NBC’s Olympic Tape Delay Inspires Hilarious Twitter Parodies

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Annie Colbert
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NBC’s Olympic Tape Delay Inspires Hilarious Twitter Parodies

NBC’s "Scrooge-like" insistence on tape delays of major Olympic events has Americans feeling like the Tiny Tim of spectators. Between Twitter and CNN Text Alerts, fans can’t avoid spoilers. Three days into the action, they have already found creative ways to voice their discontent.

@NBCDelayed has racked up more than 15,000 followers since launching over the weekend. The NBC parody Twitter account posts news and sports updates that are about as delayed as NBC’s actual coverage.

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