Brian Williams finally made his return to the news world Tuesday on MSNBC with coverage of the Pope’s arrival, but no one seems to have forgotten why it was that he took a leave of absence in the first place.
In fact, Twitter seemingly couldn’t get enough of poking fun at the reason Brian Williams disappeared and the hashtag #BrianWilliamsPopeStories has spread like wildfire.
Here are just a few of the massive amount of tweets that were aimed Williams’ way since his return…
..and then I handed the Pope the discovery I made single-handedly in that dusty cave in '46: The Dead Sea Scrolls
#BrianWilliamsPopeStories
— RightWired (@_donaldson) September 23, 2015
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I was the Pope for three months in college. #brianwilliamspopestories
— Tim Bowers (@TimBowers62) September 23, 2015
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And then me & Francis enjoyed a nice night of Nun orgies #brianwilliamspopestories
— Kelly (@whspre) September 23, 2015
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So we were goofing off on Snapchat late at night and I was like "Hey Pope, you should come visit me in the USA" #brianwilliamspopestories
— masterMind (@furenderKopf) September 23, 2015
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Yes folks… I picked Francis out from the slums of #Argentina when he was a child & told him he'd be pope 1 day
#BrianWilliamsPopeStories
— KATSKAN (@TheRaytedex) September 23, 2015
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I voted for the pope as a member of the conclave #brianwilliamspopestories
— Robert M Staples M (@RMStaples) September 23, 2015
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The only reason Francis got to become Pope was because I turned down the job. #BrianWilliamsPopeStories
— Carmine Siccero (@CarmineSiccero) September 23, 2015
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#BrianWilliamsPopeStories Did you know he was grazed by the very same bullet that struck Pope John Paul II in 1981 in Vatican Square?
— Edward J. Casey (@achs_fred) September 23, 2015
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I told Eve, "Don't eat that apple." #BrianWilliamsPopeStories
— JMM (@1_JMM) September 23, 2015
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I Once Flew In The Papal Helicopter That Got Shot At By An Atheist Gun Club #BrianWilliamsPopeStories
— JRFreelanceWriter (@JrFreelancer) September 23, 2015
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"Me and Pope Francis snorted coke off a broad's ass in Tijuana" #BrianWilliamsPopeStories
— Drunk Pimp (@Livinginmycar6) September 23, 2015
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I helped paint the Sistine Chapel. #brianwilliamspopestories
— AnnaBanana (@bulliegirl2513) September 23, 2015
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#BrianWilliamsPopeStories He was the Conference's second choice after I turned them down.
— Vilified Ostracized (@brakinggnus) September 23, 2015
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The pope confessed to me he always wanted to be a liberal news anchor. #BrianWilliamspopestories
— Winyah ن (@Winyah_Gator) September 23, 2015
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#BrianWilliamsPopeStories I told Jesus to pick Peter as the first Pope.
— Diana26 (@USAlady21) September 22, 2015
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The Pope invited me to shit in the woods with him. #BrianWilliamspopestories
— Mr. Llib (@ehorllib) September 22, 2015
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#BrianWilliamsPopeStories I told him to bring cigars for Fidel.
— Diana26 (@USAlady21) September 22, 2015
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The Pope told me how impressed he was when I walked on water during Katrina. #BrianWilliamspopestories
— John Leonard (@docdepotceo) September 22, 2015
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Got one you’d like to add? Throw it in the comments below. You don’t even need to hashtag it!