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#ThingsOwenDid – What is Smith’s Greatest Achievement? [POLL]
In celebration of his recent fantasticness, the users of Twitter have come together to draw attention to the less appreciated achievements of Owen Smith’s career under the hashtag #ThingsOwenDid.
Some Tweets referenced Smith’s political heft:
Took Angela Eagles place in the #LabourLeadership to promote women in power. #ThingsOwenDid
— Henky7 (@ArdMhachaBhoy7) August 18, 2016
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#ThingsOwenDid Saved and Privatised Ryan
— no1whisky (@no1whisky) August 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/LabourRoots/status/766237313768820736
Some referenced his divine nature:
https://twitter.com/JodisWelch/status/766254384724451328
Allowed God to have Sunday off work #ThingsOwenDid
— stookie #PCPEU 🏴❣️#JC9 (@photoabc) August 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/hourlyterrier/status/766245607090614272
Others referenced his supernatural multi-tasking and quick-thinking skills:
https://twitter.com/GladToHaveLeft/status/766242645513474048
https://twitter.com/Radiogagal1803/status/766260203541110785
Many others drew attention to his supporting role in history’s greatest events:
#ThingsOwenDid so glad he dropped that Apple on Newtons head
— The Flying Socialist 🇵🇸🌹 (@aftkiloalpha) August 18, 2016
#ThingsOwenDid Took the three wise men to Bethlehem then built a manger out of empty paracetamol boxes
— Simon Tyler (@Pit_Yakker) August 18, 2016
A couple more made clear his intelligence and physical prowess:
Dug out the Chilean miners with just the cutlery in his lunch box #thingsowendid
— J Simpkin (@CultOfIntegrity) August 18, 2016
Established a world record for mentioning Nye Bevan the most times in one sentence #ThingsOwenDid
— Boldee #GTTO (@boldee101) August 18, 2016
And most made reference to his love of ice cream:
https://twitter.com/GladToHaveLeft/status/766234387067310080
But what’s your favourite achievement of Owen Smith’s?
Please vote in the poll below, and follow Off the Perch on Facebook and Twitter for more.
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