V1LÆM
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the way this country is going i would welcome it.
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Theresa May poked fun at the size of Donald Trump's hands
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the way this country is going i would welcome it.
JonnyDBrit
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She's joking that the last hand she touched was in fact quite small. This is a sore point for Trump.
It's basically a running gag that took off during the election after it was revealed that Trump is apparently quite petty and sensitive about the size of his hands, after some dude (cited by Wag on the previous page) made an off hand remark about them.
He is monumentally insecure. A normal person would shrug these tiny hands jokes off. Donald cannot let it go. In his mind having tiny hands means him being less of a man or something.
Dude Abides
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Trump wont be mad because the literal implication is his hands are big and he doesn't get irony.
But that joke doesn't make sense. I mean, I'm British so it's not a cultural thing / it would only make sense as a crack about the size of his hands if the applause were really small. But it wasn't, it was a private event and she was greeted by rapturous applause. Saying that she hasn't had a hand that big since the White House implies donalds hands hands were large.
She specifically mentioned size. Whether she was being sincere or ironic is up for interpretation but context points a small, stubby thumb in one discreet direction.
Frontex will be covering you, btw, if you try to cross the Channel. I think there are still some refugee camps left in Greece or Italy. Just in case you try to escape from the devastated island after Trump and Putin drop their bombs on you.
It's not WW3 if both of them initiate it.
Are you as tall as Trump is? I thought the hubbub over his hands was because his hands are smaller than average for a man his size, not actually being tiny, and it mainly blew up because he actually seems to care about such a stupid thing.
May's joke doesn't really strike me as a slight against Trump. Moreso poking at the ridiculousness of the hand thing to begin with. Unless the applause was not particularly large or enthusiastic.
Wag
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"Whose hands are small now?!?!"
HazySaiyan
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Yes. Yes she is.
Soldnerschild
Banned
It's not Trump who talks abou "droning" people.
She's just roasting him. Something sane people can do to each other without hard feelings or horrible retaliation. problem here is that Trump is not a sane person.
SlipperyFishes
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Trump started a one sided blood feud with Obama over the same thing.
Hahaha exactly. People are acting like the world is about to end because Theresa May joked about his hands. Who gives a shit? I mean Theresa May is an idiot, but the overreactions are weird.
BrutishMrFish
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They're not serious either.
Sgt. Kabukiman
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Lol. The UK is burning all its bridges. Donald doesn't know how to handle even a harmless joke. Maybe they can strike a trade deal with Mexico.
He's really tall. It turns out hand size is partially linked to height. He doesn't actually have small hands, they're just under average, but they are tiny for someone his height.
It's all in good fun, but Donny has NO sense of humor at all. Have you ever seen him laugh?
-Plasma Reus-
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Theresa May just earned some respek.
The man couldn't even crack a joke about himself at the dinner thing where you're supposed to roast yourself. Instead he cracked a joke at his wife's expense over the plagarism thing and then went full 'HILLARY SUX AMIRITE' mode.
water_wendi
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Why? She made a little joke that will make the thin skinned tiny hands baby Trump fly into a rage. Its not like she thoroughly repudiated him or his insanity.
This worries me. They need to be as diplomatic as possible imo. I'll stop worrying if/when Scotland gets independence.
Incoming the Celtic Republic of Ireland and Scotland
I have the biggest hands. I know a lot about hands, more than most. My hands are exceptionally bigly.
GrizzleBoy
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This picture makes me feel sick.
This man is obviously racist, puts neo nazis on security boards and has them as his top advisors, privately admitted to sexual assault, a blatant liar about all things,supports other leaders who murder their political opponents and journalists.
And my prime minister is walking along holding hands with him, with a big fucking smile on her face.
My stomach.
-Plasma Reus-
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I meant in the sense of birdman's 'put some respek on my name' thing.
Dumb joke!
I don't think she meant anything tongue in cheek about his hand size. 'A big hand' = 'a big help'. The media made much about her being 'helped' down the stairs (even though it latterly appears Trump was the one seeking a bit of reassurance going down the steps?)
Of course I don't mind at all if Trump gets upset about this anyway.
Of course I don't mind at all if Trump gets upset about this anyway.
Audioboxer
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lol
Its such a disgusting picture: two wrinkly old fucking farts deciding the fate of the free world
Two walking corpses more like. Yeah, I know we can't help aging, but ageism in politics works both ways. As in, it's usually the "old experienced rich" politicians getting to play an elitist popularity contest. Every now and then it might be nice to see some youthful or middle-aged people more in touch with ordinary folks. Obama started at a good age.
Linkstrikesback
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The speaker at the house of parliament probably blew that for the country earlier in the week. Plus there were active protests against working with trump in 7 or 8 big cities in the UK last monday. If she pisses the orangutan off, the country isn't going to be that upset about it.
This is how I read it as a Brit too. If anything she is saying he has big hands
Royal_Phalanx
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Trade deal cancelled
Mr.Shrugglesã
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Yup, it's this.
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