Twitter Users See the Lighter Side of Unmoored Blimp
This afternoon, a Defense Department blimp in Maryland broke free of its moorings and drifted off towards Pennsylvania.
Twitter users couldn’t help but see the humor in the situation.
Please don't call it a blimp. It self-identifies as a hovercraft.
— neontaster (@neontaster) October 28, 2015
— Elliott Schwartz (@elliosch) October 28, 2015
It reminded several users of moments in film:
America Under Blimp Siege, Day 1
— HalloweenPun Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) October 28, 2015
A US military blimp is on the loose in the sky somewhere and all I can think of is pic.twitter.com/VtBzFE2gxb
— MOODY (@Ashmooodz) October 28, 2015
America Under Blimp Siege, Day 1
— HalloweenPun Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) October 28, 2015
The “blimp” started tweeting, too, and gave his reasons for fleeing Maryland:
Free at last! Free at last!!!!!! Wheeeeeee!!!!!
— Baltimore Blimp (@BmoreBlimp) October 28, 2015
Do not shoot! Repeat: Hold your fire! #BlimpLivesMatter
— Baltimore Blimp (@BmoreBlimp) October 28, 2015
I'm really just trying to avoid the sales tax you guys.
— Baltimore Blimp (@BmoreBlimp) October 28, 2015
