Remember that time British prime minister David Cameron got mocked mercilessly for his look-I'm-on-the-phone-to-Obama tweet?
It seems world leaders haven't learned from it just yet. Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has now become the butt of Twitter jokes after he tweeted a very similar picture on Wednesday of him speaking on the phone to Angus Houston, who is coordinating the search for the missing Malaysia airlines plane.
Just got an update on the search for #MH370 from JACC Chief Coordinator Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston (Ret'd) pic.twitter.com/Gnmq5zSmgg
— Tony Abbott (@TonyAbbottMHR) April 9, 2014
The inevitable Twitter japes followed, though sadly minus comedian Rob Delaney and the inimitable Sir Patrick Stewart. Responses featured everything from bananas to an irate-looking cat.
@TonyAbbottMHR me too pic.twitter.com/OgAWrZq971
— RRR (@burntsugar) April 9, 2014
Hey @TonyAbbottMHR tone. Tone. TONE. TOOONNEEEEE I am on the line now u wot m8 pic.twitter.com/PNpItKrtF2
— Fakeed™ Butler (@fakeedbutler) April 9, 2014
@fakeedbutler @mtats @gordypls @TonyAbbottMHR sorry guys my phone was out of battery, here now. pic.twitter.com/KZtbap6iQB
— Bec (@Brocklesnitch) April 9, 2014
.@na_cotic @thombus @TonyAbbottMHR I'm patched in what's the sitrep pic.twitter.com/Oz3R5CeSq9
— Dame Key Lime Pie (@MrJosh9000) April 9, 2014
Obviously, this dog got involved.
.@TonyAbbottMHR pic.twitter.com/mLQjIk1Sis
— Ben Cuzzupe (@BenCuzzupe) April 9, 2014
Of course, Abbott's call was actually about something quite important – the search for missing flight MH370. You can find the latest updates as the search zone narrows here.
