Some of the best #DoorbellLicker tweets (at least that we can publish)

After Salinas resident Sylvia Dungan installed a doorbell that captured the faces of anyone who came to her door, she got an unusual surprise: A nighttime guest who spent a few minutes licking her doorbell, and a few hours on her doorstep and in her yard. 

The story was featured on television show LivePD and #DoorbellLicker soon went viral, prompting some clever riffs...

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Jokes...

More jokes...

Some hometown pride...

And some outright disgust.