#CyrilSocks: South Africans are losing it over Ramaphosa’s running gear
#CyrilSocks – You know you are making some presidential progress when you are hearing about Ramaphosa’s socks and not #GuptaLeaks or controversial books…
Newly elected ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is in East London paying tribute to former ANC presidents and celebrating the ANC’s 106th birthday. This morning, though, he wasn’t doing any of that. He was just going for a jog in some incredibly interesting socks…
eNCA posted this video and South Africans on Twitter quickly lost their damn minds.
Alright, reckon you have funkier socks than the #CyrilSocks? Tweet your pics to us… RT @eNCA: Have you seen the #CyrilSocks? Courtesy #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/ldsTpK1N2M
— eNCA (@eNCA) January 10, 2018
If the shorts and T-shirt wasn’t an already interesting enough combo (note the tucked in daddy effect), the length and colour of the socks were enough to bring out plenty of laughs and comparisons. Like our one writer said: “Ronald McDonald might need to check his sock drawer to see if he’s not missing a pair.”
The internet didn’t disagree, here are some of the best pics, memes and general tweets we could find.
It seems the design can be used for sleepwear fashion too…
#CyrilSocks #CyrilSocksChallenge
Retweet for a trend…show your socks pic.twitter.com/i4tpSlbD5G— CATASTROPHE π± (@jimjayjuggalos) January 10, 2018
The McDonald’s references didn’t stop there either.
#CyrilSocks hey Mr Pres can I get these happy socks with my happy meal. And what about the DisUnity #ANCcake get I get it as the dessert? πππ I love Mzansi Mara! pic.twitter.com/Q8GRiRW5Rx
— Buhle Dlamini (@buhle007) January 10, 2018
Almost time for today's edition of The Eusebius McKaiser show!! 9am to noon. As always. Everyone is most welcome regardless your sock & shoe game! @Radio702 @CapeTalk pic.twitter.com/xE3h4zqoiu
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) January 10, 2018
In case you were in doubt ππ
π·@Allan_Tshuma pic.twitter.com/TLBIhpKzdK
— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) January 10, 2018
The #CyrilSocks now make sense pic.twitter.com/mNNyjzkIfy
— BM (@afro_gooner) January 10, 2018
Others were just trying to make sure they got the respect they deserved for doing it first!
Who copied who? #CyrilSocks pic.twitter.com/Bi2nbtBMR7
— TumiΕ‘i (@Tumishi_) January 10, 2018
i am 100% sure that the rand is gonna respond to #cyrilsocks ππππππ
— Mhana VafanaβοΈ (@hlamariso2) January 10, 2018
A Zuma parody account even stepped up to the plate…
Eish @CyrilRamaphosa those #CyrilSocks is making me jealous before my #impeachment pic.twitter.com/xlz3vGTfO6
— President Of RSA (@PresidentOfRSA) January 10, 2018
But some just wanted the socks next out the door, after Zuma of course.
https://twitter.com/Singing_Sandile/status/951048643963969537