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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Aug 2017

    Jeet Heer Retweeted NBC News

    "A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing." Oscar Wildehttps://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/898748875225260032 …

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    NBC NewsVerified account @NBCNews
    The solar eclipse will cost America almost $700 million in lost productivity http://nbcnews.to/2wpX0ER  pic.twitter.com/312XEqRDSY
    8:20 PM - 19 Aug 2017
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    • Mike X. Nichols THE ABOMINABLE DR. VIBES Max Andersson philip williamson steph cheng Colin S. Levy Tata Mendes Priscila Robin White
    11 replies 341 retweets 1,008 likes
      1. Rebecca‏ @Heartofsong18 19 Aug 2017
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Perfect quote for the occasion. Wilde couldn't have said it better. :)

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      2. David  🗳 🇺🇸 💫Pollack‏ @DavidMPollack 19 Aug 2017
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Eclipse viewing glasses alone easily over $700 million

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      1. Tammy Parker  🌻‏ @tamparker6 19 Aug 2017
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        Perfect!

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      1. Myra Boxx‏ @BoxxMyra 19 Aug 2017
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        I saw another article about how the solar eclipse was going to mess with solar power. I didn't click. I didn't care.

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      1. Dana Johnson‏ @DanaPHX 19 Aug 2017
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        While others will cash in on the event. Valuing the eclipse experience is like placing a $ value on life. #priceless

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      1. J. Bradford DeLucy‏ @01wise 19 Aug 2017
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        Or about as much as a B-2 bomber - oh wait - a B-2 bomber costs more than three times as much as that

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      1. Zer-h〇E②‏ @Bitchigo_K 19 Aug 2017
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        "I was looking for a job when I found this one" -Socrates probably

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      1. Mário Rui Filipe‏ @MarioFlip 20 Aug 2017
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        How did it follow? "A sentimentalist is a man who sees an absurd value in everything and doesn’t know the market price of any single thing.”

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      1. Bruno  ☠️ Dias‏ @NotBrunoAgain 20 Aug 2017
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        The consultancy company cited in this article does this regularly: http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/03/17/march-madness-costs-employers-billions-in-lost-productivity-report.html … http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/03/01/march-madness-2017-u-s-companies-will-lose-billions-to-slacking-workers.html …

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