Posted at 02:54 PM ET, 08/23/2011
The best earthquake tweets
By Dylan Matthews
As you’re probably aware, D.C. was rocked by a 5.9 earthquake: just serious enough that many evacuated buildings, but not serious enough to keep people from cracking jokes about it on Twitter. Here are some of the better ones:
@pareene: “I think Chris Christie just jumped into the race.”
@robdelaney: “Did anyone I have a crush on’s husband or boyfriend die in the earthquake? DM me.”
@ModeledBehavior: “More and more scientists are questioning whether that was a real quake. It is a theory that’s out there.”
@snowed_in: “Breaking: Carole King feels the earth move under her feet.”
@chashomans: “I guess I better get an intern working on a ‘Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Mayan Serpent God’ listicle.”
@MichaelSLinden: “US Geological Survey’s budget was cut by some $20 million this year. #justsaying”
@daveweigel: “DEVELOPING: Earthquake turns Gallup offices upside down. Obama now at 62% approval”
@jdickerson: “Everyone calm down. If this is an earthquake on the east coast we’re supposed to react ironically.”
@balycooley: “I don’t want to die at a freelance job, for god’s sake.”
@pattonoswalt: “Not to panic anyone in NYC, but a screaming John Cusack just drove by in a limo that was missing a door.”
@samfbiddle: “WAS IT PREMATURE TO DO ALL THAT LOOTING”
@politicoroger: “We wouldn’t be having earthquakes like this if Hillary were president.”
@TomFornelli: “WOLF BLITZER IS ON THE PHONE WITH THE EARTHQUAKE.”
@davidfrum: “DC public schools did not dismiss. The kids are tougher than Politico.”
And a few from us:
@ezraklein: “The Ocean’s 13 team is presumably stealing something pretty valuable right now.”
@bradplumer: “A nuclear reactor near epicenter of VA earthquake is designed to withstand a 5.9-6.1 quake: bit.ly/nVW1Tq We got 5.8”
@dylanmatt: “In retrospect, I resorted to cannibalism rather fast after the earthquake.”
By Dylan Matthews | 02:54 PM ET, 08/23/2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/top-16-earthquake-tweets/2011/08/23/gIQANgmJZJ_blog.html
DO SOMETHING!
| 