Did this really happen? Seriously, did this actually occur?

"I want to thank ... uh ... that fella Down Under. Thank you very much, pal," Biden said.

This is really not good. At all.

The bizarre gaffe is being thoroughly mocked in the Australian press. It's worth a laugh, sure—it's not like he ran over the guy's dog or nuked an Australian city or something.

Still, this is not a good look for Biden, or for the United States. It's almost beyond joking about at this point. Almost.