Oh dear: Newt Gingrich tweets photo of himself with fossil, mockage ensues

https://twitter.com/GarrettPoorman/status/269144387206922240

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 pic.twitter.com/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 pic.twitter.com/Kc52aBri

— NAF (@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 pic.twitter.com/NqsbhAF5

— Angry Coot (@angry_coot) November 15, 2012

https://twitter.com/RealTeamJacob/status/269152757515177985

#Newtasorous RT @newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas pic.twitter.com/oTGsQ4tM

— Ward Black (@ward_black) November 15, 2012

Several people found the photo to be rather symbolic:

@newtgingrich's unfortunate metaphorical pic at @UofTX pic.twitter.com/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 pic.twitter.com/gSe8B6ts”

— Chris Love (@ChrsLove) November 15, 2012

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Quite a fossil. Nice bone, too. RT @NewtGingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas pic.twitter.com/e3dzCvMG

— Josh Richman (@Josh_Richman) November 15, 2012

https://twitter.com/boogiedance2002/status/269143505597763586

As advertised RT @newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas pic.twitter.com/upGEhRli

— Stefan Becket (@becket) 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 (@kalepost) November 15, 2012

Fossils looking at fossils. So meta. RT @newtgingrich Looking at fossils at the university of texas pic.twitter.com/U3lAFktE

— Laura Eva (@NerdyLaura) November 15, 2012

“@newtgingrich: Looking at fossils at the university of texas pic.twitter.com/mSdbzjk1” which one is the fossil?

— Touchdown Alabama (@RandomGrumpynes) November 15, 2012

https://twitter.com/Jon_Eiseman/status/269143053598593024

Ouch.