These past few days should be a warning for anybody looking to reach out to the mass of the Internet and attempt to pull back something of substance. It won’t happen, especially if it’s on Twitter. E.L. James found this out during her Q&A, and now Bobby Jindal — a candidate for president, mind you — has made the same mistake. Or at least someone in Jindal’s campaign did and will not have a job in the near future.
https://twitter.com/champsuperstar/status/616011187029827584
Now, what makes Jindal’s Twitter mistake so special is the great lengths that people went to make a complete mockery of the entire effort. Some opted to go for the straight forward, brutal honesty you’ll see here:
https://twitter.com/LarryLarmeu/status/615956172391219200
Then, many decided to (somewhat questionably) just make fun of Jindal for his somewhat odd choice of official portrait:
https://twitter.com/JamilahLemieux/status/616036186218471424
But the brightest of the bunch just decided to use the platform as an open door into the ridiculous. A comic maelstrom that plopped a propeller hat on its head and spun away on its ass:
While you didn't come right out and say it, you alluded to the existence of Space Court, the court in space. Can you confirm this? #AskBobby
— geoffrey gauchet (@animatedGeoff) June 30, 2015
It’s a fantastic string of tweets, and it’s most likely still pouring in by the hundreds. We’ve compiled some of the better ones here, but there’s sure to be many more by this point. Enjoy:
And we now go live to the #AskBobby Twitter feed…http://t.co/vbBFQtqRHV pic.twitter.com/xkHU0J2G6j
— Bryan Roth (@BryanDRoth) June 30, 2015
#AskBobby When you were talking to those guys behind Republic Auto Parts in Abbeville at 3 a.m. on March 2nd, what was in that briefcase?
— Kaleb Horton (@kalebhorton) June 30, 2015
#AskBobby I know you have nothing to hide, I'm just curious. And I'm curious why that Lincoln–yours?–had most of its windshield shot out.
— Kaleb Horton (@kalebhorton) June 30, 2015
#AskBobby The Lincoln was by the dumpster, and you were by the fence. Why were you limping? Was there a fight? pic.twitter.com/pIPuEdwmVP
— Kaleb Horton (@kalebhorton) June 30, 2015
#AskBobby is this your van? pic.twitter.com/QCwMjNB0eK
— jebr (@braunestahl) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/beardedstoner/status/615945833427513349
https://twitter.com/GaryRuckerNOLA/status/616103068178845696
#AskBobby Do you really think that judging The Next Iron Chef qualifies you for the highest office in the land? pic.twitter.com/gc218suFff
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) July 1, 2015
#AskBobby Are you really sure you can beat Billie Jean King? pic.twitter.com/JzbSoiaSKU
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) July 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/word_34/status/615950683980738562
https://twitter.com/colonelnemo/status/615947206453952512
#AskBobby does pee come from your balls
— As seen on joshcrowley.bsky.social (@jdcrowley) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/wolfe_aar/status/615966828800512000
https://twitter.com/kenlowery/status/615957630251503616
#AskBobby My rude, swole teen called my collection of Hummels "retarded." Please help me with an exorcism.
— crisp mattman (@cushbomb) June 30, 2015
Bobby Jindal's PR person on seeing #AskBobby: pic.twitter.com/hnEIJp3qTD
— La Bibliotecaria (@sassybibrarian) July 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/ZackKopplin/status/615952424193257472
What’s your take on a senator wearing diapers and breaking the law by sleeping with a prostitute? #AskBobby
— geoffrey gauchet (@animatedGeoff) June 30, 2015
Turned on the Twitter just in time for #AskBobby pic.twitter.com/mvxCGOkNoC
— Kelly Spell (@KellySpell) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/billclunie/status/615968372530941952
https://twitter.com/darth/status/616062731930595328
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