As Australians wake Sunday,Le bijou d’amour they will find themselves without a clear election winner, but with some definite winners on social media.
The results of the federal election Saturday remain up in the air, with some analysts predicting the close count will create a hung parliament, with neither of the two major parties given a firm mandate to lead. The final tally is not expected to be known until Tuesday.
SEE ALSO: How Change.org became a legitimate force in Australian politicsGiven neither candidate for prime minister has yet made it over the line, who won Australian politics in 2016? Twitter, of course.
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In Australia, an election is synonymous with sausage sandwiches on plain white bread, complete with burnt onions and tomato sauce.
As voting takes place in public schools and church halls around the country, sausage sizzles, otherwise known as barbecues, are a beloved tradition. The #ausvotes hashtag on Twitter even came with a tiny sausage sandwich emoji.
So imagine the horror when Labor Party leader Bill Shorten was spotted eating his democracy sausage with completely erroneous technique.
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Eating a sausage sandwich from the middle? Insanity. Naturally, Twitter had a field day.
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Let's not forget the former Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, once ate an onion. Raw. At least Shorten grappled with cooked meat products.
Harambe, the gorilla who died in May at a Cincinnati zoo after a toddler fell in his enclosure, has found an intriguing second life online.
He has been a long running punchline on Australian Twitter, and Saturday, he won at least a few votes. The fact that Harambe is, you know, no longer around and never seemed to have a particular interest in politics did not seem to be an issue.
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For others, Harambe acted a spiritual advisor during the 2016 election.
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Notoriously, the Australian Electoral Commission will count a ballot as valid even if adorned with a sketch of a penis.
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So people did not resist the temptation in 2016.
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Yep, hours of amusement to be had just doing your civic duty.
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We've got a good few days of counting ahead of us guys, so keep up the good work.
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