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Lawyer, libertarian, #Yankees fan, blogger. I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. RTs ≠ endorsements. I was #NeverTrump before it was cool

Virginia, New Jersey, The Wind
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    Doug Mataconis‏ @dmataconis 9 Oct 2017

    That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.pic.twitter.com/EdSSJInqEp

    2:06 PM - 9 Oct 2017
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      2. Claire Longmoor #FBPE #remain‏ @LongmoorClaire 11 Oct 2017
        Replying to @dmataconis

        I wrote this!! How did you get this??? I am a maths teacher in Nottingham UK. Wrote this 10 years ago. Here is the original whole worksheetpic.twitter.com/jYX55GSBKz

        129 replies 771 retweets 4,004 likes
      3. Doug Mataconis‏ @dmataconis 11 Oct 2017
        Replying to @LongmoorClaire

        The orchestra question turned up as a meme on Facebook over the weekend.

        2 replies 3 retweets 199 likes
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      2. Patrick Koppenburg‏ @PKoppenburg 10 Oct 2017
        Replying to @dmataconis

        I wouldn't listen to any number of players who can do #beethoven's ninth in 40 minutes. Who wrote that?

        8 replies 4 retweets 161 likes
      3. Patrick Koppenburg‏ @PKoppenburg 10 Oct 2017
        Replying to @PKoppenburg @dmataconis

        The #CD standard of 74 minutes was defined by @Sony so it fits Beethoven's ninth. @Philips wanted 60 minutes.

        5 replies 11 retweets 196 likes
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      2. Mic‏ @mherlhy0816 10 Oct 2017
        Replying to @dmataconis @_Drew_McCoy_

        If it takes one woman nine months to have a baby, how many months would it take nine women?

        15 replies 87 retweets 758 likes
      3. Creeping Avalanche‏ @Nlhilio 10 Oct 2017
        Replying to @mherlhy0816 @dmataconis @_Drew_McCoy_

        you either take a fully developed baby or 9 underdeveloped babies, sounds fair

        3 replies 6 retweets 80 likes
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      2. Jared Lotz‏ @SilkierMeat 9 Oct 2017
        Replying to @dmataconis @Gaetjens

        I don’t understand... it would take 60 players 20 minutes to play Beethoven’s 4.5th symphony... am I missing something?

        16 replies 28 retweets 449 likes
      3. Jared Lotz‏ @SilkierMeat 10 Oct 2017
        Replying to @SilkierMeat @dmataconis @Gaetjens

        Why is this the most attention I’ve gotten on Twitter😂

        3 replies 0 retweets 72 likes
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      2. Mark Ford‏ @fordie 10 Oct 2017
        Replying to @dmataconis @jmspool

        That’s like saying “It takes 9 months for a woman to have a baby, how long would it take for 2 women to have a baby?”

        12 replies 102 retweets 875 likes
      3.  🦋 Sci Fi Girl  🦋‏ @5ciFiGirl 12 Oct 2017
        Replying to @fordie @dmataconis @jmspool

        How long for 2 women to have a baby? As long as it takes for #DarkMatter to return to our screens! (Or: Rebecca & Shaw) @tptigger42 @thogar

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