The Funniest Tweets of the Week
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I had some cold/flu hybrid last week, and as a result got super into the works of Paul Verhoeven. I made the mistake of tweeting about it, and was immediately inundated with replies and messages about how he’s a “master of satire” and “smarter than he seems” and “actually quite prescient,” including a few from Paste’s own Brock Wilbur. It’s weird how you can watch something to try and escape the current cultural climate, but social media does everything it can to pull you back in. Anyway, on a completely unrelated note, here are last week’s funniest Tweets about the current cultural climate.
i think it’s time i give cats another chance. if any cats are reading this i just wanna say sorry for wanting to send u all to the military (even tho i still think it’s a good idea since u all have 9 lives) and i’m willing to start over if u are
— James (@CaucasianJames) October 8, 2018
Future liberal arts major https://t.co/AHKdNWzSND
— Martiñ Urbano (@MartinUrbano) October 5, 2018
As a stand-up comedian anytime a new joke doesn’t work I go back and re-write it and spend some time researching how to get a forklift license.
— Chris Estrada (@ChrisEstrada85) October 13, 2018
“Internalized misogyny” is the feeling u get when you see a hot girl playing a comedy song on a ukulele
— Kath Barbadoro (@kathbarbadoro) October 9, 2018
When you lose the Funko Pops in the divorce. pic.twitter.com/jU5oRKlRcf
— Teacher showing South Park clips in class (@viperwave) October 13, 2018