Alongside Liberal convention, a race online for best joke

Kathleen Wynne gives Charles Sousa Liberal

Kathleen Wynne gives Charles Sousa a hug after he threw his support behind her at the Ontario Liberal leadership convention in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.

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CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:04PM EST

View the story "On Twitter, everybody's a comic: #olpldr" on StorifyOn Twitter, everybody's a comic: #olpldrEven sports fans got into the fun during the voting Saturday afternoon. Here's this amusing tweet and dozens of others from the old Gardens:Storified by CTVNews.ca· Sat, Jan 26 2013 15:59:43Bad #karma for Liberal Party by holding convention in Maple Leaf Gardens. Will lose for next 45 years #olpdrRuss ManockThe long wait for 2nd ballot results gave people time to make stuff up:Maybe the Liberals need the teachers to help counting those ballots?! What's taking so long? #olpldrBrent CharetteAfter the protest:I'd like to protest the amount of garbage left behind by protesters. #olpldrJason GrahamLiberals' inability to count 2000 ballots ample proof that we need teachers. #olpldrBrent CharetteAnd then after the results of the 2nd ballot:Never have "strolls" been so dramatic. #olpldrDan SpeerinHeadline writers must be breathing sighs of relief that 'FOR THE WYNNE' and 'PUPATELL-NO' are still on the table. #olpldr #onpoliRyan FlanaganThe results from #olpldr 1996 weren't announced until 4:25 a.m. Looks like we're doing well… #ONpoliAnthony FureyGender politics, playing it safe:Congratulations, Madam PremierProgressiveBloggers.caOkay, can we stop using the term "queenmaker" forever, now? #olpldrJustin LingOnce this convention is over, five provinces, one territory and 88% of Canada's population will have female premiers. #cdnpoli #olpldrSteve FaguyLots of people following on twitter and televisionHmm, really getting intense! "@CTVToronto: Latest: Pupatello wins 2nd ballot but Kennedy, Sousa back Wynne http://ow.ly/h9NNp #olpldr"Lawrence LeeHappy that I got my chores and exercise in this morning. This afternoon was a lazy day on the sofa watching #homeland and the #olpldrDraganaYYZAnd the final wordI can only hope to see Wynne puns over the coming months. #olpldrDan Speerin#OLPldr headline: 'For the Wynne' you can thank me later copy editorsPeter James