Thread: The Best Pictures And Memes From The Government Shutdown Apocalypse

The Best Pictures And Memes From The Government Shutdown Apocalypse





Soopermexican
On October 1, 2013
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If you have survived this far under the government shutdown apocalypse, then you might just be a self-reliant American. Here are some scenes from the rest of the country that’s in a panic:



Lachlan Markay @lachlan
Photo: DC resident makes his way to the office on morning of shutdown.
8:03 AM - 1 Oct 2013



NE Tarrant Tea Party @NETarrantTea
We're going to stop working b/c we can't decide how to spend the imaginary $ we don't have #governmentshutdown #tcot
1:53 PM - 1 Oct 2013




Sonny Bunch @SonnyBunch

Just took my dog out; snapped a photo of DC's streets to give you a sense of how we're holding up in the #shutdown:
5:52 AM - 1 Oct 2013


Kelly Campagna @warriorwoman91
RT @michaelhayes: "Intimidating barrier pic.twitter.com/8qfJ57DpWy" #governmentshutdown
1:49 PM - 1 Oct 2013


Heidi N. Moore ✔ @moorehn
Great cover. RT @carlquintanilla: . @washingtonpost kinda gets to the point. #shutdown
8:19 AM - 1 Oct 2013


WW2 Vets from Honor Flight would not be denied! [BTW Honor Flight is a great charity that I've donated to, and you should too]

Patriot Lemonade @PatriotLemonade
I dare you to tell WWII Veterans that a #GovernmentShutdown will prevent them from viewing the Memorial in Washinton.
2:11 PM - 1 Oct 2013




Jim Roberts ✔ @nycjim
Sidelight to #shutdown. WWII vets storm into DC memorial, via Stars & Stripes reporter. http://bit.ly/16UGc0Y
12:39 PM - 1 Oct 2013


slone @slone
STORM THE MEMORIAL: WWII veterans storm D.C. memorial closed by government shutdown http://www.stripes.com/news/wwii-veterans-storm-d-c-memorial-closed-by-government-shutdown-1.244447 … #tcot
2:59 PM - 1 Oct 2013


NewsBreaker @NewsBreaker
Video: Mississippi WWII vets storm memorial in D.C., closed in #shutdown https://vine.co/v/hgmlV2gWvTL
11:57 AM - 1 Oct 2013


NRCC ✔ @NRCC
Empty chairs? House GOP is sitting/waiting to negotiate with the Senate to keep the government open. pic.twitter.com/KWxRdgj9So #FairnessForAll
12:17 PM - 1 Oct 2013


Poor Julia!

MexZombyApoc @SooperMexican
Breaking: Obama's "Julia" driven to a life of streetwalking to buy contraceptives due to #governmentshutdown
7:27 AM - 1 Oct 2013


As if I care what some foreigners think:

ThinkProgress ✔ @thinkprogress
How the world sees the US government shutdown http://thkpr.gs/1hi8msC
12:41 PM - 1 Oct 2013


Citizen Conservative @dennishillebran
@jjauthor RT “@Sharonema: I think this might be good #governmentshutdown pic.twitter.com/RjxdYUR4Gv”

Janie Johnson @jjauthor

Good news - lemonade stands are open! “@dennishillebran RT @Sharonema: I think this might be good #governmentshutdown pic.twitter.com/DXPrCMZxSE

12:08 PM - 1 Oct 2013




Federal workers earn an average of $75,000 a year. I’m not crying for them just yet:

The Boston Globe ✔ @BostonGlobe
A federal employee held a sign after the government shutdown took effect More: http://b.globe.com/16U0eZm
11:05 AM - 1 Oct 2013


Michelle Fields @MichelleFields
This is what rush hour looks like in DC when there is a government shutdown

9:21 AM - 1 Oct 2013

And yet they’re getting freebies from local businesses. Amazing:


daveweigel ✔ @daveweigel

Z Burger giving out free burgers to furloughed people with federal IDs pic.twitter.com/7UFwnemZ2s


MexZombyApoc @SooperMexican

Can't live 1 day without assist. MT @daveweigel: Z Burger giving out free burgers to furloughed people w federal IDs pic.twitter.com/Ek7l26Yv3C

1:31 PM - 1 Oct 2013





The Panda Cam is DOWN!!





TIME.com ✔ @TIME The panda cam is down. Thanks, government shutdown | http://ti.me/1eWKNsv
11:00 AM - 1 Oct 2013


NASA won’t be posting to instagram! The horror!




Huffington Post ✔ @HuffingtonPost .@NASA won't be posting to Instagram during the government #shutdown http://instagram.com/p/e7NYIPoaKJ/ PHOTO:
10:10 AM - 1 Oct 2013


NewsBreaker @NewsBreaker
Sign outside Lincoln Memorial: "Because of the #governmentshutdown...CLOSED" pic.twitter.com/bsaCbMiFRx /@9NewsDelia
8:21 AM - 1 Oct 2013


The official Obamacare website is not quite working properly.

MexZombyApoc @SooperMexican
Is everyone else seeing this on the Obamacare website?
3:43 PM - 1 Oct 2013


Ben Howe @BenHowe
Man, DC is NOT weathering the #shutdown very well.
9:38 AM - 1 Oct 2013


That Ordinary Kid. @CMedranoM
"@Yaboytsizzle: The real reason for the government shut down... pic.twitter.com/OVymb0r3Nq" lol true
2:35 PM - 1 Oct 2013


RJ Moeller @rjmoeller
What else needs to be said? #governmentshutdown #RonSwanson (via @jamesJBborer)
6:50 PM - 30 Sep 2013


Let me know if I missed any!


http://www.ijreview.com/2013/10/8315...wn-apocalypse/

An EARTHQUAKE is coming...November, 2014 and 2016

Sorry Folks... The Government is Closed; The Moose at the Front Gate should Have Told You

Hollywood actor James Woods slammed President Obama today in a torrent of tweets which dismantle Obama’s rhetoric.

"A partial shutdown of a ridiculously bloated federal government is oddly ironic.

What happens when nothing really happens?"