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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 7 Jul 2012

    A poster the Dinosaurs ignored:pic.twitter.com/Q8gNePkn

    9:03 AM - 7 Jul 2012
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      1. I’ll see you soon‏ @NoOneCorrectMe 7 Jul 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson because they spent all of their budget on wars... Wait, that wasn't the dinosaurs.

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      2.  🍂 🦊june 🦊 🍂‏ @FoxColoredFall 7 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson ...or did they? Have you forgotten about this gem from the 80s?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjhJSD8RU4k …

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      1. Pumpkin Spice Zombie Katt‏ @BuckyKatt 7 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Dinosaurs never did very well in reading. Pre-K education was pretty poor back in the Mesozoic Era.

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      2. Ken from Chicago‏ @KenFromChicago 7 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Of course the dinos ignored that poster--the English language is only about 1,500 years old. Dinos couldn't read--English. #ESL

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      3. Tom‏ @Tom_Anim 7 Jul 2012
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        @KenFromChicago @neiltyson #Buzzkillington

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      4. Ken from Chicago‏ @KenFromChicago 7 Jul 2012
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        @TortlePortal @neiltyson It's not my fault that little Johnny Dinosaur can't read. #ImJustTheMessenger If only there were schools then ....

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      1. Pedro Furlanetto‏ @pedrofurla 24 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson @alexcruise can't we just ride santa's sleigh?

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      1. Oliver Robbs‏ @OliverRobbs 23 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson True, we should move our little humans *ss

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      1. Jay‏ @jzbondi 15 Sep 2012
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        And look what happened to the dinosaurs...poof! Let's not become like them....extinct! @neiltyson

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      1. Lex Alexander‏ @LexAlexander 9 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Reminds me of 1 of my fave Far Side cartoons: "The real reason dinosaurs became extinct." (Showed dinosaurs smoking cigarettes.)

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      1. Veronica Davidovich‏ @VeeJean 9 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Poor dinos! Maybe if they'd fought with Communists...

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      1. Oliver Brooks‏ @AtomicDaydreams 9 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Wait......does that not mean dinosaurs were working on a space program?

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      1. NeoRenfield‏ @NeoRenfield 8 Jul 2012
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        RT @neiltyson: A poster the Dinosaurs ignored:pic.twitter.com/9PAZrEf1

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      1. Omar Torrens‏ @omar_torrens 8 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson It would be cosmic irony if get hit by something we didn't see. Thanks for making my day Mr. Tyson

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      1. Huey The Robot‏ @hueytherobot 8 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson I'm thinking of impersonating an APU on the next Russian launch.

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      1. Heather‏ @hgiron4 8 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Thx, hubby and I thought it was funny without over thinking it:)

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      1. Stefan Magdalinski‏ @smagdali 8 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @suw i need that on a tshirt NOW

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