While Eyder and , the big moment for those on Twitter came during Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's Republican response.
And, no, the buzz wasn't about Rubio's effort to convince Americans that his party's embrace includes "those who aren't rich and white," as .
It was that turned him into a trending topic on Twitter — and, of course, (one of those " ").
, "Twitter said there were about 9,200 tweets per minute at about 10:43 p.m. ET, after Rubio's sip of water. For a short time, #watergate and Poland Spring were trending on the micro-blogging site."
Rubio, by the way, has joined in the joking. He :
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(SOTU stands for "state of the union." TCOT is short for "top conservatives on Twitter.")
One of the other moments that's been turned into a popular GIF is the exchanged by President Obama and Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill.
Update at 1:15 p.m. ET. Monkey See's Take On The Story:
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Update at 12:45 p.m. ET. Poland Spring Touts Its "Cameo":
The that it had quite a night thanks to the senator. It is "reflecting on our cameo."
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