When you’re as famous as Hillary Clinton, it’s a safe bet that your first tweet will be dissected ad nauseum by every man, woman, and child on the Internet (including the ones who work here!). Which is why it’s a shame that so many celebrities, especially politicians, make their first impressions so rote: a bemused “what is this newfangled technology?” bit, for example, or a boilerplate promotion. Not so with Clinton, who leveraged the opportunity to have some fun—shouting-out the guys who made her meme-able with “Texts from Hillary” before quipping that she’ll “take it from here.” That spark helped the former Secretary of State gain more than 200,000 followers in less than a day.
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But Hillary’s not the first public figure to join Twitter with a bang. Here’s a look 13 more hilarious celebrity debuts.