A Canadian parliament member had the chamber in tears after he admitted to leaving his seat during a vote because of a pair of ill-fitting underpants he had recently bought on sale. Pat Martin, a representative for Winnipeg, told the House of Commons he had trouble sitting for a long period of time because he 'bought a bunch that was clearly too small for me'. 'I realize I did inadvertently leave my seat briefly in the middle of the debate, but I can blame it on a sale that they had down at the Hudson's Bay,' Martin said. 'They had men's underwear that was on for half-price.'
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Pat Martin left his chair during House of Commons debate before returning to cast his vote
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It is against chamber rules to leave one's seat during a vote
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But Martin said he had trouble sitting for a long period of time because the underwear was 'clearly too small' for him
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Chamber roared with laughter when he apologized for 'briefly' leaving seat
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Martin bought the half-price briefs from department store @placeholder, which capitalized on the publicity to make sure people knew the 50 per cent off sale was still going strong
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@placeholder, a Canadian department store, capitalized on the free press and tweeted out that their 'manties' 50 per cent off sale was still going strong.
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Hudson's Bay, a @placeholder department store, capitalized on the free press and tweeted out that their 'manties' 50 per cent off sale was still going strong.
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One user even got artistic, photoshopping Martin's head to another famous @placeholder's body.