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Boy ohboywas last night’s episode of Q&A spicy.

With a lineup of Simon Burmingham, Sam Dastyari, Larissa Waters, Nick Xenophon and Pauline Hanson, we expected some heat. But we never expected a boiling hot treasure trove of mayhem.

It was horrifying and glorious all at the same time.

And to the surprise of absolutely nobody, that chaos came straight from the mouth of Senator Elect Hanson.

Here are the six most cringe-worthy things the Senator Elect said on Monday night:

1. Indonesia is,apparently,not a democracy.

No no, if you think Indonesia is a democracy you are MISTAKEN. Ms Hanson says any and all Muslim nations donot

Even when challenged, and told that Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world (and is, you know, ademocratic country), Ms Hanson refused to back down.

… Rightio then.

Oh dear. (Image: ABC)

2. Supposedly, terrorism has only affected Australia in recent years.

The One Nation leader claimed Islamic terrorism isthe onlykind of terrorism that's been in Australia.

Of course, it didn't take long for Q&A host Tony Jones to correct that complete and utter fallacy.

*Mic drop*

3. In case you weren't aware, Islam isn't *actually* a religion.

For some unknown reason, Ms Hanson insisted on saying Islam is a "so-called religion".

The fact that there's 1.6 BILLION Muslims in the world doesn't matter. It's still a *so-called* religion...capisce?

4. "Are you Muslim? Reeeaaally?"

Nothing quite compares to the curious look Ms Hanson shot NSW Labor Senator Sam Dastyari when he commented that he is, in fact, a Muslim.

Yep. That's the one. (Image: ABC)

Senator Dastyari, who was a child migrant from Iran in 1988, would be barred from entering Australia today if One Nation's proposed immigration policies were to be implemented.

'I didn’t know that about you. This is quite interesting.' She continued.

Thank god for Greens Senator Larissa Waters, who said what we were all thinking:

5. The fist pump. THE FIST PUMP.

With a "Go Sonia!" to boot

6. 'Let's see what happens.'

Then there was the Muslim audience member, who extended this invitation for Ms Hanson to enjoy a meal with his family (he's a psychologist, with three lawyer brothers):

“Would you be willing to take my offer to inviting you for lunch or dinner - whichever suits you best - with me and my Muslim family, while we have something Halal I’ll ensure what you have is something not Halal. Would you kindly accept my invitation?”

But even after much cajoling, it seems the meal will never take place.

What was your take on last night's episode of Q&A?

The Mamamia Out Loud team has had A LOT to say about Pauline Hanson...

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