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15 people who've already made that insufferable 'Superb Owl' joke

It’s not funny, and yet thousands of people make the same ‘joke’ every year.
7.27am, 30 Jan 2013

THE SUPER BOWL is still a number of days away and yet Twitter is already full of people making insufferable Superb Owl jokes.

The news comes as no surprise to NFL fans but normally they have to wait until the night of the Super Bowl before the ‘hilarity’ starts.

However, here are 15 people who’ve jumped the gun:

15 people who've already made that insufferable 'Superb Owl' joke
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  • Superb Owl

    How can you count down the days to something you've already done?

  • Superb Owl

    What a hoot.

  • Superb Owl

    It's not just sports that are weird.

  • Superb Owl

    You should see what he named his kids.

  • Superb Owl

    I don't. I really don't.

  • Superb Owl

    Ah, the old 'I'll pretend I'm not making a joke' joke.

  • Superb Owl

    This guy has his priorities all wrong.

  • Superb Owl

    A lot of effort went into this tweet for very little reward.

  • Superb Owl

    I'm not sure which version of Word this woman is using but mine doesn't.

  • Superb Owl

    Yet still cares enough to tweet about it.

  • Superb Owl

    Like when you Thank Sgiving.

  • Superb Owl

    There were a list fifty versions of this 'joke'.

  • Superb Owl

    I bet you it didn't.

  • Superb Owl

    Not sure this is a joke or this person just really likes owls.

  • Superb Owl

    As long as comedy isn't the day job.
  • How can you count down the days to something you've already done?
  • What a hoot.
  • It's not just sports that are weird.
  • You should see what he named his kids.
  • I don't. I really don't.
  • Ah, the old 'I'll pretend I'm not making a joke' joke.
  • This guy has his priorities all wrong.
  • A lot of effort went into this tweet for very little reward.
  • I'm not sure which version of Word this woman is using but mine doesn't.
  • Yet still cares enough to tweet about it.
  • Like when you Thank Sgiving.
  • There were a list fifty versions of this 'joke'.
  • I bet you it didn't.
  • Not sure this is a joke or this person just really likes owls.
  • As long as comedy isn't the day job.

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