BREXIT is such an all-over-the-place mess that we didn't think it would be possible to sum up all the chaos that encompasses it.
And yet the Dutch have somehow managed to do so.
A picture can tell a thousand words, they say, and so perhaps that was the key to solving this mystery.
Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok tweeted out a warning to businesses in his country over Brexit, with a link to a website where they could see the impact it would have on them.
He wrote: "Have you already checked the consequences Brexit has for you or your company?
"Make sure Brexit doesn't sit - or lie - in your way."
We've delayed enough, though. Behold, Brexit personified:
Heb jij al gecheckt welke gevolgen Brexit voor jou of je bedrijf heeft? Doe de Brexit Impact Scan op https://t.co/eytAlAwphK of kijk op https://t.co/U64nYectmE. Zorg dat Brexit jou niet in de weg zit....of ligt. pic.twitter.com/LWKOLnLPQl
— Stef Blok (@ministerBlok) February 14, 2019
Yes – the Dutch have decided that Brexit is a huge blue monster. Which is a fairly apt description for the Tory Brexiteers, in fairness.
Though we're not exactly sure what Blok's pose in the photo is meant to represent. Is he afraid? Confused? Has he just cast a magic spell summoning the Brexit Beast from some dark abyss?
Twitter users weighed in on the creature, too.
Good to finally put a face to the name....Dutch minister reveals Brexit 'monster' in campaign to get businesses ready for no deal https://t.co/JyuWUTogOW
— Hannah Roberts (@hanrobs) February 14, 2019
Finally having a #Brexit mupped justifies the scandal. Thanks, Dutch. Journalists and media junkies in general very much needed it. https://t.co/fEk44g7rbX
— Irene Benedicto (@irenebenedicto) February 14, 2019
Maybe lend him to the UK because there are plenty of muppets in the Commons who need someone to lay out the bare facts to them.
— Irina (@Wer_ko_der_ko) February 14, 2019
That's where Boris Johnson is today... you can keep him.
— Rob N (@Robs5Cents) February 14, 2019
Reasons to love the Dutch. https://t.co/ptjsInSE0c
— Lord Ferrybot (does not have ferry) (@LordBikebot) February 14, 2019
We suspect this monster would be easier to defeat than Brexit, though...
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