The 25 funniest Brexit Day tweets. Because you’ve got to laugh, right?
Today’s the day when Theresa May formally triggers Article 50, beginning a two-year countdown to the UK’s departure from the European Union.
Here’s our favourite Brexit Day tweets so far.
1.
An evil overlord hellbent on causing unnecessary turmoil and needless misery upon their land, and me, writing my shopping list #Article50 pic.twitter.com/hZRcE8Q7bR
— Skeletor (@GrumpySkeletor) March 29, 2017
2.
"Dear Diary, today I anihilated the future of the youth, pandered to morons, ignored all the facts and ruined a country" pic.twitter.com/zTGfQtACOn
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) March 28, 2017
3.
Don't forget clocks go back to 1973 today. #BrexitDay pic.twitter.com/dOZnJoasX7
— Andrew-Mark Thompson (@Andydrewz) March 29, 2017
4.
Donald Tusk responds to Theresa May's Article 50 notification. #Brexit #Scotref pic.twitter.com/DbZUwd2bKJ
— Roddy Macdonald (@Logicsrock) March 28, 2017
5.
A brief history of Daily Mail EU campaigning – told in two front pages pic.twitter.com/xSpxFQMjFw
— The Poke (@ThePoke) March 29, 2017
6.
Yup. pic.twitter.com/poQEqvFOam
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) March 29, 2017
7.
Theresa May writes Brexit letter to the EU. pic.twitter.com/YGhVeUDLW6
— Rossalyn Warren (@RossalynWarren) March 28, 2017
8.
He's been! I got bendy bananas and an increase in hate crime. What did Brexit Santa bring you?
— Lisa Holdsworth (@WorksWithWords) March 29, 2017
9.
"And that is why I have decided to accept an invitation to become Angela Merkel's cat" #Article50 pic.twitter.com/uYIQQm43Qt
— Unnamed Insider (@Unnamedinsider) March 29, 2017
10.
Front page of today's Die Welt newspaper. Who says Germans don't have a sense of humour? #BrexitDay (ht @mullitom) pic.twitter.com/IhEgJbIqrw
— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) March 29, 2017
11.
"Alright, 6 across. Post-Brexit Britain. F _ _ K E D. Any ideas?" pic.twitter.com/xcIl3wiAl4
— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) March 28, 2017
12.
It's begun! They've renamed "Pret a Manger" "Ready To Eat" & all the Brie baguettes have been replaced with brown ale soaked slices of Hovis
— Aisling Bea (@WeeMissBea) March 29, 2017
13.
For the generations to come, nobody should ever be in any doubt about whose fault this is. pic.twitter.com/fzAcCnwf9v
— Awatha (@Mudjokivis) March 28, 2017
14.
"Dear Slim, I wrote you, but you still ain't callin'
I left my cell, my pager and my home phone at the bottom…" pic.twitter.com/sfhsWqd3gx— Enough Of That (@AndyGilder) March 28, 2017
15.
Stepping into brand-new future.#UK #Brexit #Europe #BrexitDay #Article50 #EU #UniteForEurope pic.twitter.com/u4s2UzIUME
— Magneto (@maggnetto) March 29, 2017
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— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) March 28, 2017
17.
BREAKING: Theresa May triggers Article 50. pic.twitter.com/86vQLGJjuu
— The DM Reporter (@DMReporter) March 28, 2017
18.
The tight smile that says 'I do not want them to have a picture of me looking chirpy about this as and when it all goes to shit' pic.twitter.com/x3iesV8OFy
— Archie Bland (@archiebland) March 28, 2017
19.
Happy #BrexitDay pic.twitter.com/VRW64GhQqn
— Andrea Mann (@AndreaMann) March 29, 2017
20.
Sir Tim Barrow: This, my sweet, is a letter from my Prime Minister indicating our intention to leave. I look forward to constructive talks. pic.twitter.com/r2HUny226H
— Neil Gibbons (@neilgibbons) March 29, 2017
21.
Father Brexit has been!#brexitday pic.twitter.com/dWrdAOthcw
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) March 29, 2017
22.
"Hello, is that Sky? This is Theresa. I'd like to cancel my subscription but I want to continue to have access to your services." pic.twitter.com/66UIwD3xwg
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) March 28, 2017
23.
Commence primary ignition.
#BrexitDay#Article50 pic.twitter.com/1BK83AqYF0— Alexis Taylor (@lexistwit) March 29, 2017
24.
Busy morning so far, updating all my Euros pic.twitter.com/t0Njj35nAO
— Ben (@0point5twins) March 28, 2017
25.
Honestly tho, I can't think of a better metaphor for brexit than an upside down flag stuck to some wheelie bins pic.twitter.com/FO8uemTRnu
— Another Angry Woman (@stavvers) March 29, 2017
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