Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon goes viral for mismatched shoes
It seems it's been quite a week for Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon.
In a photo on Twitter, the Democratic representative admitted to unknowingly having spent an entire day with mismatched shoes. The hilarious (and relatable!) moment has left the internet cracking up at her faux pas and has since gone viral with almost 30,000 likes.
"People ask me all the time about the pace of things in DC. It’s 4:04PM and I just noticed that I have gone an entire day with two different shoes on," said Scanlon.
People ask me all the time about the pace of things in DC. It’s 4:04PM and I just noticed that I have gone an entire day with two different shoes on. pic.twitter.com/a5SciTpNJr
— Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (@RepMGS) March 13, 2019
Of course, people were quick to respond with their own similar stories -- Twitter's versions are almost as hilarious as the original.
A couple years back, it was around 2 in the afternoon when I looked down and wondered why my shoelaces were different colors. Took me a few seconds to figure it out.n🤣 pic.twitter.com/96ZgMK61th
— REDЯUM (@spicedrum) March 13, 2019
I did that, but packed both left shoes for an 8 am court appearance in LA and I didn’t realize it till about 7:15. The hotel front desk clerk loaned me her shoes that mostly fit : )#SavedTheDay#LadiesStickTogether#AboveAndBeyond
— texaslawgirl (@texaslawgirl) March 14, 2019
"I love the fact that you had to lace one, and zip one, yet you still didn’t realize," wrote one Twitter user. "I did that, but packed both left shoes for an 8 am court appearance in LA and I didn’t realize it till about 7:15. The hotel front desk clerk loaned me her shoes that mostly fit," shared another.
It happens with boots too. pic.twitter.com/sjmci6AxoE
— Emma Elderlocke (@EmmaElderlocke) March 14, 2019
It happens to the best of us 😩😂This was yesterday! I realized when I stepped out of the car. Luckily for me I had a matching on in the car so I didn’t have to go all day pic.twitter.com/9ovFb7OW2X
— LaQuisha S. Anthony (@LaquishaAnthony) March 14, 2019
I love the fact that you had to lace one, and zip one, yet you still didn’t realise 😂😂😂
— Tash (@GreatBretten) March 14, 2019
"The day was jam-packed as usual. Then, at about 4 PM, I sat down on the couch in our back office to talk with my staff [and] that is when someone pointed out that my shoes did not match," said the representative to Teen Vogue. But, I did not have time to change them before my next four evening events."
"I think the reactions from people are amazing. They realize their elected representatives put their shoes on one foot at a time too, and sometimes, the wrong ones," she continued.
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