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The 11 most wonderful internet reactions to the GBBO finale

It was a great time.

Oct 9th 2014, 9:35 AM 5,536 Views 1 Comment

LAST NIGHT, NANCY was crowned victor in the Great British Bake Off.

It was a controversial decision, but her windmill carried the day in the end. The internet, meanwhile, did its wonderful thing and provided us with…

1. This GIF of Mary Berry’s reaction

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2. This frankly perfect Vine celebrating Nancy’s win

https://vine.co/v/OKlePPx9IJO

3. This beautiful summation of Richard’s life story

Source: trickedoutwheelbarrow

4. This

Source: thatbrummielass

5. These completely real letters to the Daily Mail about the Great British Bake Off’s smut content

Source: Pointless Letters

Source: pointless-letters

Do we need a reminder?

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6. An entire nation actually doing its nut (no pun intended) when someone had an accident with a food processor

Source: Tumblr

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People were actually weeping.

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7. The actual, genuine, NSFW outrage about Nancy’s victory

Source: beatthosedirtyspooks

8. And the haters

Source: duanedibbleyfortheironthrone

9. Not to mention the people losing their collective sh** about spoilers for a baking show

I gather I narrowly avoided disaster with @BBCr4today when John Humphrys liberally announced the winner without a word of warning. #GBBO
— Matt Rhodes (@mattrhodes) October 9, 2014

Source: Matt Rhodes/Twitter

always blame social media for ruining shows but managed to avoid finding out #gbbo winner on Twitter only to see it on paper in newsagent 😢
— Saving Faces (@savingxfaces) October 9, 2014

Source: Saving Faces/Twitter

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10. This guy so dedicated to GBBO that he got out his laptop on the night bus

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11. And this.

Source: ohgoshcindy

Thank you, internet. Until next year.

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The 11 most wonderful internet reactions to the GBBO finale