That's cold: Discovery Channel bludgeons Pittsburgh Penguins with one simple tweet
Whoever runs the Discovery Channel's Twitter account was feeling pretty salty this week, and the Pittsburgh Penguins paid the price.
Things started out innocently enough when the science channel sent this straightforward tidbit about penguins.
On average, emperor penguins grow to be 3.8 feet tall >> http://t.co/HpD6bwgzhQ pic.twitter.com/PgLuwLYuBB
— Discovery (@Discovery) May 13, 2015
This caught the eye of the NHL Penguins' social media, who replied with this lame, yet harmless retort.
@Discovery As of May 13, 2015, the average Pittsburgh Penguin grows to be 6’1”.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 13, 2015
For some reason, Discovery saw that tweet as an opening to throw an absolute haymaker at the Penguins, who were rendered extinct by the Rangers in the NHL playoffs' first round.
@penguins Strange. Our latest observations show no Penguin activity currently on ice in Pittsburgh. Where did they go?
— Discovery (@Discovery) May 14, 2015
Ouch. Cold burn.
