EVEN in times of international crisis there is room for humour and mockery – at least there is on Twitter, where David Cameron's "on the phone to Obama" tweet last night prompted a slew of responses poking fun at his efforts to appear statesmanlike. The British PM posted what looked suspiciously like a selfie of himself discussing the Ukraine situation on the telephone with the US President, along with a message declaring: "We are united in condemnation of Russia's actions."
I've been speaking to @BarackObama about the situation in Ukraine. We are united in condemnation of Russia's actions. pic.twitter.com/7Rk2k8iOIK— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 5, 2014
.@David_Cameron @BarackObama Hi guys, I'm on the line now too. Get me up to speed. pic.twitter.com/xhmJG5KpxT— rob delaney (@robdelaney) March 5, 2014
Before long Patrick Stewart, a former captain of the USS Enterprise and a dab hand at intergalactic crisis management, was offering his services, via a tub of Wet Ones.
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.@robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama I'm now patched in as well. Sorry for the delay. pic.twitter.com/elLQcKcV3w— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) March 5, 2014
From there the conference call rapidly expanded, with more and more Twitter users joining in, and adopting a variety of different devices to do so.
@SirPatStew @robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama Ok, guys, thanks for holding. pic.twitter.com/ih36KWU3Tb— Michael Moreno (@MacMoreno) March 5, 2014
@MacMoreno @SirPatStew @robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama Sorry I'm late to the call. What'd I miss? pic.twitter.com/gOj4WMO2eu— Yuri Lowenthal (@YuriLowenthal) March 6, 2014
@YuriLowenthal @MacMoreno @SirPatStew @robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama @taraplatt can you repeat that 1st part pic.twitter.com/LU7pw3g1Ui— Sean Bonner ? (@seanbonner) March 6, 2014
Inevitably things got more and more surreal, until even the man at the centre of the crisis, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, made an appearance, along with an ostrich.
@SirPatStew @MacMoreno @robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama CAMERON, YOU FOOL -- THIS ISN'T THE WHITE HOUSE! pic.twitter.com/BOpu8jJ3V6— Vladimir Putin (@jesse_hamm) March 6, 2014
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