Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/juZyii03
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Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) November 15, 2012WHY IS NEWT GINGRICH SO AWKWARD “@newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/80cZYDed”—
Garrett Poorman (@GarrettPoorman) November 15, 2012
Oof. Newt’s known for being a smart guy, but tweeting out this photo probably wasn’t among his greatest ideas:
Someone caption this! RT @newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/QpUvmlfN—
Omar Villafranca (@OmarVillafranca) November 15, 2012
so many jokes to make, don't know where to start RT @newtgingrich Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/Kc52aBri—
N.A.Flotteron (@naflotteron) November 15, 2012
Plenty of Twitterers were more than happy to step up to the plate:
Almost as big as your skull, Newt! RT @newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/NqsbhAF5—
Fox News (@F0X_News) November 15, 2012
@arector12 @newtgingrich lol I like Newt the dinosaur enthusiast WAY more than I like Newt the Presidential candidate.—
Jacob Gaylord Parson (@RealTeamJacob) November 15, 2012
#Newtasorous RT @newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/oTGsQ4tM—
Ward Black (@ward_black) November 15, 2012
Several people found the photo to be rather symbolic:
@newtgingrich's unfortunate metaphorical pic at @UofTX http://t.co/z8LUPw97 God bless him. #tcot—
Becca Lower (@BeccaJLower) November 15, 2012
Ha! The jokes write themselves! #Fossils “@newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/gSe8B6ts”—
Chris Love (@ChrsLove) November 15, 2012
Quite a fossil. Nice bone, too. RT @NewtGingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/e3dzCvMG—
Josh Richman (@Josh_Richman) November 15, 2012
@newtgingrich Dinosaur holds fossil @SMShow @randiradio @davidaxelrod @jimmyfallon—
My name is Boogie (@boogiedance2002) November 15, 2012
As advertised RT @newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/upGEhRli—
Stefan Becket (@stefanjbecket) November 15, 2012
@newtgingrich Nice looking fossil. What is that bone in your hand for?—
Mark Hohn (@mhohn) November 15, 2012
@newtgingrich I see two fossils—
(@kalepost) November 15, 2012
Fossils looking at fossils. So meta. RT @newtgingrich Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/U3lAFktE—
Nerdy Laura (@NerdyLaura) November 15, 2012
“@newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/mSdbzjk1” which one is the fossil?—
Grumpy (@RandomGrumpynes) November 15, 2012
Which one's the fossil?! #heeeeeyoh #trytheveal RT @newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas http://t.co/vwCWuypC—
Jon Eiseman (@Jon_Eiseman) November 15, 2012
Ouch.