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early doors, but Most Annoying Quote Of 2017 prize goes to President Putin. ‘I am not a woman,’ he said, ‘so I don’t have bad days.’

In just one sentence, he manages not just to insult half the population of the planet but also several whole countries.

‘I am not trying to insult anyone,’ he continues. ‘That’s just the nature of things. There are certain natural cycles.’

Those killed by Russian bombs and bullets in Syria, Chechnya and Ukraine will be turning in their graves.