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10th Dec 2013

Pic: George Bush was put in an unfortunate seat at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service

We're sure this was an accident...

JOE

We’re sure this was an accident…

As the current President of the US finds himself in hot water over some selfie-related tomfoolery at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Soweto today, a former White House resident also had an awkward photo moment.

As the London Independent’s Social Media Editor Felicity Morse spotted, the sign in front of his seat is best described as unfortunate.

A look at some other photos from the service show that it is just a clever camera angle and some smart cropping that makes it look like, well, you know…

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