The Aftermath To Joseph Muscat’s Odd Tattoo Reveal Yesterday Was A Mixed Bag Of ‘Oh, Malta’ Reactions
In a world where woman can now propose to their male lovers, tea can be served cold and global warming is a legit concern that half a generation just can’t seem to wake up to, it’s nice to take a step back from it all and notice the forest for the trees. When there are any, of course.
Yesterday, the Maltese nation did just that when it was revealed that our PM, Joseph il-King, has what appears to be a strip of the word ‘Invictus’ in black ink across his right bicep.
Invictus is derived from the Latin word Invite which means ‘unconquered’ or ‘undefeatable’ and it seems like if this accidental slip of the first three letters were more likely accidentally on purpose, either way, we still now have some of the best memes the island has ever seen and a few confused souls who thought that Muscat really had taken inspo from Post Malone.
So how did it all start?
Lovin broke the news after our eagle-eyed reporters managed to catch a brief glimpse in one of Muscat’s many interviews where his white polo shirt let the first three letters peak out and say hello.
Quickly, hundreds flooded social media with their own take on a reaction to someone accidentally having the repercussions of their last “week away with the boys” in Magaluf slip through the cracks
While it isn’t bizarre for world leaders to have tattoos, it was the nature of how it all came to be public knowledge, and Muscat himself then confirmed that yes, he had treated himself to some body customisation and no, it wasn’t the only one.
Manuel Delia then had a poke at the bear, referencing Titanism as the driving force behind the egoism
Delia also made a nod to the Daphne Caruana Galizia bio Invicta, which was released a month after the notorious journalist’s murder
What if Joseph just wanted to show he stands with every local in not giving up their country that easily ever again? Not to say that it was easy for Malta to be conquered, but it happened a lot back in the day and in hindsight, you don’t even need to use brute force these days. Just buy a passport.
Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar had one of the few justifiable reactions
Of course, on the same day as Malta would be reacting to a potential hate crime, it is buried under the fact that the PM has a fucking tattoo. Priorities, uwx.
The rest of the reactions were just absolute goldmine memes.
We’re currently brainstorming what tattoos we want on our foreheads in the office, because this look is so 2019 and we don’t have long of it left…
Then, there was this ? Top Fan from Facebook.
We really can’t see what they’re seeing.
Ara Muscat, il-King hi! D best, ta’!