(UPDATE) 15 of the Funniest Reactions to the BP Oil Spill

Before you think we're insensitive jerks, let's say it: the BP Gulf Oil Spill is serious stuff. We've seen the pictures and videos of the spill, we know how many lives have been lost, how many jobs will be affected and how many birds and other marine animals are in danger. But, like so many tragedies before this one, Americans use humor to get over their sadness and anger. So, let's take a moment to laugh at some of the more humorous reactions to the spill.

Code Pink

Leave it to activist group Code Pink to bring their over-the-top style to their protests.
F. Carter Smith / Bloomberg via Getty Images

FU, BP, MTV Style

A moving tribute to Avatar inspired by R. Kelly and sung by Aziz Ansari at the MTV Movie Awards. He sings, "It's a bummer when nature gets destroyed by greed, which reminds me, one more thing: F--k you, BP."

The Oil Spill Re-Enacted By Cats in 1 Minute

BP Execs are harder to hate when they are played by kittens.

The BP Coffee Spill

"It's a small spill on a very large table." Or is it?

#bpcares

The fake twitter account BPGlobalPR has 140 character (or less) gems such as: "In the metric system "barrels" are called "rugamuffins." So 60,000 rugamuffins a day...pretty adorable, huh? #bpcares"

The Scream

She'll be haunting the dreams of BP execs for years to come…we love her enthusiasm.
Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty Images

"And Now a Message From the People Who Ruined Our Oceans…"

"Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Evil…"

BP Says, "Let Them Eat Cake"

We'd love to drown our sorrows in this BP cake, shot by Skkoksie in a New Orleans grocery. Originally spotted on the Huffington Post.

Crazy Ideas That Were Real

A top hat to plug up the leak, hair to soak up the oil and a series of tubes to help fill the well. Series of tubes, series of tubes, where have we heard that before…oh, that's right.
Photos: Istock

Now a Solution That Doesn't Seem So Crazy

Leave it to Someecards to find the perfect card for any occasion.

Wear Your Despair

Express your anger without saying a word. Get your very own BP: We're bringing oil to American shores shirt at DespairWear.

"I Like My Videos of Ruptured Oil Lines Like I Like My Coffee…"

"I Wouldn't Say Oil Has Spilled -- It Just Didn't Stay in the Rig…"

The BP Gulf Oil Spill…the Movie?

Videogum asks, "Who should play the BP Oil Spill?" They answer their own question with Betty White and Kevin Costner, who in real life is helping to fund a research team working on oil spill cleanups.
Photo: Joerg Koch / AFP / Getty Images

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