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Wikipedia Blackout: The Best Jokes On Twitter

The Huffington Post UK   Andrea Mann   First Posted: 18/01/12 10:37 GMT   Updated: 18/01/12 14:13 GMT

In case you hadn't noticed, Wikipedia's English-language site has gone dark today in protest at the US Stop Online Piracy Act.

This has led not only to great confusion for students and great sadness for procrastinating writers, but also great hilarity on Twitter.

So we've rounded-up just some of the jokes so far, below - including a few of our favourite contributions to the #FactsWithoutWikipedia hashtag game.

Enjoy. And why not spend the time you'd normally waste on Wikipedia calling your mother? She misses you.

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In case you hadn't noticed, Wikipedia's English-language site has gone dark today in protest at the US Stop Online Piracy Act. This has led not only to great confusion for students and great sadnes...
In case you hadn't noticed, Wikipedia's English-language site has gone dark today in protest at the US Stop Online Piracy Act. This has led not only to great confusion for students and great sadnes...
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Reality always bites
Sometimes just a bit peckish
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10:23 PM on 01/18/2012
At least all the TV quiz show researchers got a day off!
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Michael Jagdeo
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08:22 PM on 01/18/2012
What about a SOPA criticism in the form of an extended pun? http://michaeljagdeo.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/i-kind-of-hate-myself-for-posting-this-sopa-pun/
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Le Eden
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06:11 PM on 01/18/2012
Wikipedia is blacked out but not yesterday's version. Thanks Google Cache!
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