"I was blown away," said Daniel Fawcett, 49. "My life tends to be a little empty and directionless, so it was great to be able to unleash a really sick burn and win the respect of my friends. Well, at least those who didn't get zinged."

"I've never met some of them in real life," he added.

The Associated Press did not dispatch a news team to observe the possibility of future "zingers".