Yesterday morning the news broke that former California governor, Mr. Universe and star of the best film of all time (Terminator 2: Judgement Day) Arnold Schwarzenegger had fathered a child with a house maid over a decade ago.

Apparently the Governator informed his longtime wife Maria Shriver of the affair and subsequent love child with the staffer when he exited office. Shriver has since moved out of their Brentwood mansion.

In a press conference yesterday, Schwarzenegger asked for respect from to media towards his family:

“I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time. While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not.”

While this simple request may keep some traditional media a little more cautious when covering the story, it in no way affects the world of Twitter. And while the world of Twitter has been respectful of Shriver and the children from what I can tell, they have put the screws to Arnold for his indiscretions.

From the political sphere, former Governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm took the opportunity to espouse the need for more female governors, who might be, well, more restrained:

The flood of tweets that have come from comedians and other celebrities have mostly taken aim at Schwarzenegger with references to his many films. Two of the most popular hashtags to emerge have been #sperminator and #Bonan.

In my personal experience I’ve also seen #Ahhhhnold and #Schwarzeneverwearacondom in circulation. The possibilities may in fact be endless. #PastActionZero? Nah, scratch that one.

Here is a collection of the funniest from the Twitterverse:

Two of Schwarzenegger’s children have also tweeted following the breaking of the news. The first, his oldest daughter Katherine and secondly their 17-year-old son Patrick. Arnold or Maria have not said anything on Twitter about the news.