More than two feet of snow had been expected to bury New Jersey but when residents woke up this morning there was not nearly that much on the ground.

The blizzard bust prompted meteorologists to apologize and left residents wondering how the forecast could be so off. Between 20 to 24 inches of snow had been predicted for Monmouth and Ocean counties but unofficial totals show most parts of both counties got far less than half that amount.

Much of the bitterness about the fallout from the blizzard that never was played out on social media. Here's some of the jokes spreading across the internet in the wake of the storm.

[View the story "The 15 best #blizzardof2015 memes" on Storify] The 15 best #blizzardof2015 memes New Jersey didn't get two feet of snow. But the great blizzard bust of 2015 inspired plenty of internet jokes. Storified by NJ.com· Tue, Jan 27 2015 20:23:40 Some contrasted the lackluster snowfall against pledges that "we will rebuild" and "never forget." #lol #snow #nj #storms #blizzards #meme #memes #instagood #instalike #funny #fun #laugh #laughter #igmain #iggers #jokes #jokeoftheday #photooftoday #smile #joke #happy #doubletapKiamarie Stone Akamaihd Imgur #whatblizzard #snow#blizzard#nosnow#blizzard2015#nj#ny#pa#ma#ri#winterblues #winter#snowday#whatif #weather#juno#newarkMz_Smarty_Pantz Another said there was only one kind blizzard served up in New Jersey this week. This is the only Blizzard NJ saw! #blizzardof2015 http://t.co/WFsPk2UZ90Silvia Rossi Others mulled possible motivations for the forecast miss. Akamaihd Fbcdn Meteorologists took hits in some of the jokes. Okay, okay...last one. I'm sorry, I was on a roll. #whatblizzard http://t.co/217O6Y1dq4Haniyyah Sharpe Fbcdn While cultural references were served up in others. Memegen Imgur Meme Including a reference to "deflategate." Akamaihd And people couldn't resist comparing the blizzard in New Jersey and New York City to snowy Buffalo. #StormJuno #BlizzardOf2015 #BuffaloSnow http://t.co/gRFu0Bg6DABully in Pegulaville When you complain about wanting more snow...Buffalo feels sorry for you NJ #snow #storm #blizzard #blizzardof2015 #nj #buffalo #buffaloblizzard2014 #juno @beigecardiganNick Pennisi

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