( CNN ) -- Hey girl ... Mr. Gosling is n't the only Ryan with his own stable of Internet memes any more . Whether it 's a texting secretary of state , a condescending candy magnate or an unimpressed gymnast , the Web ca n't help itself when it comes to turning current events into running online jokes . So , why should politics be any different ? Enter Paul Ryan . The Wisconsin congressman was well known among political junkies , but not so much to the general public before presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney tapped him Saturday as his running mate . Within hours , the Web greeted the conservative budget hawk with a host of humor , some of it new and some given new life after lying dormant during the long , hot Washington summer . Here are some of our favorites so far : . 'Hey Girl , It 's Paul Ryan ' These women were meme-ing Ryan before meme-ing Ryan was cool . Back in May , the self-described `` Women who think fiscal sanity and conservative values are sexier than anything else '' started a Tumblr feed featuring photos of Ryan with captions merging his politics with a smooth , `` hey baby '' vibe . The blog borrowed from another Web meme : outings inspired by actor Ryan Gosling that include `` F -- - Yeah Ryan Gosling '' and `` Feminist Ryan Gosling . '' Some Ryan examples : . _ Hey girl ... you know I ca n't inflate our love . And that would just devalue it anyways . _ Hey girl ... unlike the debt , our love will never hit a ceiling . _ Hey girl ... I may be vying for # 2 but you 'll always be my # 1 . _ Hey girl ... let 's get fiscal . Apparently they 're not alone in thinking deficit reduction is hot . According to Google stats , the most common term searched along with `` Paul Ryan '' this weekend was `` vice president . '' The second most common ? `` Shirtless . '' The women had pretty much retired `` Hey Girl , It 's Paul Ryan '' until Romney 's announcement on Saturday . It 's been off to the ( presidential ) races since then . Totally looks like ... OK , so it 's focusing just on that hairdo-defining widow 's peak of his , but the leading candidate for Ryan 's celebrity lookalike so far has been Eddie Munster -- the similarly peaked kid from `` The Munsters . '' But that 's not all . Some folks see Gabe from `` The Office '' ( i.e . actor Zach Woods ) . Others move a few cubicles down and compare him to `` Office '' character Ryan ( aka B.J . Novak , who 's already getting support from people who want him to play Ryan on `` Saturday Night Live . '' Paul Ryan Gosling . If the women behind the `` Hey Girl '' blog are Ryan fans , it 's safe to guess that whoever took the joke to Twitter is not . Comically merging the politician with the actor , @ PaulRyanGosling was born Saturday and has quickly attracted more than 23,000 followers . Some sample tweets : . _ `` Hey girl , let 's get rid of Socialist Security ! '' _ `` Hey girl , you do n't need Medicare for that hip replacement . You just need one of my hugs . '' _ `` Hey girl , you ca n't spell Wisconsin without 'sin ' . '' Whether his newfound Web fame will help or hurt Ryan politically is anyone 's guess -- although , in our mind , it 's hard to picture someone deciding who should run the country based on a Photoshopped image of Ryan posing in front of the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile . ( Yes , he has apparently driven it . ) But there 's one thing we can all be sure of . McKayla is not impressed .
Internet celebrities welcome Paul Ryan to the presidential race . ` ` Hey Hey , It 's Paul Ryan '' revived on Tumblr after Romney announced his VP choice . Paul Ryan supporters range from ` ` The Office '' actors to Eddie Munster .