Rep. Steve Stockman, a Republican (of course) from the 36th district of Texas (OF COURSE), wants you to know that he appreciates our planet. Especially the way it painlessly and plentifully provides an inexhaustible source of harmless fuel.


Responses have ranged from the earnest:

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https://twitter.com/turnageb/status/314800488530997249 https://twitter.com/GaryRidesBikes/status/314814496394858496

To the hilarious:

It is no coincidence that the best responses both have “shit” in them, since Stockman’s tweet was full of it.

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Because Twitter is like a living organism that works to absorb and metabolize bullshit, this gave rise to the hashtag #thebestthingabouttheearth:

https://twitter.com/drgrist/status/314804814783606784

I’m gonna go with “it’s where I keep all my stuff.”