Australia remembers Abbott with #putoutyouronions
Ousted prime minister commemorated with hashtag referring to his liking for eating raw onions, skin and all.
Published On 14 Sep 2015
Tony Abbott, the ousted Australian prime minister, is being commemorated by Australians with a trending hashtag #putoutyouronions.
Social media users across the country tweeted pictures of onions, in a dubious tribute to their former leader.
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And on every doorstep this September, we remember the leader who brought tears to our eyes #putoutyouronions pic.twitter.com/6tl3k0hkWg
— Nick Klau (@nickklau) September 14, 2015
The hashtag referred to an incident in March when Mr Abbott was pictured eating a raw onion, skin and all, during a trip to a factory in Tasmania.
Let's represent Aus accurately… Throw in some onion diversity #putoutyouronions pic.twitter.com/9tBy9Mlk56
— Tiyana Matliovski (@tiyana_m88) September 14, 2015
It acknowledged previous but more sincere tributes in the country. In April, Australian women hung their wedding dresses on their front doors and tweeted #putyourdressout after a young woman, Stephanie Scott, was murdered shortly before her wedding.
https://twitter.com/PattusM/status/643321135640121344
Australian cricketer Philip Hughes, who died last year after being struck in the neck by a cricket ball, was honoured with #put yourbatsout.
https://twitter.com/AsmeFahmi/status/643368767628574720
Mr Abbott on Monday was defeated in a Liberal Party leadership spill by Malcolm Turnbull, his former communications minister.
Onions are out in Tokyo #putoutyouronions pic.twitter.com/x8QfAKhulu
Onions are out in Tokyo#putoutyouronions pic.twitter.com/x8QfAKhulu
— ☕ John B., the Latte Sipping Bogan (@Latte_Bogan) September 14, 2015
Source: Al Jazeera