TOMapleLaughs Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Overly tight cheap underpants force Canada MP out of his seat OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian legislator Pat Martin on Thursday offered up one of the most original excuses ever heard for hurriedly running out of the House of Commons during a vote, his new cheap pair of underpants was too tight. Martin, who belongs to the official opposition New Democrats, bolted as members of Parliament began to rise one by one to vote. He later blamed his departure on an unwise purchase at a local store. "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," he told the chamber to guffaws and applause from fellow legislators. Martin, one of the more colorful Canadian members of Parliament, did return in time to cast his vote.http://news.yahoo.com/overly-tight-cheap-underpants-force-canada-mp-seat-222657903.html Brave of him to at least admit it though. But, wow... edit: Anyway, this isn't really worth a thread. Kinda funny though if you're there I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Meh... I think it's a funny incident but people shouldn't pick on this one as a joke (but they will). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockout Casualty Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Martin, one of the more colorful Canadian members of Parliament, did return in time to cast his vote. If he returned in time to cast his vote, what duties did he fail at? Want to see an MP failing at performing her duties, look no further than Sana Hassainia. In 2014, she was present for just 16 of 269 votes in the House of Commons. In an interview with CBC News last week, Hassainia said that she missed the votes because she didn't feel that her vote as an opposition MP mattered with a majority government. "So I allowed myself to do this, because it's not my little voice that makes a difference," she told CBC News in French. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sana-hassainia-quebec-mp-with-poor-attendance-record-won-t-run-again-1.2946305 Q: Why did you miss almost every vote during the year? A: In 2013, I had my second child. The party I worked for (the NDP) didn’t help me at all with my work-family balance. I decided even if that bothered the party at the time, (I would) not be as present for votes. I had two kids – and for me it’s important to be with them – and the vast majority of votes are at the end of the day or the evening, so I didn’t show up for that reason. http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01/15/when-is-it-okay-to-miss-parliament-independent-mp-sana-hassainia-on-why-she-was-only-at-16-of-269-votes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 If he returned in time to cast his vote, what duties did he fail at?True, looks like he just had to briefly excuse himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Oh Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Probably was about to fill his cheap shorts with the big brown thats why he busted out quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 His shorts were too tight? Maybe he was just standing too close to Rona Ambrose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 He was only gone for a brief moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 now he knows why they call them "Tighty Whitey's" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Canada's version of the Boxer Rebellion.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Maybe had a nice big black coffee on an empty stomach and was about to have an 'issue' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Those undies may have been half price, but going commando is free. Just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweathog Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Glad to see people taking this in stride, no sense for them to get their underwear in a twist over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.K. Chesterton Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 No wonder politicians are crotchety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I bet the true reason was much more embarrassing. My bet is he sharted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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