#RunawayBlimp Becomes A Social Media Celebrity
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Before JLENS landed on the ground, it landed into our creative brains and onto social media, becoming a celebrity of sorts. It's not every day a military blimp goes rogue, so when it did, this lighter-than-air aircraft captivated the nation. Just type in the hashtags #Blimp and #blimpontheloose on Twitter. For starters, you'll see serious tweets tracking reported sightings and tweets from various news organizations passing along the latest information from government officials.
Then... you'll also see the lighter side of the story... no pun intended. The blimp brought out the creative humor in many, inspiring memes and jokes abound:
@TheStellarossa posted this one:
I am preparing to save the world from the #blimp #blimpontheloose pic.twitter.com/oHWSPL1EYE
— The Stellarossa (Separatist)???????????????????????????????????? (@TheStellaRossa) October 28, 2015
Then there's this from @jakesitler:
There's a NORAD #blimp on the loose flying over PA. Time to be the hero... pic.twitter.com/0PIoaKmIN9
— Jake Sitler (@jakesitler) October 28, 2015
And @TheRealSadieMae posted this shot:
#Blimp #blimpontheloose Blimp Tracking pic.twitter.com/jzrTgdFEqM
— Sadie Mae Jeffers (@TheRealSadieMae) October 28, 2015
Here's one from @crutnacker:
BREAKING: Runaway #blimp may be wearing a disguise. #RunawayBlimp pic.twitter.com/VgowdFZwcD
— Crutnacker (@Crutnacker) October 28, 2015
And finally, this. No explanation needed:
"They have the ability to deflate if it becomes necessary."#blimp #runawayblimp pic.twitter.com/jytOnSlAnl
— Boosted for Truth (@Bobblespeak) October 28, 2015