Virginia quake: Top five political jokes on Twitter
In the aftermath (meaning within the first minutes) after the magnitude 5.9 Virginia earthquake Tuesday, the twittersphere responded with compassion, concern 鈥� and political humor.
No one has been reported killed in the quake, but some of the attempts at comedy may have caused serious injuries. While some Twitter contributors criticized the ribald responsse, others simply noted the social media phenomenon.
"WHEN A QUAKE STRIKES: Step 1, tweet that you felt it. Step 2, RT where else it happened. Step 3, crack current-affairs-related cause jokes," tweeted Emma Godmere.
Here' a quick scan of the best five Virginia Earthquake Political Jokes, so far.
The Washington Examiner's Timothy P. Carney wrote:
"Krugman says it wasn't big enough."
wrote:
"There was just a 6.0 earthquake in DC. Obama wanted it to be 3.4, but the Republicans wanted 6.0, so he compromised."
, GOP political consultant:
鈥淏achmann out first with statement: as President she鈥檒l lower quakes to 2.9...鈥�
Steve Weinstein:
Shorter Romney: earthquakes are people, my friends."
We said five, but as a bonus, here's our favorite non-political quake joke:
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"my etch-a-sketch gallery! It's RUINED!"
Seen any good quake jokes tweeted, post them in the comments section.
