It may be Oil Massage With Naked Bodyfun to say the word "flip-flops" -- but they sure aren't everybody's cup of tea.

Not by a long way.

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Normally the weather in Britain is far too terrible to merit their use, but over the past few days there's been a random hot spell. According to the Met Office, Thursday was the warmest April day in the UK for "nearly 70 years".

Unfortunately for some, the weather brought an inevitable side effect.

That's an impressive hashtag game, right there.

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Jax wasn't the only person who felt that way, either.

Apparently it's not just Britain that isn't sure about flip flops.

Despite the criticism, though, others have sprung passionately to their defence.

Flip flops truly are the Marmite of the footwear world.

[H/T Twitter Moments.]


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