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Meme Industrial Complex Kicks Into High Gear for Hurricane Sandy

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By Kelly Faircloth 10/29/12 10:45am

Instacane is Back and Telling the Story of Hurricane Sandy in Sepia

  • Not sure this Sandy was ever squeaky clean, but we'll allow it.
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    With the East Coast largely barricaded inside their homes burning through hastily assembled stockpiles of cookies and liquor, there’s one thing left to do: make memes. (For as long as the power stays on, anyway.) The storm already has a dedicated page on Know Your Meme, and it seems parody accounts are cropping up by the second.

    Click through for a roundup of hurriedly created hurricane-related memes, from the dedicated jokes to the special editions of old Internet standbys.

  • Back Forward Super Sassy Sandy has her own Twitter account

    Super Sassy Sandy has her own Twitter account

    As is par for the course these days.

  • Back Forward Actually, she's got  more than one.

    Actually, she's got more than one.

    Busy lady!

  • Back Forward She's also got a Tumblr.

    She's also got a Tumblr.

    It's called "Just a young cyclone trying to make it to New York," and she's posting GIFs and #GPOYs, of course.

  • Back Forward Political junkies are having their own brand of fun

    Political junkies are having their own brand of fun

    We believe Romney's Storm Tips Twitter account counts as example of why they call it an October Surprise.

  • Back Forward We'd've gone with bitch, but okay

    We'd've gone with bitch, but okay

    Congrats to the creator of this anonymous Tumblr, who's already won the hurricane.

  • Back Forward Not sure this Sandy was ever squeaky clean, but we'll allow it.

    Not sure this Sandy was ever squeaky clean, but we'll allow it.

  • Back Forward Preparedness tips, via meme

    Preparedness tips, via meme

    You wanna talk about Hyperbole and a Half? (Photo: @absurdpics, via Instagram)

  • Back Forward El Bloombito's in his element.

    El Bloombito's in his element.

    The parody account. devoted to Mayor Bloomberg's summaries for Spanish-speaking New Yorkers is back and warning of "Que splat!" dangers.

  • Back Forward Break out the Bad Luck Brian.

    Break out the Bad Luck Brian.

    This was already on the front page of Reddit last night.

  • Back Forward For all of you who bought up the bottled water

    For all of you who bought up the bottled water

    This one will stop being funny just as soon as the power goes out. (Photo: @itsmolls, via Instagram)

  • Back So smug

    So smug

    (Photo: @JeffBaum, via Instagram)

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