Photos: 30 Funniest #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory Tweets

Michael Roberts September 24, 2014 6:53AM

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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.

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.

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