ICYMI there was a spot of pepper amongst Mike Pence’s salt during the vice presidential debate…
After last week’s deflating presidential debate, many of us watching on from around the world had higher hopes for nuanced discussion from Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s running mates. As expected, Kamala Harris and Mike Pence engaged in much less yelling than their running mates, with two trading barbs over the current administration’s handling of the pandemic, racial equality and more.
Of course, none of that matters, because whilst Pence was delivering talking points on the recent Black Lives Matter protests a fly landed on his perfectly sculpted hair. It wasn’t just any fly. It was a huge (or as Trump would say, “YUGE”) fly that has sent the Twitter world into a frenzy, with people rushing to make memes and pages that make a mockery of both man and insect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwVRqKhM9Gg
i really did that pic.twitter.com/p5mTvt4gSz
— Mike Pence’s Fly 🏳️🌈 (@MikePenceFly___) October 8, 2020
me showing up to the debate pic.twitter.com/DVf2ldXt2u
— Mike Pence’s Fly 🏳️🌈 (@MikePenceFly___) October 8, 2020
Pence trying really hard to not eat the fly with his frog-like tongue pic.twitter.com/yCv0hZLnl9
— JesseM-BOO (@jessemg95) October 8, 2020
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Usually wouldn’t post in between seasons but was just so proud of the whole team ❤️
Yes, everyone is keen to poke fun, however no one is asking why? Why did the fly target Pence? Why not Harris? Why now? Below we’ve outlined some possible theories that may explain one of the most significant events in the world, in the last twenty-four hours, that is related to Pence, and a fly:
1. It’s chill – they’re mates.
Relax everyone, haven’t you ever seen a grown man bro down with a fly? Some people have lizards as pets, some people have dogs as buddies, Pence has a fly whose company he happens to enjoy – he’s a fly guy, ya know? What’s the problemo? No need to pet shame.
2. The fly was actually Trump.
Anyone seen Trump lately? Is it possible that the man that Qanon believes will bring about “The Storm” or “The Great Awakening” is also a shapeshifter? Where was he during the debate? Could he have transformed and flown onto Pence’s hair to whisper advice to him?
3. Pence looked too sweet.
It’s possible that (to a fly) Pence’s hair looks like one big old pile of sugar smoothly brushed over a biscuit. Perhaps the fly has something of a sweet tooth and was attracted to Pence’s sugary locks? Does having such hardline policies on immigration, climate change and abortion mean that his body rejects sweetness, pushing it out through the top of his skull, making it only seem like he has hair?
4. The fly was fake.
It’s easy to imagine Trump/Pence denying there ever was a fly. Was the fly CGI-ed by the liberal media to make ol’ Mike seem smelly? Like a smelly trash can? That smells so much that flies are attracted to his smelliness?
