When Nature Turned On Its Smog Filter In Delhi: Twitterati On Smog

Not even smog can keep Delhiites from cracking a joke or two.

What do you do when life gives you smog? You log in on social media to crack jokes on it, of course.

Delhiites woke up to a dense layer of fog and smoke on 7 November, with visibility dropping to just 50 meters. #DelhiSmog trended on Twitter and Facebook, with the chatter ranging from sheer outrage to cynical one-liners that made fun of the situation.

Here are a few posts:

When You Had no Idea You Were a Smoker

Do you smoke? NO, I live in Delhi#Smog

— aman sanduja (@iamsanduja) November 7, 2017

Hume cigarette ke dhuye ne nai air pollution ne loota 🤦‍♀️ #smog #DelhiSmog

— diksha sharma (@DikshaSh18) November 7, 2017

Taking serious note of #smog, Delhi Cabinet & CM has been working from home. To take action they should start coming to office first.

— Abhishek (@abhishekgite) November 7, 2017

Other states - aur kya chal rha h??
Delhi - #smog chal rha h !!!! #Delhismog pic.twitter.com/jWBjtbX5zE

— Sujata Nitesh Singh (@Sujata_Nitesh) November 7, 2017

Delhi is Finally Safe for Women

First time women are feeling safe in Delhi cuz men can't rape someone they can't see....Jai #smog

— Drunk BATMAN (@Caped_Humor) November 7, 2017

Delhi in the mood of luka chhupi today. Air Quality Index reads 1000 in Gurgaon, 954 in the city. Excellent! #delhipollution #smog pic.twitter.com/PYKHieLrZs

— Murukesh Krishnan (@MURUKESHK) November 7, 2017

For the next three days everyone in NCR will be Mr. India. #Smog.

— Rajiv Ganeshan (@Rj_Lochen) November 7, 2017

DELHI BE LIKE: #smog filter for today
Because Instagram filters are too mainstream! 😎 pic.twitter.com/ujUmLacMkK

— Barney Stinson (@BarneyStinsonYo) November 7, 2017

Our delivery guys are like Thalaiva! The Delhi #smog doesn't stop them, they stop the smog! pic.twitter.com/5ofMUhWnzN

— YumYumSouth (@YumYumSouth) November 7, 2017

If Only Things Played out Differently

All these Delhi smog - pollution problems wouldn't have happened had people just let Muhammad Bin Tughluq change the capital to Daulatabad.

— Chethana Longsurname (@GoldenfaceTL12) November 7, 2017

Thick #Smog In Delhi. This Must Have Been Caused By People Celebrating Diwali By Bursting Crackers Last Night. Shame. Ban Diwali. 🙏🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/GGQapfhepu

— Sir Jadeja (@SirJadeja) November 7, 2017

living life amidst the clouds (read: cancer). #DelhiSmog #Cancer pic.twitter.com/VsFADSqhL9

— Saaransh Mishra (@IamSm04) November 7, 2017

*When you come out of the Delhi #smog region and can finally breathe properly*#TigerZindaHaiTrailer pic.twitter.com/gvMyiEhOFc

— Absurd Choudhary (@ABChoudhary007) November 7, 2017

Love In The Time of Smog

Wife: "Since you have been away, I'm seeing someone."
Husband: "But I was always here!"
Wife: "Yes. But we live in Delhi, honey" #DelhiSmog

— Sreeparnaa Chaudhury (@blowfish_07) November 7, 2017

Pic 1 - Couples in Rest of India
Pic 2 - Couples in Delhi#smog pic.twitter.com/yiywYWfmJX

— Bade Chote (@badechote) November 7, 2017

lagta hai kal #Demonetisation ka jashn manaya gaya hai chup-chup ke?#Smog #DelhiPollution #DelhiSmog

— Akanksha Singh (@akankshayein) November 7, 2017

Zaher hai k pyaar hai Delhi ka #smog.

— Mirchi Kolhapurchi (@imprajana) November 7, 2017

Delhi #Smog is like a Fidel Edwards delivery. You just can't see anything

— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) November 7, 2017

Fidel Edwards and Delhi #Smog
You can't see a thing pic.twitter.com/nhaTrB3xn9

— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) November 7, 2017

You Knew There’d be a GoT Joke

#smog
for the night is dark and full of terrors

— Vince Sheldon (@livinglord) November 7, 2017