'American Idle': Everyone's a comedian about the U.S. government shutdown

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'American Idle': Everyone's a comedian about the U.S. government shutdown

Andrea Janus CTVNews.ca
Published Tuesday, October 1, 2013 2:59PM EDT

A sign warns would-be visitors that a monument in Washington, D.C. is closed due to the partial U.S. government shutdown. (Twitter / Joy Malbon)

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"Sorry, but I won't be tweeting...during the government shutdown"Work in Washington nearly ground to a full halt Tuesday, as an impasse over "Obamacare" led to the partial shutdown of the United States government. Workers deemed "essential" remained on the job but a number of departments and monuments shuttered completely, and social media reflected the chaos.Storified by · Tue, Oct 01 2013 11:53:17Anyone looking for the latest news from Mars is out of luck. As NASA closed, so too did the Curiosity Rover's Twitter account...
Sorry, but I won't be tweeting/responding to replies during the government shutdown. Back as soon as possible. notice.USA.govCuriosity RoverInstagram users looking for selfies of Bo, the First Dog, will also be disappointed...
Due to Congress's failure to pass legislation to fund the government, updates to this account will be limited.The White HouseThe closing of monuments, national parks and other landmarks seemed to cause the greatest consternation...
Nothing makes me want to go to a national park like being told I can't. #governmentshutdownAustin ChesshireEach state should confiscate all national parks located within their respective borders. #makeDClisten #governmentshutdownChuck BrothersMidnight. The National Zoo has released its lions. Good luck to everyone in Northwest DC.Binyamin AppelbaumI didn't realize shutdown= national parks, governmental museums closed; sad. #governmentshutdownSara Juliet FrumanWW2 Vets came all the way to DC to see the monument that honors them. It's closed fountains turned off http://twitter.com/JoyCTV/status/385067594085969920/photo/1Joy MalbonBarricades open for WW2 vets who came to see monument that honours them #disappointed @shutdown http://twitter.com/JoyCTV/status/385074351977943040/photo/1Joy MalbonScenes from a #governmentshutdown The National Zoo #nowhaveyourselfagoodcry http://twitter.com/Stcrow/status/385092650346369024/photo/1Stephen CrowleyHappy Anniversary Yosemite...YOU'RE CLOSED #governmentshutdownClint LongHappy 123rd birthday @YosemiteNPS ! Too bad no one can celebrate with you thanks to the #governmentshutdown ....eheezyMissing out on the grand canyon today but maybe we can fly by for a visit... #governmentshutdown #nic&sihoneymoonNicola BourkeAs with so many crises, writers, comedians (and Grumpy Cat) took to Twitter to bring much-needed perspective...
Tonight! Say goodbye to the government, it's going to a nice farm upstate where it can run around.The Daily ShowIf this is a contest of who blinks first in Congress, with so much Botox it might be no one.Albert BrooksThe bad news about the government #shutdown: I'm sure it will re-open.#governmentshutdownWill FerrellAmerican Idle #GOPTVLizz WinsteadDoes the #governmentshutdown mean the guy who paints Boehner's skin orange is out of work? Because that's not cool! Not cool at all!Rory AlbaneseLast time there was a #governmentshutdown they closed Yellowstone Park while I was still inside. I was stuck there for a week.Rory AlbaneseDear Zoo Animals, now is your chance! Flee, you fools, flee! To freedom! Freedom! #governmentshutdownWajahat AliInstead of the National Anthem, tomorrow's baseball games will start with the singing of Blurred Lines. #governmentshutdownGrumpy Cat Not to be outdone by the pros, less-famous Twitter users engaged in a little shutdown humour...
Did you try turning it off and turning it back on again? #GovernmentShutdownBenjamin GlewI think we all know what this #GovernmentShutDown really means: Nicholas Cage is going to steal the Declaration of IndependenceMax WeiszSuccessfully jaywalked today. Twice. #governmentshutdownNick HerbertThe flag is still up on my mailbox. A lonely cry for help in this new lawless and chaotic world. #governmentshutdownK9 Cheese HeadDon't panic everyone...they'll still collect your taxes! #governmentshutdownThe Dark PatriotA soon as the Government opened, I knew it would close. Who opens a government next to Canada? Doomed from the start. #governmentshutdownJohnanthonyI wish I could shutdown when I didn't feel like paying my bills.. #governmentshutdownTitus TuckerWonder how many new babies will be conceived? #governmentshutdownChad StigallThe Panda Cam is down #governmentshutdown #outragedKylie Langloisi just stuffed two pandas into my panic room until this whole thing is over. #pandacam #governmentshutdowntimothy davisWith no mail service how do we get our Val-Pak Coupons and Williams Sonoma catalogues??? #governmentshutdownGrady HendrixIf you want to follow the Twitter dialogue yourself, search #governmentshutdown and #obamacare.

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