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"The Best of Instagram Series is presented by T-Mobile. Its 4G Tweet Race, a week-long campaign launching May 3, pits Twitter users against one another in a daily, frantic race for retweets. There are 7 races, and the winners of each heat win a new HTC One\u2122 S phone with a year of T-Mobile\u2019s Unlimited Value service, and the final winner takes home $4,000.\nWhile the platform is known for its pure visual eye candy, Instagram is actually a popular place for a good laugh. Whether it's an inside joke, a viral meme or a silly face, the \"#lol\" tag is a hit \u2014 more than 1 million photos have been tagged with the term, according to Statigram. \nUnlike traditional Instagram photos, which are comprised of original works of photographic art, the \"#lol\" tag stream is full of already-popular viral hits and memes. Users pull from traditional comedy sources \u2014 Tumblr, Reddit and 9gag, among others \u2014 to curate their own favorite jokes. \nHere's a roundup of 15 funny photos from the comedy stream on Instagram. What's your favorite photo? Let us know in the comments below.\n\n\n15 LOL-Worthy Instagram Pics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome to the Dark Side\nCourtesy @wildchild1182\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt's Gonna Be May\nCourtesy @feliifel\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelt Puzzle\nCourtesy @lolahush\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrunk Octopus\nCourtesy @krdstr\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYao Bartender\nCourtesy @camilla_kitten\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFanta Sea\nCourtesy @jackbr0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHaters Gon Hate\nCourtesy @karolinedarling\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#YOLO\nCourtesy @obeyjordy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDog Philosophy\nCourtesy @s_raj\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPizza Kid\nCourtesy @mmikaelalindberg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTeenager Post 5213\nCourtesy @ameliawirmen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeal Seal\nCourtesy @oathbrittany\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSwagrid\nCourtesy @catflag23\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVictoria Y U NO\nCourtesy @nerissaaavrly\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo Idea\nCourtesy @callmeken7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeries presented by T-Mobile\n\n\n\n\nThe Best of Instagram Series is presented by T-Mobile. The 4G Tweet Race is a week-long campaign starting May 3 that pits Twitter users against one another in a daily, frantic race for retweets. Players register on the official Tweet Race page on T-Mobile's Test Drive, and each racer's tweets must contain three elements: #4GTweets, http://t-mo.co/4GTweets and @TMobile, and must be submitted during the race to be eligible. There are 7 races over the course of the week, and the winners of all 7 heats will face off in a final race on May 15th to see whose social graph is quickest. The winner of each heat will win a new HTC One\u2122 S phone with a year of T-Mobile\u2019s Unlimited Value service, and the final winner will take home a cool $4,000. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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