# Somebody Edited the Invertebrate Wikipedia Page to Include Paul Ryan

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 29, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-edited-the-invertebrate-wikipedia-page-to-include-paul-ryan/778471 "2017-01-29T01:44:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-edited-the-invertebrate-wikipedia-page-to-include-paul-ryan/778471/1 "2017-01-29T01:44:54Z")

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> Sure, Wikipedia is good for easy-to-digest information about any topic your heart desires, but it’s also good for pranks against public figures. This week’s victim was Paul Ryan, by way of the Wikipedia page for invertebrates. As per the page’s definition, “invertebrates are animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column (commonly known as a backbone or spine),” and for a brief period of time on Thursday, this included Ryan.

[Cite]([Wikipedia Invertebrate Page Edited to Include Paul Ryan](http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/01/wikipedia-invertebrate-page-edited-to-include-paul-ryan.html?mid=twitter-share-selectall) via @selectall)

If the shoe fits… \<shrug\> Wait…invertebrates don’t wear shoes, right?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-edited-the-invertebrate-wikipedia-page-to-include-paul-ryan/778471/2 "2017-01-29T01:58:52Z")

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Invertebrates object. A protest crawl in Washington D.C. was announced on NoFacebook.

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-edited-the-invertebrate-wikipedia-page-to-include-paul-ryan/778471/3 "2017-01-29T02:06:05Z")

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The great thing about Wikipedia is that [all edits last forever.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Invertebrate&diff=762311277&oldid=762200166#Number_of_extant_species) 😃

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-edited-the-invertebrate-wikipedia-page-to-include-paul-ryan/778471/4 "2017-01-29T23:00:20Z")

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Definitely better than the edit I found once on the Wikipedia page on the Greek Odes that said they were written by “cats who ate oatmeal”.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-edited-the-invertebrate-wikipedia-page-to-include-paul-ryan/778471/5 "2017-01-29T23:22:27Z")

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Put Pence on the “Swine” page…