Twitter Helped Get Literature Up To Date With #MakeClassicNovelsModern
Some of our most cherished works of literature are called classics for a reason ― their brilliance stands the test of time. With kids going back to school, we thought it would be fun to give the classics a modern makeover.
For HuffPost Comedy’s hashtag game this week, we played #MakeClassicNovelsModern. Here are some of the very best!
As My Phone Lay Dying #MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy
— Chronicle Books (@ChronicleBooks) September 5, 2017
Vanity https://t.co/nNqmtodg60 @VanityFair
The Executioner's @Spotify List
On the Road w/ Waze
To Kill a Mockingjay#MakeClassicNovelsModern— Monica Lewinsky (@MonicaLewinsky) September 5, 2017
Jane EyreBNB#MakeClassicNovelsModern
— Daniel Paisner (@DanielPaisner) September 5, 2017
Love in the Time of Zika #MakeClassicNovelsModern
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) September 5, 2017
Infinite Mess #MakeClassicNovelsModern@HuffPostComedy
— Staz Trudeaux (@SheJStaz) September 5, 2017
Crime and Pardons#MakeClassicNovelsModern
— Jeff Dwoskin (@bigmacher) September 5, 2017
The Great Gatsbae @HuffPostComedy #MakeClassicNovelsModern
— Catherine Gill (@theDirtyVegan) September 5, 2017
Moby - Dick pics #MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy pic.twitter.com/aPAWI8gcK7
— Jillian (@Pheramuse) September 5, 2017
Pepe Longstocking #MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy pic.twitter.com/gXANMLS5xN
— CK (@charley_ck14) September 5, 2017
Alexa, Tell Me About Two Cities#MakeClassicNovelsModern
— Corey Miller (@StopEatingBees) September 5, 2017
Charlotte's Webcam #MakeClassicNovelsModern
— David E (@DaSkrambledEgg) September 5, 2017
InfoWars and Peace #MakeClassicNovelsModern pic.twitter.com/84br4t1qPW
— Portmanteau Jones (@SadlyCatless) September 5, 2017
Tinder is the Night #MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy
— Paul Lander (@paul_lander) September 5, 2017
The Old Man And The C-PAP #MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy pic.twitter.com/lTdTZwEj8m
— Hillary Miller (@CricketArt67) September 5, 2017
Tess of the d'Uberdrivers #MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy
— Richard Jeter (@MilesToGo13) September 5, 2017
Throwing Fifty Shades of Grey #MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy
— CK (@charley_ck14) September 5, 2017
Catch 22 diseases in public places. YOU WON'T BELIEVE #7!#MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy
— View from my Office (@viewfrommyoffic) September 5, 2017
Donald Cop A Feel #MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy pic.twitter.com/ekC8f9eWLP
— Staz Trudeaux (@SheJStaz) September 5, 2017
#MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy The Joy Of Sext pic.twitter.com/IY19c0gMzp
— Dan (@Dan081275) September 5, 2017
The Snapchat of Dorian Gray #MakeClassicNovelsModern pic.twitter.com/vJc12rZ6OD
— St Peter (@stpeteyontweety) September 5, 2017
The Diary of Antifa Terrorist Anne Frank #MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy
— Ben (@benisyourhero) September 5, 2017
LOLita #MakeClassicNovelsModern
— Rishabh Sharma (@im_srishabh21) September 5, 2017
Meh Expectations
#MakeClassicNovelsModern— Dreamweasel (@Dreamweasel) September 5, 2017
Waiting for Godot...he's my Uber driver...It's been like 20 minutes #MakeClassicNovelsModern @HuffPostComedy
— Johnny Taylor, Jr. (@hipsterocracy) September 5, 2017
To Report a Mocking Tweet. #MakeClassicNovelsModern
— Daniel Reynolds (@dnlreynolds) September 5, 2017
The Ke$ha in the Rye#MakeClassicNovelsModern
— Corey Miller (@StopEatingBees) September 5, 2017
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Do not enroll at Bowling Green. The massacre after effects are still being felt #TrumpBackToSchoolTips @HuffPostComedy
— View from my Office (@viewfrommyoffic) August 29, 2017
If you get tired of your school, leave it for a younger, prettier one. #TrumpBackToSchoolTips
— Corey Miller (@StopEatingBees) August 29, 2017
Don't read anything.
It's all fake news.#TrumpBackToSchoolTips@HuffPostComedy— Hillary Miller (@CricketArt67) August 29, 2017
Spelling is for LOOSERS. Play golf during that class. #TrumpBackToSchoolTips@HuffPostComedy
— Johnny Taylor, Jr. (@hipsterocracy) August 29, 2017
#2 pencils are losers that will never be #1. Sad.
Use a pen!#TrumpBackToSchoolTips @HuffPostComedy— Jeff Dwoskin (@bigmacher) August 29, 2017
If you are caught cheating on an exam, just tell the teacher that Hillary Clinton cheated too
#TrumpBackToSchoolTips— Dreamweasel (@Dreamweasel) August 29, 2017
Blame your bad grades
on both sides#TrumpBackToSchoolTips— The Grim Rieper (@RiepTide1999) August 29, 2017
Poor liberals. No matter how much they study, there never going to be as smart as me. To bad. #TrumpBackToSchoolTips @HuffPostComedy pic.twitter.com/hhDhmwMYlN
— CK (@charley_ck14) August 29, 2017
These high quality laminated maps will replace traditional U.S. maps in all American schools. Start studying!#TrumpBackToSchoolTips pic.twitter.com/ZFjnhhtN4A
— Jake Robison 🌐 (@jakerobison1) August 29, 2017
Try the glue #TrumpBackToSchoolTips
— Ryan (@rmdeco54) August 29, 2017
Ignore the fake mainstream morning announcements. #TrumpBackToSchoolTips
— Jordan Power (@RealSuperPower) August 29, 2017
Use bone spurs as an excuse to get out of gym class #TrumpBackToSchoolTips
— Dan Levey (@iamdanlevey) August 29, 2017
Don't cheat off the black kid, even if his answers are right. Better to be wrong than admit that. #TrumpBackToSchoolTips @HuffPostComedy
— Richard Jeter (@MilesToGo13) August 29, 2017
Start calling the gym teacher low energy. By the second week, even he will believe it. Then, no more gym! #TrumpBackToSchoolTips
— Chris O'Brien (@bigdweeb) August 29, 2017
#TrumpBackToSchoolTips Remember bullies are some fine people too.
— Rese NiCole (@ResePie20) August 29, 2017
#TrumpBackToSchoolTips focus on your teacher's emails
— Adam 💬 🔭🏈 (@adambrabant1) August 29, 2017
#TrumpBackToSchoolTips @HuffPostComedy This is called a book Mr President. pic.twitter.com/Ri0jAJIlp8
— MichaelCoffee (@MichaelTCoffee) August 29, 2017
Frederick Douglass is dead #TrumpBackToSchoolTips
— Generalissimo Trump (@Pol_PoTrump) August 29, 2017
Make friends with the good guys #TrumpBackToSchoolTips @HuffPostComedy pic.twitter.com/0BV1yyQ7P5
— Jillian (@Pheramuse) August 29, 2017
#TrumpBackToSchoolTips @HuffPostComedy
Someone calls out 'Mueller, Mueller, Mueller,' don't answer. pic.twitter.com/cgSiv4vfZk— Paul Lander (@paul_lander) August 29, 2017
Electoral College will give you the best four years of your life #TrumpBackToSchoolTips
— Paul Witham (@pwitham11) August 29, 2017
Drop Biology, pick up Eugenics. #TrumpBackToSchoolTips @HuffPostComedy
— Matt Ott (@themattott) August 29, 2017
#TrumpBackToSchoolTips Bring your own lunch, we cut the program.
— Mad Liberal Mom (@madliberalmom) August 29, 2017
"Don't bother going. I love the poorly educated!" #TrumpBackToSchoolTips @HuffPostComedy pic.twitter.com/gNX3VrnJeJ
— Ben (@benisyourhero) August 29, 2017
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