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Obama's 'Horses And Bayonets' Comment Goes Viral (VIDEO)

'Horses And Bayonets' Goes Viral
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There were no binders full of women at the final presidential debate on Monday, but there were certainly horses and bayonets.

President Barack Obama countered Mitt Romney's comment that the U.S. "Navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917" with a zinger that won the night.

"You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916," Obama told Romney. "Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military's changed."

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The "horses and bayonets" comment delighted the Twittersphere: The hashtag #horsesandbayonets became the number one trend on Twitter in the U.S. and third in the world. At one point, the phrase was mentioned on Twitter nearly 60,000 times in one minute, according to data from Tospy, a social web analytics tool.

The Obama campaign capitalized on the traffic, buying the search term "Bayonets" on Twitter, HuffPost's Mat Yurow noted.

Within minutes of Obama's comment, a "Horses and Bayonets" Tumblr featuring GIFs and images went live, and a Horses and Bayonets Facebook page already has more than 3,000 likes.

You now have about a week to design your [sexy] horses and bayonets Halloween costumes.

Excerpt from debate transcript, via ABC News:

ROMNEY: Our Navy is old -- excuse me, our Navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917. The Navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out their mission. We're now at under 285. We're headed down to the low-200s if we go through a sequestration. That's unacceptable to me.

I want to make sure that we have the ships that are required by our Navy. Our Air Force is older and smaller than at any time since it was founded in 1947.
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OBAMA: You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military's changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines.

And so the question is not a game of Battleship, where we're counting slips. It's what are our capabilities. And so when I sit down with the secretary of the Navy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, we determine how are we going to be best able to meet all of our defense needs in a way that also keeps faith with our troops, that also makes sure that our veterans have the kind of support that they need when they come home.

Click over to ABC News for the full transcript.

And, because we can, here are Romney and Obama on horseback with bayonets. The end.

(Original Romney on horse photo: Ethan Hill, Contour by Getty Images. Obama: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Associated Press. Photo illustration by HuffPost)

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BOCA RATON, FL - OCTOBER 22: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R) sits backstage with his wife Ann Romney before the start of a debate with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University on October 22, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. The focus for the final presidential debate before Election Day on November 6 is foreign policy. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOCA RATON, FL - OCTOBER 22: Students play in the campus pool prior to the debate between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at Lynn University on October 22, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. The final presidential debate before election day on November 6th focuses on foreign policy. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A campaign worker works on the set for the spin corner for the President Barack Obama campaign in the media center ahead of Monday's presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Obama, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:AP)
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Ticketed students (R) arrive to attend the third and final presidential debate between US President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, on October 22, 2012. The showdown focusing on foreign policy is being held in the critical toss-up state of Florida just 15 days before the election and promises to be among the most watched 90 minutes of the entire 2012 campaign. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott, left, gives an interview in front of the debate hall ahead of the presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, at Lynn University Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:AP)
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The sun sets ahead of the presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:AP)
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BOCA RATON, FL - OCTOBER 22: A general view outside prior to the debate between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University on October 22, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. The focus for the final presidential debate before Election Day on November 6 is foreign policy. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lynn University student Eric Gooden, stand-in for President Barack Obama, walks off stage during final preparations for Monday's presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (credit:AP)
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A technician walks on the stage during final preparations for Monday's presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (credit:AP)
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A worker adjusts the backdrop on stage in preparation for Monday's presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (credit:AP)
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Technicians work on the stage during final preparations for Monday's presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (credit:AP)
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A worker vacuums as the set for Monday's presidential debate is prepared, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, in Boca Raton, Florida. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will hold their final debate Monday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (credit:AP)
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Gaffer Gregg Wolf adjusts set lights on the spin corner in the media center for the Romney campaign ahead of Monday's presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:AP)
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Workers prepare the set for Monday's presidential debate, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fls. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will hold their final debate Monday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (credit:AP)
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Workers enter the debate hall ahead of Monday's presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:AP)
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Lynn University students A.J. Mercincavage, stand-in for Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and Eric Gooden, stand-in for President Barack Obama, right, are seen on a television camera during testing for Monday's presidential debate, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (credit:AP)
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Lynn University students A.J. Mercincavage, stand-in for Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and Eric Gooden, stand-in for President Barack Obama, right, shake hands on stage during testing for Monday's presidential debate, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (credit:AP)
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Lynn University students A.J. Mercincavage, stand-in for Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and Eric Gooden, stand-in for President Barack Obama, right, shake hands on stage during testing for Monday's presidential debate, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (credit:AP)
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A technician checks the lighting on the stage during final preparations for Monday's presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (credit:AP)
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Lynn University students serve as stand-ins on the stage during final preparations for Monday's presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (credit:AP)
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