The Internet Has the Best Jokes About the Solar Eclipse

The much-heralded solar eclipse finally arrives on Monday, Aug. 21, and the days leading up to the [...]

By Hannah Barnes

The much-heralded solar eclipse finally arrives on Monday, Aug. 21, and the days leading up to the celestial event have been full of hilarious Internet jokes commemorating the culturally significant moment.

From cracks about hard-to-find eclipse glasses to plenty of pop culture references (hi, Taylor Swift!), Twitter users have been bringing the quality content we've come to expect from the Internet.

Read on for more of the best Twitter jokes about the eclipse — although you might want to hold if you care about Twilight spoilers.

The 'Twilight' joke

As many are aware, The Twilight Saga contains an installment subtitled Eclipse, which many people are using as material for very excellent jokes. Spoiler alert — Bella ends up with Edward.

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Get your glasses ready

Eclipse-safe glasses have been selling out around the country, so some people used Twitter to share their handy ideas for makeshift viewing devices. Note: don't try any of these at home.

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No glasses? No problem

Others wondered what would happen if they were to look at the sun without glasses, while many didn't seem to care about the potential consequences.

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Taylor, is that you?

There were also plenty of other jokes to be had, including theories about Taylor Swift's current social media campaign and the fact that her fandom is currently in a frenzy regarding possible new music from the singer.

Photo Credit: Summit Entertainment

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