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#benchday: Big Day For Brits As Government Allows Them To Sit On Park Benches

“All bitches born after March 8th know is sit on bench and have coffee …”

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March 8, 2021

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People in Britain have expressed excitement and gratitude en mass to the government for allowing them to once again sit on park benches next to another person from today.

In terms of historical British victories for freedom, it’s surely up there with VE day and the signing of the Magna Carta.

Let the celebrations begin:

https://twitter.com/klobarker4/status/1368878302954422274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1368878302954422274%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newswars.com%2Fbenchday-big-day-for-brits-as-government-allows-them-to-sit-on-park-benches%2F

What a great day. Waking up knowing it is now legal for me to go outside and sit on a park bench. Oh thank you our supreme leader @BorisJohnson for this great gift of freedom you have bestowed upon on us.
— Dave (@aka_willbodie) March 8, 2021

Happy sit on a park bench with a mate and not get arrested day!
— Ross (@BromRefined) March 8, 2021

Today's the big day. I can't decide which park bench I'm going to sit on. I'm just too excited. pic.twitter.com/n3QW1Jpsmc
— Lloyd (@LloydP91) March 8, 2021

I'm about to exercise my legal right to sit on a bench with a friend and have a coffee and I feel like all my Christmases have come at once.
— Richard James (@RichardNJames) March 8, 2021

Can’t wait to sit on a park bench and talk to my mate about this.
— Matt Harvey (@mattharvey07) March 8, 2021

It was so lovely to see @BorisJohnson quote Churchill, ‘’We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man.” Well today guys, we are allowed to SIT on a bench. My life is back, so excited!! #benchday pic.twitter.com/qZ7SX0FUgI
— Jane W (@manage1984) March 8, 2021

You’ve made it illegal to sit on a park bench. https://t.co/hOM0X8LOZ6
— Big Brother Watch (@BigBrotherWatch) March 6, 2021

Heard a news report on radio this morning. Restrictions have been lifted so you can now sit next to one other person outside. I'll let you into a secret. If you had wanted to sit next to me on a bench anytime over the last year. I'd have let you. #EnoughIsEnough #KBF
— cyclelifelondon #antiganda (@cyclelifelondon) March 8, 2021

All bitches born after March 8th know is sit on bench and have coffee
— maisie (@maisieaisie) March 8, 2021

Can I sit on a park bench yet?
— M777 (@m7777777_f) March 8, 2021

But you’re fine to sit on a bench with your friend in the park and drink your beers there because….Coronavirus knows if the bench belongs to a pub!
— Alison Turner (@alison_turner) March 8, 2021

Can we sit on a bench yet?
— Gary Prince (@GaryAPrince) March 8, 2021

From today in England, you can meet a friend outdoors and sit on a bench for a coffee.

If you live in Scotland, you'll just need to find a bench that's not been broken yet…. https://t.co/gl8H2ArVFc
— Aileen Law (@aileen43_x) March 8, 2021

Who wants to sit down on a bench with a coffee with me then?
— steven bowyer (@stevenbowyer_) March 8, 2021

As part of our reintegration back into the community from today we are allowed to sit on a park bench with a friend and drink a coffee.

I'm assuming those without friends are allowed to sit on their own?
— Mark Adamson (@MrMarkAdamson) March 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/Alex_Webb94/status/1368856431621996546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1368856431621996546%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newswars.com%2Fbenchday-big-day-for-brits-as-government-allows-them-to-sit-on-park-benches%2F

So glad our world beating vaccination effort has allowed us to sit on a bench with one other person from today. Enjoy your chats. #thanksboris
— MartinBrothers_Beacon (@Beacon_Digitals) March 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/skepticalzebra/status/1368846462717730816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1368846462717730816%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newswars.com%2Fbenchday-big-day-for-brits-as-government-allows-them-to-sit-on-park-benches%2F

i have a bench in my back garden. am i allowed to sit on it today? #benchday
— braincoral (@BraincoralMusic) March 8, 2021

In other news, Her Majesty’s Government graciously permits us from today to sit on a PARK BENCH and perhaps drink coffee with one other person. The joys of living in a “liberal” democracy! We should be most grateful! #lockdown
— Stephanie Hayden (@flyinglawyer73) March 8, 2021

I feel like I have missed a trick today by not booking a day off work to go and sit on a bench outside to drink a coffee.
— From TinyPennies (@FromTinyPennies) March 8, 2021

Not long now #benchday pic.twitter.com/FeJpQyYwRY
— Victoria #UsforThem #NoMasksInClass (@Vicster82) March 7, 2021

Will 8th of March become #benchday every year?
— Alex Jones (@__alj___) March 7, 2021