Vince Cable described Brexit as an erotic spasm and the jokes came thick and fast – the 16 funniest reactions
9.
Staffer: Got a great idea to get you press coverage *and* a jump in the polls.
Sir Vince: Yeah?
Staffer: Big time.
Sir Vince: What is it?
Staffer: We are going to refer to Brexit as an… *erotic spasm*.
Sir Vince: …
Staffer: What do you think?
Sir Vince: Let’s do it.
— Jack Maidment (@jrmaidment) September 17, 2018
10.
Vince gets an ‘erotic spasm’ when he sees somebody opening up a packet of Werthers Originals
— Official Bloddy ℹ (@Das_Blodster) September 18, 2018
11.
Poor Vince hasn’t had an erotic spasm in a decade and a half.
— Scott Tracey (@Hammersfanno) September 17, 2018
12.
Erotic spasm of fundamentalists! Deffo quote of the day, week, maybe year.
— Louie Stowell (@Louiestowell) September 18, 2018
13.
Erotic
Spasm pic.twitter.com/P9oCZBiHNC— Hannah O'Hanraha-hanrahan (@buntyhoven) September 18, 2018
14.
‘Sorry I’m late for work.
I was having an erotic spasm.’#eroticspasm#R4Today
— Keri Warbis (@KeriWarbis) September 18, 2018
15.
I had ‘clitoris’ in my Leader’s speech and didn’t get invited on to #R4today. Can’t believe Vince’s ‘erotic spasm’ was more interesting! #libfems #WE2018 #LibDemConf
— Sophie Walker (@SophieRunning) September 18, 2018
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Lib Dem aides are all denying responsibility for Vince's "erotic spasm"… which is a sentence I never wanted to write #LibDemConf
— Greg Heffer (@GregHeffer) September 18, 2018
Someone pointed out that Sir Vince might have shot himself in the foot by making the description too appealing.
One fundamental problem with Vince Cable’s “erotic spasm” quote is that he seems to concede Brexit is the riskier, more glamorous, sexier option. Who wouldn’t want an erotic spasm ?
— DavidMapstone (@DavidMapstone) September 18, 2018
Luckily, Twitter user Nick Crosby was on hand to do a better job.
An erotic spasm?
I prefer the Swedish diplomat who described #brexit as like peeing in your pants:
Feels warm & cost free initially & then you smell, get cold & everyone avoids you
— Nick Crosby 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇧🇪 (@NickCrosby) September 18, 2018
So it looks like a happy ending after all.
