Sharks bite back in ‘Sharknado’ Twitter replies

Score a couple for the Sharks!

Sharknado is the biggest trending topic on the internet right now, and ESPN attempted to ride off it – at the expense of the San Jose Sharks. Unfortunately, it backfired:

For those who don’t know, Sharknado is a film, starring Tara Reid, about a tornado that lifts sharks out of the ocean and deposits them in Los Angeles.

ESPN wasn’t the only “victim” — the St. Louis Blues also failed to successfully make the Sharks the butt-end of a joke:

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