If you were brave enough to subject yourselves to yet another round of political bickering, interruptions, and skirting actual answers to questions during last night’s Vice Presidential Debate, you may have noticed something a little off during the end of the show…
Specifically, a surprise, last-minute debate participant…
Yes, a fly landed and pretty much just vibed out on Mike Pence’s head for nearly two minutes without him noticing.
But Twitter, oh, oh, oh, you better believe they noticed. Within minutes, the Fly was trending on Twitter worldwide and had at least 15 parody accounts (by my count.)
We are a predictable species pic.twitter.com/8xyQ9COhgO
— Dani Fernandez (@msdanifernandez) October 8, 2020
Here are some of the funniest reactions BuZziNG around the internet this morning:
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At least the fly knew there was a 2 minute limit pic.twitter.com/t9e3bbsw6k
— hannah (i have IBS) (@TribalSpaceCat) October 8, 2020
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— TextsFromLastNight (@TFLN) October 8, 2020
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I sent the fly.
Tell Pence.
I want him to know it was me. pic.twitter.com/J8qlzr8b8j
— Shane McClelland (@McClellandShane) October 8, 2020
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I’m not saying he’s an alien but I never seen a bug sit so comfortably on anyone since Men In Black.
— Keke Palmer (@KekePalmer) October 8, 2020
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The fly on Pence head doing an interview for Ellen tomororw pic.twitter.com/tMrHOpNWdw
— Drebae (@Drebae_) October 8, 2020
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That fly was just vibin up there pic.twitter.com/XfvexBZEbL
— adam.the.creator (@AdamPadilla) October 8, 2020
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The fly has already won Dancing with the Stars 👑
— Ben Yahr (@benyahr) October 8, 2020
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https://twitter.com/MikePenceFly___/status/1314048886328053760
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Ironically the fly is also exactly what it represents; a distraction.
— nat “cops break laws to terrorize/intimidate” puff (@LeftAtLondon) October 8, 2020
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The man is decomposing live on television. pic.twitter.com/2bDipVCIrK
— Joel Kim Booster (@ihatejoelkim) October 8, 2020
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It says a lot about this country when the biggest pull away about the debates tonight was: (in Beavis and Buthead voice) uh…huh, huh huh…there’s a fly.
— Mindy MF Robinson 🇺🇸 (@iheartmindy) October 8, 2020
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The fly on Pence’s head pic.twitter.com/QFOiTnsReZ
— Saint Hoax (@SaintHoax) October 8, 2020
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DEBATE PREP pic.twitter.com/1YNwo5Aaz8
— Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) October 8, 2020
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When the fly happened I ran up to my TV to film the fly as if I was the only person who noticed the fly.
— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) October 8, 2020
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Coming up after the break, a @CNN exclusive pic.twitter.com/3p4SN7uFws
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 8, 2020
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If SNL doesn’t get Jeff Goldblum to play the fly in this week’s episode, they’re missing a massive opportunity.
— Lauren Ash (@lauren_ash) October 8, 2020
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There's a #FlyOnPenceHead Remix @Mike_Pence @KamalaHarris #flygate pic.twitter.com/HjlyjbMRsR
— Eclectic Method (@EclecticMethod) October 8, 2020
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The Fly just got a show on Netflix. Jeff Goldblum to voice.
— bob saget (@bobsaget) October 8, 2020
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“I just wanna …” (sorry, had to) pic.twitter.com/lALWfNML6x
— Mark McGrath (@mark_mcgrath) October 8, 2020
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We are all dumb pic.twitter.com/fmTp03m2mP
— Tank.Sinatra (@GeorgeResch) October 8, 2020
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CNN is reporting that the debate fly has passed away at 26 hours old. RIP a legend. pic.twitter.com/enhXO7l1p6
— Edward Stockwell (@EdwardStockwell) October 8, 2020
And last but not least, even Joe Biden got in on it…
Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly. https://t.co/CqHAId0j8t pic.twitter.com/NbkPl0a8HV
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 8, 2020
Biden team was quick. You can also buy a Biden-branded flyswatter for $10. https://t.co/cLJU8mdiKC pic.twitter.com/XPtMSTgaum
— Marcus Gilmer (@marcusgilmer) October 8, 2020