It wasn't just your imagination. Gmail was down for a bit [1] today, but you probably took one glance at your Twitter feed and figured it out. The jokes — they just wouldn't stop coming. Check out some of the most memorable.
"Gmail is down" says the whole universe a little too loudly as they walk by the boss's office & collectively go for a Friday afternoon beer.
— Isaac Fitzgerald (@IsaacFitzgerald) January 24, 2014 [2]
While GMAIL is down, I'm trying to remember my @yahoo [3] email password.
— jason (@Jason) January 24, 2014 [4]
Gmail is back up, and now all of my messages automatically bcc: "analyst088@nsa.gov" which doesn't seem right.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) January 24, 2014 [5]
BREAKING: Seems that Justin Bieber has been arrested for breaking Gmail.
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) January 24, 2014 [6]
Reports of people resorting to sending messages to each other on paper in absence of Gmail now surfacing
— James Whelton (@Whelton) January 24, 2014 [7]
I just tried to check gmail to see if anyone replied to my facebook comment about gmail being down. What is wrong with me
— Jennifer McCreight (@jennifurret) January 24, 2014 [8]
Gmail Just Went Down, But What Happens Next Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity #TerribleGmailDownHeadlines [9]
— Justin Robert Young (@JustinRYoung) January 24, 2014 [10]
Wait, is Gmail down? I can’t tell from all the tweets in my timeline. #gmaildown [11] #whengmailwentdown [12]
— Jonathan Kealing (@JKealing) January 24, 2014 [13]
ABC cancelled #gmail [14], but luckily TBS immediately picked it up. Crisis averted.
— Ryan McGee (@TVMcGee) January 24, 2014 [15]
I remember the Great Gmail Outage of Friday Afternoon fondly. Just me and @kenli [16], talking IRL. Those were the days.
— Peter Kafka (@pkafka) January 24, 2014 [17]
Google Maps asks if Gmail wants to hang out later. Gmail responds: "I'm down." #gmailjokes [18]
— Matt Ludvigson (@BallastCreative) January 24, 2014 [19]