As Hurricane Matthew intensifies, so do the jokes about it
Hurricane Matthew is a very serious matter. The storm has claimed more than 100 lives and continues to intensify has it heads north to the US.
That hasn't stopped people from making light of a scary thing, though.
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The jokes started when someone pointed out the satellite image of the hurricane looked like a sinister face:
Sinister-looking face of #HurricaneMatthew at landfall in #Haiti [Un-doctored #weather#satellite image] pic.twitter.com/hrviDVuJ3R
— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) October 4, 2016
With a common name like Matthew, people have made jokes about that as well:
And as people begin to evacuate or buckle down, the rush to the grocery store has led to some funny tweets:
South Florida wants to survive #HurricaneMatthew. But we'd rather die than eat clam chowder. pic.twitter.com/WtNp6Xa6pZ
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) October 5, 2016
Jokes aside, Matthew is a deadly storm that needs to be taken seriously, whether or not you think it's a left-wing conspiracy like Rush Limbaugh does.
But once you've prepared yourself adequately, check out some of the funniest tweets about the storm:
