'Who needs sleep anyway?' How social media reacted to…

'Who needs sleep anyway?' How social media reacted to exit poll

David Dimbleby points to the exit poll figures. Photograph: BBC

It may be premature but, hoo boy, that exit poll ...

Holy shit.
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 8, 2017

If accurate, it suggests the UK is heading for a hung parliament. There’s still a long way to go yet, but if accurate, the snap election looked like it could have backfired spectacularly on Theresa May. Which made people on Twitter laugh quite a lot.

I think Theresa May has won own goal of the season.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) June 8, 2017

Exit poll be like pic.twitter.com/bLf1ygjwVO
— Zing Tsjeng (@misszing) June 8, 2017

"First of all they called a referendum and lost, now they've called an election and might lose!" #GE2017 pic.twitter.com/AQz3SJdx65
— Jane Bradley (@jane__bradley) June 8, 2017

Pretend you're Thresa May by asking to interview for the job you've already got and then really fucking up the interview #GE2017
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) June 8, 2017

If that exit poll is correct, then this is the most incredible amazing political upset in British history
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) June 8, 2017

Those who had decided to head to bed by now for an early start on Friday morning were jolted awake by the shock result:

Who needs sleep anyway? Coffee on #ExitPoll #GE2017 #BBCelection
— colin murray (@ColinMurray) June 8, 2017

And the wheat field jokes just kept on rolling in:

Never piss off wheat farmers in key marginals
— Martha Gill (@Martha_Gill) June 8, 2017

are there any wheat fields good for running through in zone 2

asking for a friend
— Hannah Jewell (@hcjewell) June 8, 2017

I AM SINGING "WHEAT FIELD RUNNER" TO THE TUNE OF "FUNK SOUL BROTHER" AT A PHOTO OF THERESA MAY https://t.co/uHtl0XiGyb
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) June 8, 2017

George Osborne seemed pleased:

Get yourself a girl that looks at you the way George Osborne looks at exit polls. pic.twitter.com/qZjQHkZLht
— Simon Parkin (@SimonParkin) June 8, 2017

Some pundits were suggesting there could be ANOTHER election on our horizon. We’re all so very, very tired – but perhaps no one would be more irritated than Brenda from Bristol.