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18th Dec 2018

Caller phones radio show who says he voted for Brexit because of three-pin plugs

Rudi Kinsella

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Nobody tell this man that Ireland is in the EU and we also have three-pin plugs.

In a couple of year’s time, we will be able to make a compilation of some of the most ridiculous things said by people in relation to Brexit, and it will be really difficult to figure out which will top the list.

But we have to say, this one is most definitely up there.

Robert from Rochester originally phoned up LBC to rail against the idea of a second referendum, but the conversation very quickly took a turn for the worse.

He said his reason for voting to leave the EU was so that the England could “strip away from the EU laws we don’t like.”

When asked which laws in particular, he said: “One of the ones for me is the plug system – I know it’s not very hugely [sic] but we obviously use the three-pin in this country. The EU don’t.”

James O’Brien, the extremely confused host, replied: “But we’re in the EU? So you think we have to leave the EU to get three-pin plugs?”

You can watch this incident in full by clicking here.

Despite the fact that this is a bizarre reason to vote for something that has ultimately had such a massive impact, it also needs to be pointed out that Ireland, and a number of other EU countries also use three-pin plugs.

Shocking stuff.

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Brexit