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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Finds Yet Another Way To Embarrass An Entire Nation

Tony Abbott Finds Yet Another Way To Embarrass An Entire Nation
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott would like you know he and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe both have new boots.

To mark this momentous moment in Australian/Japanese relations, the dinky di, true blue Aussie PM tweeted this quite remarkable picture of the pair sporting their famous Australian-made RM Williams boots, which retail for around £300.

Described as a 'cringe-worthy corker' by the Australian media, the picture immediately set off a flurry of priceless internet memes.

For the record, Abbott and Abe were posing in front of a massive Japanese-made Komatsu truck tyre, used in the iron ore mines of Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

Sporty Tony Abbott
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In nature, the colours red and black denote poison.We'll leave you to draw any conclusions. (credit:Getty Images)
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This is the scariest thing to emerge from water since the u-boat campaign of WWII. (credit:Getty Images)
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Abbott once said: "...it’s not necessarily everyone’s place to come to Australia."They should count themselves lucky as they will never be confronted by such a terrifyingly close view of Tony's two Abbotts... (credit:Getty Images)
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That's not a race number on his arm it's a tally of the number people who chose to sleep on the bank of the river he just swam in rather than sleep in a house.Because he said: "We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.” February 11th, 2010 (credit:Getty Images)
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In Australia, if you win a triathlon you get to choose your own prize... (credit:Getty Images)
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Instead of masculinely pulling himself up the raw concrete side, Abbott is pictured here taking the easy way out.Just like a woman having an abortion, apparently... Because he said: "Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations". (credit:Getty Images)
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Often the champion of gender equality can be seen running with one of the few women in Australia not doing what Australian women do best - housework.Because he said: "While I think men and women are equal, they are also different and I think it's inevitable and I don't think it's a bad thing at all that we always have, say, more women doing things like physiotherapy and an enormous number of women simply doing housework." (credit:Getty Images)
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The ball's in your hand mate. (credit:Getty Images)
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This demonstration was just for the boys. Immediately after the girls were shown how to iron.Because he said: "What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing is that if they get it done commercially it’s going to go up in price and their own power bills when they switch the iron on are going to go up." (credit:Getty Images)
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Although he managed to catch the rugby ball, the tennis ball is lodged in his throat. (credit:Getty Images)
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