“How the Thomas the Tank Engine characters voted in the EU referendum” is hilariously accurate
There are some fictional characters that simply scream “Brexiter”, like Basil Fawlty, Pat Butcher, or Jacob Rees-Mogg, but have you ever wondered about the residents of the Island of Sodor – Thomas the Tank Engine and his fellow rail equipment and workers? Singer and comedian, Sooz Kempner has obviously given it some serious thought, because she’s created the definitive answer on which way they’d have voted, and it’s very funny.
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THREAD: How the Thomas the Tank Engine characters voted in the EU referendum.
THOMAS: Remain. Really likes the BBC's Brexitcast podcast and recommends it to everybody. pic.twitter.com/JCB8gRInZM
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) November 17, 2019
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HENRY: Remain. Votes Lib Dem. Calls Corbyn supporters "cultists". Got a 24 hour Twitter suspension for telling Owen Jones to fuck off 3 times in the same hour. pic.twitter.com/HP1t5qdET7
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) November 17, 2019
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PERCY: Remain. When anyone brings up immigration he stands up for freedom of movement but thinks he counts as an immigrant affected by Brexit because his great-grandfather was from Portugal. Makes absolutely everything to do with politics about himself. pic.twitter.com/DE5GW5Lshj
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) November 17, 2019
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GORDON: Leave. Still thinks calling Remain voters "Remoaners" is very very funny stuff. pic.twitter.com/tqmbEDNzzN
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) November 17, 2019
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JAMES: Remain but is refusing to vote in a second referendum because he is "sick of hearing about Brexit now". Still brings it up constantly just to say how sick of hearing about it he is. pic.twitter.com/KqNq8LHgs2
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) November 17, 2019
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MR TOPHAM HAT: Remain. Since changing his name he's really mellowed politically and can't believe he used to have the Twitter handle @Britain4theBritish69. pic.twitter.com/AkxocLmslG
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) November 17, 2019
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TOBY: Didn't vote. Thinks all politicians are the same. Claims to "not do politics". Complains about: bin collections, lack of police and price of council tax daily. pic.twitter.com/M2o6m5Cwqf
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) November 17, 2019
