Parody Twitter Account Hilariously Skewers Jailed Kentucky Clerk

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, right, talks with David Moore following her office's refusal to issue marriage licenses at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Although her appeal to th... Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, right, talks with David Moore following her office's refusal to issue marriage licenses at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Although her appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was denied, Davis still refuses to issue marriage licenses. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) MORE LESS
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It’s been a busy week for the Rowan County clerk’s office. And if you think it’s been bad for county clerk Kim Davis – who’s now in federal custody for continually refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples – try being one of her coworkers.

That’s the idea behind a parody Twitter account that’s quickly shot to more than 50,000 followers amid all the uproar. Using a photo of an as-yet-unnamed clerk’s office staffer sitting next to Davis mid-confrontation, @nexttokimdavis shares expletive-laden thoughts about Mountain Dew, Project Runway, and about how “this was supposed to just be a chill job.”

It’s a hilarious dressing down of Davis, who’s been hailed as an anti-gay hero. Here are some of the account’s best gems:

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