Social media has today exploded with memes about the now world-famous Handforth Parish Council Zoom that descened into chaos.
Members of the council were likened to Conan the Barbarian and Lord of the Rings wizard Gandalf as Twitter users poked fun at explosive video that apearred on line, and was quickly shared to be seen by 2million people world wide.
One Twitter user compared the moment a councillor screams READ THE STANDING ORDERS, READ THEM AND UNDERSTAND THEM during the conference call to the famous THIS, IS, SPARTA scene in the Hollywood blockbuster 300 .
Another, using the same quote, compared it with an image of a famous bust-up between Newcastle team mates Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer during a Premier League match in 2005.
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Jackie Weaver who was attending the meeting to provide support in place of the clerk
Credit: Adam Hughes/SWNS
Most people would struggle to cope with becoming an overnight internet celebrity, with actors lining up to play you in a biopic and authors announcing that they were writing you into their next novel.
But Jackie Weaver, the calm convenor of the now infamous Handforth Parish Council meeting, has only one regret – she wishes that she had had her hair done.
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Handforth Parish Council Zoom meeting main player Jackie Weaver has reacted to the overnight fame the viral video has brought her
14:22, 5 FEB 2021
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