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Trump quote sparks rise of the 'fine tuned' machines on Twitter

Who even knew there were so many GIFs of crashing and exploding machines in the world?

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Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
CNET freelancer Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

Twitter knows a new meme when it sees one, and President Donald Trump's Thursday press conference produced a fine-tuned one.

"There's zero chaos," Trump said of his administration. "This is a fine-tuned machine."

Start your fine-tuned engine if you see what's coming.

The jokes flew as if they were shot out of a fine-tuned machine gun. From out-of-control sideline carts to the infamous Blue Screen of Death, every machine that's ever had a bad day seemed to make an appearance.

If there was a favorite fine-tuned machine, it was probably a train going off the rails.

Whatever is going on in Washington, at least America's online joke-makers are as fine-tuned as any in the world.

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