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Canada: MP leaves meeting because of underpants crisis
Story hereNorm on "Cheers" once said about underwear issues, "Sometimes, they self-correct."
A Canadian Member of Parliament was not so lucky in a similar incident. MP Pat Martin has said that the reason he left the room early was that his unmentionables were too tight. No, really.
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His cut-price and, as it turned out, overly tight underpants made it difficult for him to sit through a one-by-one vote, opposition MP Pat Martin told the bewildered Speaker.
But he did made it back in time to cast his ballot.
A Twitter storm about not very well briefed MPs hit shortly afterwards.
Mr Martin drew applause and laughter from the chamber when he explained his temporary absence.
"They had men's underwear on for half price and I bought a bunch that was clearly too small for me. I find it difficult to sit for any length of time."
But he did made it back in time to cast his ballot.
A Twitter storm about not very well briefed MPs hit shortly afterwards.
Mr Martin drew applause and laughter from the chamber when he explained his temporary absence.
"They had men's underwear on for half price and I bought a bunch that was clearly too small for me. I find it difficult to sit for any length of time."
Hilarious....when you buy men's underwear half off you get ...men's underwear half off....because they don't fit?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31547073