BBC Three And E4 Had A Poetry Slam-Off On Twitter And It Got Very Heated

Then ITV2 got involved and ruined it.
So apparently BBC Three isn't a fan of Big Bang Theory
So apparently BBC Three isn't a fan of Big Bang Theory
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Social media is a murky place for brands and companies; many have fallen foul of the dreaded Twitterstorm - a fierce backlash sparked by an ill-advised or mistaken tweet.

But sometimes they can conjure up some class A chat: first there was the Sainsbury’s fish puns extravaganza, then the Pret A Manger three-hour crayfish joke-fest.

But adversaries BBC Three And E4 both decided to get in on the action today, engaging in some pretty harsh poetry slamming.

The pair’s Twitter accounts took aim at one another, riffing on the famous ‘Roses are red’ verse to tear one another to shreds.

Read their masterful exchange play out below:

Roses are red,
Sometimes we get lonely, pic.twitter.com/pEByjcaAL5

— E4 (@E4Tweets) August 15, 2016

.@E4Tweets
Roses are red,
We get lonely too,
But our follower count's
much higher than you. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

— BBC Three (@bbcthree) August 15, 2016

.@bbcthree
Roses are red,
Some flowers are smelly,
Of course they're online,
They can't watch you on the telly. pic.twitter.com/MHAIBduvzj

— E4 (@E4Tweets) August 15, 2016

.@E4Tweets
Roses are red,
Your comedy's dreary,
We'd rather be online
than watch The Big Bang Theory. pic.twitter.com/WD1Q9Igy8f

— BBC Three (@bbcthree) August 15, 2016

.@bbcthree
Roses are red,
When you left we were annoyed,
But at least it means there's
no more Snog Marry Avoid. pic.twitter.com/zyqrLhZbvc

— E4 (@E4Tweets) August 15, 2016

.@E4Tweets
Roses are red,
We quite liked Catastrophe,
But like Big Bang Theory,
you'll never see the last of Three. pic.twitter.com/oI9mi6nS8K

— BBC Three (@bbcthree) August 15, 2016

.@bbcthree
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Your rhymes are as bad,
As scripts on @ITV2. pic.twitter.com/loYF4Tg4ji

— E4 (@E4Tweets) August 15, 2016

But of course, all good things must come to an end. After the two channels, which traditionally compete for the same demographic of audience, had finished ripping at each other, ITV2 decided to weigh in too.

And left the joke stone cold dead.

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