A Red Panda named Rusty went missing from the Smithsonian National Zoo on Monday, sending Twitter into a frenzy. There's nothing quite like a missing zoo animal to bring out the 140 character quips.
Maybe everyone has summer Monday brain or the panda puns just weren't popping, but it seems Twitter may have run out of jokes.
The inevitable parody accounts popped up -- and up and up. Bam-BOO on you, Twitter users -- we expect more.
EVERYONE made a Edward Snowden joke.
Somewhere, Edward Snowden is stroking a Red Panda laughing at us all.— Invisible Obama (@InvisibleObama) June 24, 2013
No one suspects it, that's why it's so diabolically perfect: Snowden and the red panda...are in cahoots— Adam Popescu (@adampopescu) June 24, 2013
The panda is with Snowden. Snowden is with the panda.— Melody Kramer (@mkramer) June 24, 2013
Do better, America.
unfollow if you make a red panda-snowden-nsa joke. do better, america— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) June 24, 2013
A few even tried the Paula Deen angle.
Has anyone checked to see if Paula Deen was in DC last night, I don't know what panda tastes like, but I'm she'd try it with butter— Alex Ayers (@AyersDC) June 24, 2013
@ShawnaNBCNews Red Panda Found Basking In Tub Of Georgia Butter; Paula Deen Issues Even More Awkward Apology— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) June 24, 2013
One guy tried to work in Amanda Bynes.
Amanda Bynes threw the red panda off a balcony..— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) June 24, 2013
Newt Gingrich tried to make a joke (and, in case you were confused, clarified in the tweet it was a joke).
In response to red panda charges, I have an alibi, Callista and I were feeding our pet elephants all evening ( just a joke) help find panda— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) June 24, 2013
The Bronx Cobra became semi-relevant again.
I have an alibi! RT @NationalZoo We are looking for a missing red panda named Rusty. He was last seen at 6 p.m. pic.twitter.com/UwBt8auIza— Bronx Zoo's Cobra (@BronxZoosCobra) June 24, 2013
And Panda Express missed its Oreo moment.
I need some Panda Express in my life!!!— Angelica Brown (@AB0718) June 24, 2013