I’d sure hate to be the veteran who was planning on taking out a loan to finance a trip to the national park. Luckily for me I’m just a regular dude and the shutdown is nothing more than a big proverbial pinata for me and my twitter homies to swing at all day long. #shutdown

https://twitter.com/Ghetto_Raver/status/385070595136061440

https://twitter.com/JamesHesky/status/384838614049243136

I just saw a tumbleweed blow through Ted Cruz's ego. #governmentshutdown

— Chip Chantry (@ChipChantry) October 1, 2013

Why couldn't the main characters also die in the series finale of the House of Representatives?

— Tim Butterly (@timbutterly) October 1, 2013

https://twitter.com/MattMccusker/status/385081259099041792

Throw away your money. Baseball cards from the 80's are now the official currency. #shutdown #governmentofBrendan

— Brendan Eyre (@EyreBud) October 1, 2013

If the government can shut down so can I. #naptime

— Paul Virzi (@PaulVirzi) October 1, 2013

https://twitter.com/RichDeMoss/status/385012012625166336

The government shuts down, we learn we miss it, then try to catch it before it makes its flight to express our love in "Shut Down Shut Down"

— The People’s Gantt (@SidneyGantt) October 1, 2013

https://twitter.com/mzombiestein/status/385030488316198912