Did you know that Mitt Romney captured Saddam Hussein? You would if you searched for the hashtag #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory, in which Twitter users lampoon the controversy over the Jefferson County School Board's proposal to change the American history curriculum to emphasize patriotism over civil disorder. The hilarious results make Drunk History seem absolutely sober-sided by comparison. Count down our thirty favorites below.
See also: Jeffco Student Walkouts: "Rebellious Kids" Stand Up Against Patriotic History Plan
Number 30:
the tea party according to #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory pic.twitter.com/tRcc11fD2o
— apathysucks (@lorena_town) September 24, 2014
Number 29:
Declaration of Independence refers to a song by Beyonce #jeffcoschoolboardhistory
— RallyPants (@RallyPants) September 23, 2014
Number 28:
Dust Bowl was a football event sponsored by Lemon Pledge #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory #copolitics
— Kathryn Poindexter (@klpoindexter) September 23, 2014
Number 27:
The Seneca Falls convention debated the hot new looks for fall. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Peg Perl (@Peg_Perl) September 23, 2014
Number 26:
The Ludlow Massacre never happened #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory
— DJ Del Campo (@madlobo) September 23, 2014
Number 25:
Love canal lit on fire for a 4th of July celebration not because of toxic waste. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory #copolitics
— Faith Winter (@FaithKWinter) September 23, 2014
Continue to keep counting down our picks for the thirty funniest #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory tweets. Number 24:
Josey Wales was the 13th disciple - #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory pic.twitter.com/y0oeklvlaK
— LRD90 (@LRD90) September 24, 2014
Number 23:
On October 6, 1996, the first cable news network began broadcasting. #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory
— Crutnacker (@Crutnacker) September 23, 2014
Number 22:
'Si se puede' was about adding food preservation to migrant farm workers' resumes. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory #yeswecan
— Kathryn Poindexter (@klpoindexter) September 23, 2014
Number 21:
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a person...probably. This is not confirmed. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Lazlo Panaflex (@jamestimmer) September 23, 2014
Number 20:
@JC_Christian On the 5th day, God created illegal campaign contributions to the GOP, and He saw that it was good. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Joseph J. Jackson (@ShoelessJoe1910) September 23, 2014
Number 19:
Ku Klux Klan invented Halloween.#JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Scott McKinney (@bbr60) September 23, 2014
Continue to keep counting down our picks for the thirty funniest #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory tweets. Number 18:
Mitt Romney was a Founding Father - #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory pic.twitter.com/PFe7w7YuZH
— LRD90 (@LRD90) September 24, 2014
Number 17:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a technical bill to conform the law with current practices. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Jack Wylie (@twylier) September 24, 2014
Number 16:
Reading of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" replaced by screening of Johnny Depp's "The Lone Ranger." #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory
— Rolf Asphaug (@rolfdenver) September 24, 2014
Number 15:
Historic photo from the Scopes Monkey Trial. #jeffcoschoolboardhistory pic.twitter.com/Zq3mSKUX4k
— Becky Long (@beckylong) September 24, 2014
Number 14:
Suffragettes: the nation's first flight attendants working in the first continental flight that allowed smoking. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Neitsee (@GoddessJC11) September 24, 2014
Number 13:
Obama air strikes only launched to deflect media from fact that "suspicious black man" was seen on grassy knoll. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Simon Ford (@SimonFordComedy) September 24, 2014
Continue to keep counting down our picks for the thirty funniest #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory tweets. Number 12:
These lucky people are getting free perfume spritzes, just like at Macys. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory #copolitics pic.twitter.com/1u04If1YGz
— Jen Caltrider (@caltrider) September 23, 2014
Number 11:
The Bay of Pigs was actually Jim Henson's first attempt at muppetry, but was passed over by studio execs. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— jen (@AmFmJen) September 24, 2014
Number 10:
Brown vs. board of education was a disagreement about the price of crayons. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Lisa Stites (@lmstites) September 24, 2014
Number 9:
Watergate: Jeffcos new water park! #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Becky Long (@beckylong) September 24, 2014
Number 8:
Nixon faced down Khrushchev in the Cuban missile crisis, a feat no Democrat could accomplish. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory #copolitics
— Alan Franklin (@alanfranklin) September 24, 2014
Number 7:
Paul Bunyan threw the tea in the harbor because Ayn Rand said poor people might like tea. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Discover Games (@smtrautman) September 24, 2014
Continue to keep counting down our picks for the thirty funniest #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory tweets. Number 6:
This woman is really, really happy. #VacuumingInHeelsRocks #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory #copolitics pic.twitter.com/dpywxLwe0C
— Jen Caltrider (@caltrider) September 23, 2014
Number 5:
Jesus rode a dinosaur to BAPTIST church services every Sunday - #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— LRD90 (@LRD90) September 24, 2014
Number 4:
George Washington Carver was a product of affirmative action, voted fraudulently, and was allergic to peanuts #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Brad Shannon (@BradleyRoss) September 24, 2014
Number 3:
the Trail of Tears was the road trip home for the Broncos after the 2013 Super Bowl. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Magnificent Bummer (@Hugh_G_Mistake) September 24, 2014
Number 2:
The Mexican - American War was ACTUALLY a dispute over Green and Red chili... #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Matthew Landon (@alma175w) September 24, 2014
Number 1:
Miley Cyrus was Hannah Montana before Obama took office - #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory - THANKS OBAMA!!! pic.twitter.com/YtUJkMiJvP
— LRD90 (@LRD90) September 24, 2014
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