Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) said Friday that he was pranked with email subscriptions for one of his least favorite bands: Nickelback
Sasse Tweeted to scold the anonymous pranksters, who he claimed signed up his personal and work email accounts to receive promotional information for the band.
The Republican lawmaker was not amused by the prank and has expressed his distaste for the band in the past.
"To whoever just subscribed my email accts (family, work, obsolete) to multiple @Nickelback promotional & fan newsletters: It's. Not. Funny," Sasse tweeted Friday afternoon.
To whoever just subscribed my email accts (family, work, obsolete) to multiple @Nickelback promotional & fan newsletters:
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) June 16, 2017
It's. Not. Funny.
Sasse has a long history of hating the band, which recently made a Rolling Stone readers' poll for the top 10 worst bands of the 1990s.
if it weren't for Nickelback, there'd be no risk of a trade war https://t.co/BbP2DIdMoP
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) April 26, 2017
I think I've been clear:
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) April 26, 2017
If you don't buy my book, I'm gonna start tweeting Nickelback lyrics.
To make it to stop:https://t.co/muK8YttvuM https://t.co/PX3pz2ZJIw
Twitter users quickly responded with more Nickelback memes and jokes for the Nebraska senator.
sorry ben but the congressional humor office has scored this as funny
— scalise death watch (@makeitsnowondem) June 16, 2017
Hey @BenSasse: Look at this photograph. pic.twitter.com/GoHX8kbnnQ
— Jim Swift (@JSwiftTWS) June 16, 2017
Narrator: It was, in fact, funny. https://t.co/CGTDspFiJz
— Lily Herman (@lkherman) June 16, 2017
Sasse has knack for social media gold. In May, he appeared in a viral photo with Sens. Charles Schumer
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The result? You guessed it: More Nickelback memes.
"Look at this photograph. Every time I do it makes me laugh." - @BenSasse's favorite band. pic.twitter.com/yhzahqDPfV
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) May 18, 2017