015
.@David_Cameron because if I don't do it, someone else will pic.twitter.com/M9v60Zsupm
— Dave Fawbert (@DaveFawbert) December 15, 2015
@cr3 @David_Cameron @JamesH oh I think you can do better.. pic.twitter.com/lr6dZ9Brdj
— Alex Haws (@nedge2k) December 15, 2015
One of @David_Cameron's favourite shows. pic.twitter.com/xUaYJZBJNp
— CAL ROSCOW (@calroscow) December 15, 2015
That’s not all. Twitter got even naughtier with some very explicit photos of piggy relations. Ouch.