Get your popcorn and milkshake ready folks, the first episode in the Egyptian parliament comedy series has been launched. If you missed it, don’t worry, we can fill you in on what you missed.
Other than the yelling and the cursing and one representative fainting, the parliament’s first session that was aired yesterday was filled with hilarious moments. So let’s have a tour of these moments that gave us a small glimpse of how hilarious the parliament will be this time. God know how long it will last:
#6 The phone (They never learn)
Some representative were talking on the phone? Well, that’t typical. For goodness’ sake there are over 500 representatives in the room who were all supposed to take their oaths, the guys wanted to chitchat with some of their pals. Problem?
#5 Karamela
The weird invention called the ‘microphone’ will remain as foreign to the Egyptians as Mars. We will never catch on that when it’s turned on it makes our voices louder! Two representatives – unaware that their mics were on – were caught while discussing what snacks they brought along. One asked the other, “Ma3ak karamela?”!! And that’s how he went down in history.
#4 Lotus? Wow
Another pair also had a moment with their mics; but these two were still getting to know each other. It is the first session after all, so why not make some friends. This is how the conversation went:
“Enty ramezek eh?”
“El Lotus.”
“WOW.”
And now we all know.
#3 Selfie
It’s a memorable moment; don’t you take a picture for your first day of school?
#2 Dina Abd El Aziz
Dina Adb El Aziz, the youngest representative in the parliament, spoke too low while taking her oath. The president of the session kept on calling her name, unaware that she was already done. She had to raise her voice saying “Ana aho ya fandim.” The poor girl was showered on social media with comments.
#1 Mortada Mansour
We saved the best for last. Taking the oath and saying the same things the rest of the representatives have said? How boring! That’s not something Mortada Mansour would do. Though every representative had about 30 seconds to take his oath, it took him more than 10 minutes. This was even with some convincing from his fellows such as Khaled Youssef and Mostafa Bakry, to say the oath as it’s supposed to be said and not his own version. He kept on saying, “I can’t stand the Revolution of 25 January,” though no one knows what the revolution has to do with saying the proper oath.
