Students panic over Wikipedia's blackout: The best jokes

The treasure trove of sometimes-correct information goes dark to protest SOPA, complicating homework assignments for a nation of tech-dependent pupils

Wikipedia instituted a 24-hour blackout Wednesday to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, providing a tough lesson for students who rely too heavily on the people's encyclopedia.
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Wikipedia's self-imposed shutdown Wednesday, meant to encourage U.S. users to protest the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), has sent students conditioned to using the online encyclopedia into a frantic panic. Many have taken to Twitter to express their concerns: "I'm tryna tell y'all if they take away Wikipedia, I'm going to fail hella classes. No Bullsh*t," reads one tweet in Buzzfeed's roundup of "25 angry kids who can't do their homework because of the Wikipedia blackout." Of course, bloggers are cracking wise about a generation that has, apparently, never heard of a library card or Encyclopedia Britannica. Here, some of the best jokes:

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