Theresa May attempts Brexit explainer video, gets meme'd into oblivion

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Theresa May attempts Brexit explainer video, gets meme'd into oblivion-

This was only ever going to end one way, wasn't it?

On Sunday afternoon, UK Prime Minister Theresa May released a video update on Brexit in which she addressed the camera from a sofa.

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Clearly it was intended to be a laid back, casual attempt to distract from the confusing and deeply nightmarish hellstorm that Britain's attempt to leave the EU has become.

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Anyway, you can probably guess what happened next.

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Mere hours after May's video was posted, the parodies were rolling in.

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This one splices May's speech with the apocalyptic British movie Threads.

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It wasn't long before that quote, in particular -- "Let me explain what's happening with Brexit" -- had reached full-blown meme status.

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Oh dear.

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