Time for some more saber-rattling from North Korea. Kim Jong Un has vowed to strike targets in the United States, including Washington D.C., Los Angeles and Austin, Texas.
Austin? Really?
I mean, I know it's hipster laden, but really? #whyaustin
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) March 29, 2013
As always, North Korean threats go down best with a mockery chaser.
https://twitter.com/FigDrewton/status/317664725007732736
Rather than cowering in fear, Twitter users are asking — and answering — #WhyAustin?
@RebeccaChadwell #WhyAustin is trending lol.
— Mary Bonilla (@MBonillaTX) March 29, 2013
Because Stubb's BBQ won't deliver to Pyongyang. #WhyAustin
— Mike (@ThePantau) March 29, 2013
Because Houston shoots back. #whyaustin
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) March 29, 2013
Kim Jong-un taking Austin's plastic bag ban pretty hard. Why not just write a letter to the editor? #whyaustin http://t.co/8i27y8PGso
— Omar L. Gallaga (@omarg) March 29, 2013
Because Kim is still annoyed by "Slacker." #whyaustin
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) March 29, 2013
Sorry, but his application was just not that strong. #whyaustin
— TEDx Austin (@TEDxAustin) March 29, 2013
Because Austin's smugness about its 5.4% unemployment rate has grated on Kim Jong-un's last nerve. http://t.co/Kv758ZUU2W.
#whyaustin— Will Franklin (@WILLisms) March 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/PaulSzoldra/status/317657255296262144
https://twitter.com/sarahlbeckham/status/317635790660333569
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Kim Jung Un is still pissed with Dell technical support. #whyaustin
— Robert Lendvai (@robertlendvai) March 29, 2013
The hipsters bought out all the bicycles before he could… #WhyAustin
— Ryan Fitzgerald (@RealRyanFitz) March 29, 2013
"Forbes rates Austin third most nuke-able city in US. Mayor credits educated workforce, music scene." #whyaustin
— Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) March 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/gilby5125/status/317687438464143361
Kim's Jong-un poorly received at Hippy Hollow. #whyaustin
— David Wenger (@DavidWenger) March 29, 2013
Because "Friday Night Lights" ended its run and NOBODY puts Connie Britton into a corner. #whyaustin
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) March 29, 2013
What does Kim Jung Un have against breakfast tacos? Who doesnt like Breakfast tacos? #whyaustin
— Nick Blackhall (@NickBlackhall) March 29, 2013
And one for pro-wrestling fans:
https://twitter.com/FigDrewton/status/317664923708715008
Heh.
Only a town full of hipsters would respond to a bomb threat with a hashtag #whyaustin
— Becca Aaronson (@becca_aa) March 29, 2013
Keep ’em coming, Twitter!
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