The Vice Presidential debate between Mike Pence and Tim Kaine could go down in history as... forget that, it probably won't even be a footnote.

Opinion polls suggested the Republican running mate narrowly won the debate but the over-riding impression on social media was that the whole thing was just a giant snoozefest.

Kaine, the snapping, snarling Senator from Virginia, defended Hillary Clinton pugnaciously and landed several low blows on the Governor of Indiana.

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Mike Pence managed to avoid tough questions on his stance towards LGBT people and was perceived as coming out on top with many feeling he had given Tim Kaine a spanking

Sarah Palin, who was John McCain's running mate in 2008, asked on Facebook why Pence and Kaine had to stand up all night

Whatcha gonna do brother? Trump supporter Arthur Angell felt Pence had given Kaine a Hulk Hogan-esque leg drop

Tim Kaine, who interrupted Governor Pence 70 times during the debate, came off badly in the memes posted on Instagram

But in the battle of the memes Pence came out on top, with several people on Twitter and Instagram claiming Kaine's frequent interruptions were just annoying.

Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin - a face that launched a thousand memes - also pointed out it was the only VP debate in recent years that required candidates to stand.

The former Governor of Alaska wrote on Facebook: 'How is it that the dudes lucked out and got chairs over the last 20 years of VP debates minus one?'

Tim Kaine was mocked on Twitter with blogger Matt Walsh suggesting he was a Dr Seuss character (left) and Michelle Malkin, an editor with the Conservative Review, comparing him to a creepy clown (right)

There is more than a passing resemblance between the Governor of Indiana and Leslie Nielsen (pictured), straight-faced star of the Airplane and Naked Gun spoof movies, who died in 2010

Tim Kaine, who was little known outside of Virginia before being picked as Hillary Clinton's running mate, did not endear himself to viewers

This meme poked fun at Donald Trump's alleged affinity with Russia's President Putin, who is known for his love of the outdoors and all things manly

The silver-haired Mike Pence came off as cool and calm while Tim Kaine was perceived as having the annoying tone of Moe Szyslak, the grumpy bartender in The Simpsons

This tweet suggested fans who were tiring of the VP debate might want to switch over and watch the Toronto Blue Jays beating the Baltimore Orioles in a drama-filled MLB play-off

Some phrases kept cropping up in the debate, which was mocked by web users, with one reminiscing about the famous Seinfeld scene where Elaine 'dances'

Me [watching the VP debate] pic.twitter.com/pGuWSry6JU — Dirt McTurd (@DirtMcTurd) 5 October 2016

Viewing figures in Maryland may have been even lower than the rest of the country as the Orioles were playing the Blue Jays in the American League wild card game.

The night's moderator, Elaine Quijano, who struggled to control the pair, escaped without a single meme.