A perfect Sydney morning was abruptly ruined on Sunday when 'No' campaigners took their anti-same sex marriage message to the skies.
The words "vote no" were scrawled by a skywriter across an otherwise blemish-free blue sky above the inner suburbs around mid-morning, a day after the Coalition for Marriage launched its campaign.
And people weren't happy.
Twitter-users hit back at the intrusive tactics of the 'No' campaign (and at having their brunches interrupted) with hilarity and wit. In the interest of self-care, we've collated our favourites:
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apparently skywriting costs $15000 which I assume is the amount of money U save annually by asking to see the manager every place you shop
β Christian (@nopoweradeinusa) September 17, 2017
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Skywriting is kinda the perfect metaphor for the No campaign. First it annoys everyone for a minute, then it just disappears into the ether
β Josh Butler (@JoshButler) September 17, 2017
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Yes campaign get skywriting for free. pic.twitter.com/pSjszz3Z1J
β Dan Anstey (@Dan_Anstey) September 17, 2017
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sorry folks, I've paid someone to write 'VOTE NOW' in the sky and he's run out of fuel at the worst possible time.
β Colley (@JamColley) September 17, 2017
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These people cant even draw a swastika properly pic.twitter.com/NwtnYa01Vk
β Pauline Pantsdown (@PPantsdown) September 17, 2017
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What better metaphor for the anti-SSM crowd? Skywritten "vote no" dissolves in minutes, as though it never was. Nothing left but sunshine. pic.twitter.com/dwFEbvNdfC
β Michael Salter (@mike_salter) September 17, 2017
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just sayin the last time some asshole bullied a bunch of queers via skywriting it didn't end great for her pic.twitter.com/SFoQBwTQ9I
β mat whitehead (@matwhi) September 17, 2017
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Early example of anti-gay "Vote No" campaigning from 1939. pic.twitter.com/UNYd4OCjJj
β Luke Miller (@dodgyville) September 17, 2017
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I swear to god the only reason I keep facebook is for the simpsons meme pages pic.twitter.com/QTHCcMEI9w
β di frances (@di_f_w) September 17, 2017
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i'm the fucking dumbass insane hypothetical person who switched to a no vote because a fuckwit in a plane wrote it above my house
β thomas violence (@thomas_violence) September 17, 2017
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A picture of the pilot who did the skywriting has emerged... pic.twitter.com/YJzKjri873
β Richard Tuffin (@RichardTuffin) September 17, 2017