The Nasdaq Is Down? It’s Time to Tweet.

When a technical problem caused the Nasdaq to halt trading in Nasdaq-listed stocks, Wall Street watchers once again turned to social media sites to share their insight.

Many reacted with levity.

Probably a good time to open an “artisanal” stock exchange on Bedford Ave in Williamsburg with open-outcry trading and printed order tickets

â€" Josh Barro (@jbarro) 22 Aug 13

NASDAQ is down…how am I still breathing…market forces glitch glitch oh god…losing the will to live…money worthless…dyingâ€" kade (@onekade) 22 Aug 13

Others decided to PANIC!

NASDAQ OPTIONS MARKET IN COMPLETE UNPRECEDENTED SHUTDOWN http://t.co/e5DDRad0sQ via @themoneygame â€" Matt Barash (@mjbarash) 22 Aug 13

As usual, Zero Hedge set out prove why they are The Onion for the CNBC crowd.

Hey Nasdaq, just push CTRL-ALT-DEL â€" zerohedge (@zerohedge) 22 Aug 13

Ackman obviously bought something â€" zerohedge (@zerohedge) 22 Aug 13

Did someone steal the Philadelphia fat pipe? â€" zerohedge (@zerohedge) 22 Aug 13

It’s the Syrian army â€" zerohedge (@zerohedge) 22 Aug 13

This is just the Fed preparing Plan B for the Taper announcement â€" zerohedge (@zerohedge) 22 Aug 13

“as if millions of day traders suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced” â€" zerohedge (@zerohedge) 22 Aug 13

The cause of the technical glitch was not immediately known, but combining two unrelated news events is Comedy 101.

In honor of Facebook reclaiming it’s IPO price, the Nasdaq decided to reenact that magical day by halting all stocks. â€" timothydh (@timothydh) 22 Aug 13

People thrilled by NASDAQ debacle: NYSE executives, financial news website editors, Edward Lampert. â€" Daniel Gross (@grossdm) 22 Aug 13

Thanks Obama #Benghazi “@AP: BREAKING: Nasdaq halts trading in Nasdaq-listed stocks and options due to a technical issue.” â€" Craig Rutledge (@CraigDDanger) 22 Aug 13

And if Nasdaq needs any help repairing their technical difficulties, we know some people experienced in handling Web site failures.