Okay, so it's been a good evening for Internet Meme junkies. Starting off the list is the #congresshostage story. It started with a series of tweets from the most trusted name in online satire, The Onion

BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building.
BREAKING: Capitol building being evacuated. 12 children held hostage by group of armed congressmen. #CongressHostage
Congress Takes Group Of Schoolchildren Hostagehttp://onion.com/r1pM9h  #CongressHostage

Then, throughout the day, there were important updates.

Police helicopter just ordered to pull back after Rep. Trent Franks tried to take it down with a shotgun #CongressHostage
Two chaperones are also being held, one of whom is said to be pregnant #CongressHostage
Arlington gun shop confirms Rep. @EricCantor bought 6 semi-automatic handguns, 3 rifles & 600 clips of ammo last month #CongressHostage
BREAKING: Hostage sends camera phone video from inside Capitol building http://onion.com/qi7JK3  #CongressHostage
BREAKING: Congress demanding $12 trillion ransom or "all the kids die" #CongressHostage
Reports from those who know Congress say the legislative body had seemed desperate as of late #CongressHostage
Child with asthma released as gesture of good will #CongressHostage
Released child describes scene inside as “very scary,” with senators fighting over each state’s share of the ransom #CongressHostage
Three-course lunch from Charlie Palmer’s Steakhouse delivered as per Rep. Boehner’s demands #CongressHostage
Extra demands include transport to Dulles airport with fueled-up private jet waiting on runway. McCain expected to fly it. #CongressHostage
Veteran hostage negotiator calls Rep. Boehner’s demands "unrealistic" http://onion.com/r1pM9h  #CongressHostage
President Obama in bullet proof vest now on Capitol steps trying to talk congressmen down onion.com/r1pM9h #CongressHostage
Obama on bullhorn: "John, I know you can hear me in there. Please, you don't need to do this." #CongressHostage
Obama: "I know this Congress well. Trust me, they will kill these kids." #CongressHostage
4pm deadline is in 15 minutes. Congress still has not received its $12 trillion #CongressHostage
UPDATE: Hostage Negotiation Talks Stall In Congress #CongressHostage http://onion.com/ozHsmU 

There are probably inside jokes I'm missing, but I have to wonder if the three course lunch from a steakhouse was in response to Peter Shankman's tweet,

Hey @Mortons - can you meet me at newark airport with a porterhouse when I land in two hours? K, thanks. :)

This resulted in a steak being delivered along with a lot of earned media.

Of course the #CongressHostage crisis brought lots of interesting replies. Some people rolled with it pretty nicely

I knew #congresshostage was a joke as soon as I saw that it was a bipartisan effort. Those guys never work together.
Jonathan Swift should be ashamed for making jokes about eating children. #CongressHostageac

There was also @MASenScottBrown, with another long set of tweets about the events.

SHIT! FUCK SHIT! Larry Craig is guarding the bathroom doors on the 4th floor... I SHOULD OF KNOW! http://bit.ly/r3KxOY  #CongressHostage
Okay moving into 3rd floor stair well, smells like coco butter... SHIT Boehner's coming! (hiding in 3rd floor closet) #CongressHostage

Of course when something like this happens, it can easily get out of hand and go meta.

When satire is too true... Capitol cops are responding to Onion report of Congress taking kids hostage #CongressHostagehttp://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/the-onion-roils-capitol-with-fictional-congress-perpetrated-hostage-situation.php
RT @michellemalkin: It’s Harry Reid who held up the latest short-term government funding band-aid, not Boehner. @TheOnion #congresshostage
@baratunde What are you thinking with #CongressHostage at@TheOnion? Where's the parody? Where's the funny? Nerves are a bit raw in DC now.
RT @acarvin: NYTimes: The Onion's Tweets Draw Scrutiny from Capitol Police http://nyti.ms/qjbbNI  #congresshostage
Big Question (Answered): "Did the Onion Step Over the Line Today with the #CongressHostage Tweets" http://rww.to/ochL1h
It's funny. @SouthPark could've gotten away with an episode about #CongressHostage. @TheOnion tried it and got in trouble.
We'll also be providing a breaking update on #CongressHostage tonight and ask: Can our country still handle humor?
Thinking the real satire behind #CongressHostage is the response to it. Post 9/11, we've become a nation of feral cats.
It's the Onion's fault for not tweeting the word "Joke" 25 times before and after their #congressHostage tweet.
Too bad folks can't get as pissed at Congress for actually holding us hostage as they can at The Onion for joking about #CongressHostage

Okay. Enough. Let's move on to other memo's. Look at the Honey Badger, He’s Cracking Pistachios! [VIDEO] If you like Honey Badger and Pistachios, you'll like this video.

Finally, as I drove home, I saw a double rainbow, all the way! Check my Flickr photo stream for a few pictures.a

It's been a good evening for Internet Memes.