Comic Relief via Social Media

Most Americans have heard by now that Osama Bin Laden was killed. While it probably isn't proper to be celebrating death, everyone seems relieved that there is one less threat out there. It must be the case especially for those who lost loved ones during the 9/11 attacks. As a friend of mine said, she didn't let it get to her when the attack happened because she knew there was nothing she could do about it, but now that the man behind the operation has been caught there is reason to celebrate.

And while everyone was glued to their television, computer screen, or mobile device waiting for President Obama to announce the news, the world of Twitter seemed to be having a blast waiting for the fireside chat. It is during these mass events that humor gets the best of social media. Even though some things shouldn't be joked about, I can't help but giggle at the few clever ones. Heck, I join in on the fun myself most of the time.

That said, here are a few tweets I caught last night that got a chuckle out of me.

Obama was scheduled to make the announcement at 7:30pm Pacific. Didn't start 'til after 8.

Nobody likes spoilers. Ha.

There were many variations of this joke regarding Donald Trump's "birther" campaign.

In reference to how Sony's PSN information was recently compromised.

The reaction of every Harry Potter fan once they realized Osama was killed the same day as Voldemort.

With every recent event comes a parody Twitter profile. Osama's death was no exception.