If Roast the King Day were a real thing in the seven kingdoms of Westeros, then we would all surely be in big trouble for calling out the boy king Lannister. Hell, we’d probably get flogged just for calling him a Lannister and disrespecting his claim to the Iron Throne. Good thing he’s not real and we can taunt him all we like, thanks to HBO’s clever social media campaign.
Using the hashtag #RoastJoffrey on Twitter, fans of Game of Thrones have been tweeting out their best insulting jokes all day long, and the official Game of Thrones Twitter account has reposted some of the best ones — complete with response GIFs of Joffrey getting slapped or hit in the head with manure.
>@GameofThrones When King Joffrey cries, the tears run down the back of his head to avoid his face. #RoastJoffrey
— BraveShagwell (@BraveShagwell) December 12, 2013
Joffrey looks like a kid who would put an uncomfortable amount of mayonnaise on his sandwich. #RoastJoffrey @GameOfThrones
— Steven Hullinger (@Hully419) December 12, 2013
Joffrey, you’re not yourself today…I noticed the improvement right away. #roastjoffrey
— Barry Kirk (@barrykirk) December 12, 2013
Ros returns from the dead to say her piece to Joffrey!! #RoastJoffrey #RevengeforRos http://t.co/1y27T9gGop
— Esmé Bianco (@esmebianco) December 12, 2013
That’s Esmé Bianco, the actress who played Ros. Miss you, girl.
I’m roastin’ Joffrey in my Targaryen mug with #fireandblood. #RoastJoffrey @gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/SIV4J60tOs
— Valentina Monte (@ValentinaMonte) December 12, 2013
King Joffrey asked his Uncle & his Dad if there was any incest in his family. He said no #RoastJoffrey #UncleDad https://t.co/vPOlpzUgwU
— Adrianne Curry (@AdrianneCurry) December 12, 2013
Heck, even some brand Twitters were getting in on the fun.
There are some people so crappy even we won’t go near them. #RoastJoffrey #tweetfromthethrone
— Charmin (@Charmin) December 12, 2013
No matter how much you suggest it, we can’t add #RoastJoffrey to the sandwich menu. #sorrynotsorry
— Au Bon Pain (@AuBonPain) December 12, 2013
The official Tumblr has been putting up some amazing fan art of Joffrey as well, including this great one from Bamboota on Redbubble that depicts the king as the target on a Stark-comissioned shooting practice board:
It’s not too late to come up with your own jokes, of course, so hop to Twitter and have at it! Someone should show the “rightful king of the Andals” what’s what before the real rightful ruler throws her dragons at him. Yeah, we said it! Daenerys Targaryen 4 LYFE.
(via Game of Thrones Tumblr and The Mary Sue)
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