Norway's prime minister got caught playing Pokémon Go while in parliament

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Who among us hasn't wanted to whip out Pokémon Go during the workday and catch a Zubat or two? While sitting in parliament during a debate, Norway's prime minister evidently couldn't resist: Erna Solberg started playing the smartphone game as the leader of the country's Liberal Party, Trine Skei Grande, was speaking.

Grande wasn't offended, though. In fact, the Labor Party leader had been spotted playing Pokémon Go during a national security meeting last August. "[Solberg] heard what I said," Grande tweeted. "We ladies can do two things at the same time, you know." Solberg herself wasn't worried about having caused offense: "I think that Trine will like that I opened the game while she was at the pulpit," she said.

You can tell it's not an election year in Norway — Donald Trump, for his part, said last July that he wished he had time to play the game.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.