( CNN ) -- Every debate seems destined to have a break-out meme . In the first round , it was Big Bird . This time it was Mitt Romney 's binder full of women , which instantly became a trending hashtag , Twitter handle , a Facebook group and a Tumblr . ( Talking about his effort to hire women for his cabinet , Romney said `` And I brought us whole binders full of , of women . '' ) Other popular , bipartisan bits of mockery covered the far livelier and sometimes cringe-inducing tone of the debate , shout outs to Mr. Gas , Mr. Coal and Mr. Oil , the candidates difficulty saying the name Lorraine and the audience members themselves . Twitter says there were 7.2 million tweets during the 90-minute debate . The most popular moments were an immigration question , Obama 's comment to Romney on China and Romney 's response to a question about raising taxes . Here are some of our favorite tweets of the night . Share yours in the comments . Elon James White -- I feel like Obama 's staff stabbed him in the chest w/ the adrenaline needle from Pulp Fiction . THAT DUDE IS AWAKE ! # twib2012 # debates . adamsorensen -- Is there anything more awkward than putting two guys on stools 10 feet apart on a huge stage and asking them to look natural for 90 minutes ? Andy Borowitz -- Romney : `` Jeremy , if you are illegal , you can get a job working at my house . '' # debate . Brian Braiker -- i hope the guy with a mustache has a spot in line . and i hope he stands up to say `` Mr President , I mustache you a question . '' Dane Cook -- Dear everyone in the town hall # debate . Stop reading your questions off your cards like its a hostage note . Chase Mitchell ‏ -- We 're about three seconds away from the knife fight from `` Beat It. '' # debates . dansinker -- I FEEL REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW . Samantha Bee -- When Obama is talking , Romney makes the same face my Catholic grandmother would make at a Wiccan wedding . # debate . Matt Roller -- Before you accuse Romney of not caring about the unemployed , keep in mind he 's been trying to get a new job for a YEAR . # debate . ditzkoff -- Mitt Romney read very different Mr. Men books than I did . # mrcoal # mrgas # mroil . pourmecoffee ‏ -- Romney : I am pro-choice , but only for deporting yourself . Jordan Zakarin -- I agree with Romney that we really do n't need another 'Fast and the Furious ' sequel . Enough , Vin Diesel . Bipartisan consensus ! Patton Oswalt -- `` Binders Full of Women '' is my favorite Motley Crue album . # debate . Adam Sternbergh -- `` Binders full of women '' is what they find in a serial killer 's apartment . Steve Agee -- Fonzie had binders full of women too . # debate # littleblackbook . Elise Foley -- Oh god , I just realized that now people will dress as binders for Halloween . Bilge Ebiri -- Obama : `` I passed a law allowing women to get equal pay . '' Romney : `` I hired women once . '' # debate . Josh Tyrangiel -- Romney just locked up the Welsh illegal vote . ThePresObama [ Not the real Obama ] -- Romney is very tough on China . He will only eat off of the most rare and expensive sets available . # debate2012 . Clay Johnson -- Watching the debates to figure out who to vote for is like watching the World Series to figure out which team to root for . Dave Weigel -- This panel of undecided voters from Daily Kos threads is asking some good questions . Pat Healy ‏ -- Fred Armisen was great tonight as every audience member. # Debate . David Weinberger -- Well , there goes the gangbanger vote ! Nice job , Mr. President ! # debate . Feministing -- Guns do n't kill people . Single mothers kill people . Andy Borowitz -- It 's as if the Romney from the first debate is tied up in a Scooby-Doo warehouse somewhere . # debate . Team Coco -- You know who won this # debate ? The shadowy townhall industry . Jesse Tyler Ferguson -- That debate was better than a real housewives reunion . CNN 's Brandon Griggs contributed to this story .
The second presidential debate was spirited , providing plenty of fodder for debate . The town hall debate gave Twitter new characters to make fun of . The second of three presidential debates was held at Hofstra University in New York .