( CNN ) -- With its wonky arguments about taxes and health care , Wednesday 's presidential debate may not have been the most riveting 90 minutes of the 2012 campaign . But the faceoff between President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney produced no shortage of humor on Twitter , where observers cracked jokes about everything from Romney 's perceived swipe at `` Sesame Street 's '' Big Bird to Jim Lehrer 's passive moderating style . By the end of the debate , both @ FiredBigBird and @ SilentJimLehrer were newly minted Twitter accounts with thousands of followers . And Twitter reported 10.3 million tweets during the debate , making it `` the most tweeted-about event in U.S . politics . '' But many people on Twitter just thought the debate was boring . Here are 25 of our favorite debate-related tweets : . W. Kamau Bell ‏ -- The media is promoting the # debates like a full on sports event . People are going to be real disappointed when it 's just 2 dudes talking . Linnéa Sandström ‏ -- Romney has a bigger US flag pin than Obama . The debate is over ? # debates . Storify : Jim Lehrer , the silent moderator . Sarah Littman ‏ -- Mitt : `` I like coal '' Poor people will find it in their stockings if I am President . # debates . Rachel Lichtman -- So far the only Zingers are in Chris Christie 's glove compartment . # debates . Todd Barry ‏ -- These guys are both feeding off the energy of the crowd . # debates . Marc Lombardi ‏ -- The debate would be much more interesting & informative if a buzzer went off every time an untrue statement was made . # debates . Kathleen Madigan -- So far , this is as exciting as lunesta . Which I love . # mockthevote . Aaron Blitzstein ‏ -- `` It 's time for my second question . '' - Jim Lehrer at 3pm tomorrow . Indecision ‏ -- This campaign to re-elect Bill Clinton is going really well . # debates . Storify : Big Bird and the presidential debate . Kristi Harrison ‏ -- I have to admit they 're both pretty handsome . I 'm waiting for the swimsuit competition to decide . # debates . Fired Big Bird -- Somewhere Paul Ryan is kicking over trash cans in hopes of smoking out Oscar the Grouch . Jim Sterling ‏ -- Obama is winning in the `` Looking amazingly condescending when the other guy talks '' race . # debates . Danny Sullivan ‏ -- Sorry , that was Obama spending five seconds arguing that he 's owed five more seconds to argue # debates . Phil Plait ‏ -- After reading all the variations of the debate drinking games , I have decided to simply remove my liver and set it on fire . Mo Mandel ‏ -- This is the worst SNL skit of all time . # debates . Tara Ariano ‏ -- Frankly , neither candidate is working hard enough to land the immigrant feminist small business owner non-voting socialist vote . # debate . Big Bird Romney -- If you do n't vote Obama , Mitt Romney is going to be eating me by the end of November . Show your support . # BigBird2012 . Dave Weigel -- This is like watching a tax law professor debate an investment advice infomercial host . Silent Jim Lehrer -- ... I ... so , I ... guys ... Patton Oswalt ‏ -- Hey Obama -- TRAIN WITH HILLARY . This is ROCKY III and she 's your Apollo Creed . # eyeofthetiger . Nisha Chittal ‏ -- where is the orchestra from the Emmys when you need them ! # debates . Crystal Bruce -- Whoever dances off stage horse riding style to Open Gangnam -- - wins ! # debates2012 . Doug Benson -- 14 minutes until we can all go back to preferring the candidate we liked when the debate started . # debate . Dennis Miller Show ‏ -- Obama better hope a Kicked A** is covered under Obamacare . Are You Italian ? ‏ -- The debates in my house are much louder . # 2012debate . CNN 's Doug Gross and Heather Kelly contributed to this story .
Snarky comments on Twitter poked fun at the debate during Tuesday 's debate . Twitter users thought the debate was dull and that Jim Crow failed to connect the two rivals . Making jokes on Twitter about live events has become a popular pastime for some .