Twitter Mocks Oregon Gunman with #YallQaeda and #VanillaIsis

By Alexis Evans | January 4, 2016

What do you get when you combine dozens of armed white terrorists and bored employees trolling Twitter the Monday after New Years?

Some puntastic trending hashtags, that’s what!

After news broke that dozens of armed ranchers were occupying a national wildlife refuge in Oregon on a vague mission to fight federal “government tyranny,” it didn’t take long for Twitter users to begin mocking the homegrown terrorists with the clever hashtag #YallQaeda.

We’re not sure who exactly to credit with coining the term, but whoever they are should know that the internet thanks them. Other creative users followed suit with more Jihadist puns such as: #YeeHawdists, #YokelHaram, and my personal favorite #VanillaIsis.

If you don’t have time to surf the web and weed out the inevitable really racist tweets, we’ve collected some of the best from the hashtags for your viewing pleasure below.

Every successful revolution starts with takeover of closed visitor center with gift shop. #OregonUnderAttack #YallQaeda

— Lars Petticord (@fatdownjacket) January 3, 2016

Wow this is really making me sympathetic to the plight of Oregonian ranchers who burn our federal lands to conceal deer poaching. #YallQaeda — summer (@summersumz) January 3, 2016

If your master plan is to overthrow the world’s most powerful government and you attack a remote bird sanctuary you might be #YallQaeda

— annie post (@apwriter) January 4, 2016

White people demanding that land that never belonged to them be returned to them, which is just the white-est. #YallQaeda — Daniel La Spata (@therealDFLS) January 4, 2016

Stop Mobilize and listen #VanillaISIS back w/ a brand new militia BLM grab the land so tightly Illegally graze my cattle nightly #YallQaeda — Tristan R. Salazar (@trslzr) January 3, 2016

The emergence of #VanillaISIS in Oregon sparks fears of radicalizing disaffected hipsters in Portland. — Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) January 4, 2016

Sorry folks. No coffee being sold this morning. The #YeeHawdists say our Starbucks beans are too liberal for consumption. #YallQaeda — Malheur Gift Shop (@MalheurGiftShop) January 4, 2016

Don’t worry Oregon I’ve got this one covered. #YallQaeda pic.twitter.com/76vCf0NZiL — Philip H. Beauregard (@fundatoris) January 3, 2016

Dumb dumb dumb da da dumb dumb. Dumb dumb dumb dumb da da dumb dumb #VanillaIsis baby! — W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) January 3, 2016

The difference between a militiaman and a terrorist #YallQueda #YokelHaram #BLM pic.twitter.com/OHcmgXhJBN — Peacebird (@Peacebird9) January 4, 2016

Apparently I owe Hillary an apology. Turns out I’ve been featured prominently in several #YallQaeda and #VanillaISIS recruitment videos — Donald J. Drumpf (@RealDonalDrumpf) January 4, 2016

True fact: #YeeHawdists believe that when the die defending their homeland, 72 Vestal strippers named Brandi await them in heaven #YallQaeda — Drew Gibson (@SuppressThis) January 4, 2016

“What do we want? Ambiguous land rights! When do we want it? After we takeover a forest!” – #YallQaeda #VanillaISIS and the #YeeHawdists — ñïčk (@dongleganger) January 4, 2016

#YallQaeda #YeeHawdists #VanillaISIS next thing you know, Shania law pic.twitter.com/3SKZwY2rUh — Kas Thomas (@kasthomas) January 4, 2016

Whoever came up with #YallQaeda and #YeeHawdists–you are welcome in my house. — Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) January 4, 2016

If all of those fantastic Vanilla Ice puns left you craving a bit of 90s nostalgia, feel free to liven up your post-holiday slump with the global hit that skyrocketed him to one-hit-wonderdom. Happy Monday everyone!