London Underground Tube Strikes: Twitter Finds Humour in the Chaos

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As Bob Dylan once said: "Chaos is a friend of mine."

Today London's commuters are all sharing in a whirlwind of confusion and frustrated stompy feet that the beginning of this week's tube strike has caused. It has been chaotic, but a little chaos can be good.

Deep down there's a little part of us all that loves it. Commutes are dull by their very nature, but today they were different and tinged with a little bit of adventure.

Would we welcome another strike? Absolutely bloody not, but seeing as there's nothing we can do about it, many Londoners have decided to embrace the chaos and indulge our sense of humour.

With nothing but other people's armpits for company, many have taken to their phones and the world of social media - Twitter in particular. Here are some of the best tube strike tweets.

Please mind the gap between the timetable and reality. #tubestrike
— Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) February 5, 2014

LONDON COMMUTERS. If you leave work now you’ll be home in time for dinner. (via @ChrisTreen)
— Twop Twips (@TwopTwips) February 5, 2014

Why is TFL calling the strikes a special service? A special service should involve foot massages, cupcakes and tea. #Tubestrike
— Mary Olivia Hickey (@MaryOliviaHicks) February 5, 2014

The people of Shoreditch will not be beaten by a Tube strike #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/TS85J9ufh9
— The Poke (@ThePoke) February 5, 2014

Can't we just install DLR trains on the underground and then paint a driver's face on the front window pane? Just as useful #tubestrike
— Adam Merrett (@Adam_Merrett) February 5, 2014

Bus queue outside the shard. Britishness at it's most finest! #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/x6LKsBYD8E
— Kate Ball (@kgcball) February 5, 2014

Travelling in London today? Here are your options... pic.twitter.com/GYnpxGMvY6
— innocent drinks (@innocentdrinks) February 5, 2014

I'm definitely cycling tomorrow #TubeStrike pic.twitter.com/uYe3XN3tmk
— Tom Butler (@TomButler) February 4, 2014

You wait ages for a train and then two...oh wait #tubestrike
— Leo Law (@Digirunner) February 5, 2014

It is 9am, the store is OPEN. However, all the books are still stuck at some bus stop somewhere. #tubestrike
— WaterstonesOxfordSt (@WstonesOxfordSt) February 5, 2014

The angry protest outside North Greenwich station would strike fear into the heart of any leader. #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/NlmH6QE5WS
— Jacques (@JackVsJose) February 5, 2014

Live pictures from the scene at King’s Cross #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/cGe4RKtsQH
— Tom Phillips (@flashboy) February 5, 2014

Here's a map illustrating how the tube strike will affect your commute pic.twitter.com/t8xUFVClfn
— BuzzFeed UK (@BuzzFeedUK) February 5, 2014

The best part of this tube strike is the cheerful cockney bus conductor working the back door of the bus. I wish I was as happy as him.
— Lauren Rellis (@laurenrellis) February 5, 2014

@kezamacdonald bandits roaming the area taking hostages, packs of wild boar and feral commuters. shops looted, society gone, no buses.
— PyrionFlax (@PyrionFlax) February 5, 2014

The real victim of the strikes are the tube mice, who usually get the first tube into central London for a day of hard scurrying.
— Betfair Poker (@Betfairpoker) February 5, 2014

Sad I'm gonna miss tonight's Evening Standard's BRAVE LONDONERS DEFY THE ODDS headline above a photo of some tax lawyers getting off a bus.
— Patrick Lappin (@patricklappin) February 5, 2014

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