Horsemeat beef burgers spark Twitter gag frenzy
The discovery of horse DNA in several frozen beef burgers sparked a wave of jokes and gags on Twitter.
Ranging from hilariously clever to cringingly bad, here are some of the best:
To beef or not to beef? That is equestrian
From @WeirdHorse on Twitter:Supermarkets also removing veggie burgers from shelves as traces of UniQuorn found. #horseburger ##horseburgergate
From @JedAyeGeordie on Twitter:At least we know now whats in the burgers now and that's the mane thing. #horseburger
From @ciaran_76 on Twitter:Today I'll be raising the horseburger issue in parliament and demanding an urgent steward's inquiry
From @johnprescott on Twitter:Has anyone tested Tesco's veggie burgers for uniquorn yet? (sorry)
From @pace on Twitter:Those Aldi horse burgers were nice, but I prefer My Lidl Pony
From @brucel on Twitter:I've just checked those Tesco burgers in the fridge.. and they're off.......
From @theotriangle on Twitter:Don't know what all the fuss is about, I've had loads of burgers from Tesco and I'm in a stable condition. #HorseBurger
From @NigeGeary on Twitter:
Horse burgers: After the horse has bolted
