When a mailman dropped from the sky Wednesday with a special delivery for members of Congress, staffers who may have processed the letters through more typical channels took to Twitter instead.
Police descended on Florida man Doug Hughes after he landed at the Capitol as members and staffers looked on. In tweets, staffers wondered about security, USPS technology advances and centrally - why?
These are their top tweets:
Logan Dobson, communications adviser for Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.):
"can CNN bring in some llamas to consult on this gyrocopter?"
Jack Minor Jr., deputy digital director for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas):
"Was gyrocopter man arrested because of the no-fly zone or because he did not use a renewable source of energy?"
Leigh Claffey, communications director for Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.):
"All this talk about the gyrocopter is making me think of a Cesar salad wrap with a tiny little propeller on it."
Chris Peleo-Laza, correspondence manager for Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.):
"Who had gyrocopter landing on the West Lawn of Capitol Hill in their office pool? #TheAnswerToWhosTheBigWinner"
Chris Connolly, legislative assistant for Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.):
"You guys I really want a gyrocopter."
Trevor Foughty, deputy chief of staff/communications director for Rep. Todd Young (R-Ind.):
"Does the postal logo on the gyrocopter tail fin mean this is the USPS's answer to Amazon's drones?"
Natalie Krings, communications director for Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.):
"Is anyone else learning what a gyrocopter is for the first time today? #gyrocopter"
Tom Brandt, communications director for Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.):
"'So this one time I was flying my #Gyrocopter around the Capitol and...' - Brian Williams"
Madeleine L. Perry, new media director for Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.):
"Trying to figure out the metaphor here. The man flying the helicopter represents America, the capitol police are corporations...?"
"But what does the helicopter represent? Freedom?"
Andrew Healey, staff assistant for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa):
"Nothing says 'campaign finance reform' like landing a helicopter on the Capitol lawn"
