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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 18 Sep 2012

    McDonalds triple-cheeseburger has only two cheese slices. Should be a double-cheese-triple-burger. (Slow day in the universe)

    7:34 PM - 18 Sep 2012
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      1. Skee-Ball Librarian‏ @oodja 18 Sep 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson You think that's bad- try a Triple Double Oreo on for size! It's like eating a Zen koan.

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      1. Fuad Abdul Aziz‏ @want2bsun 20 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson the triple cheeseburger from Mcdonald's Australia has three cheese slices in it. Maybe it's just America numerical incompetency.

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      1. Loren Jenkinson‏ @LorenJenkinson 18 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson: McDonalds triple-cheeseburger has only two cheese slices. Should be a double-cheese-triple-burger. @jmac713

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      1. Alberto Conti‏Verified account @albertoconti 18 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson I think triple refers to its arteries blockage power...

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      1. Liz Schwartz‏ @EGSchwartz 18 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson Dude! Warp Drive!! http://news.yahoo.com/warp-drive-may-more-feasible-thought-scientists-161301109.html … Not a slow news day

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      1. Isaac‏ @h2twch 18 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson You've already killed Pluto, now the triple-cheeseburger? C'mon, leave somthing for the everyman to destroy.

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      1. imparfaitly‏ @imparfaitly 18 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson The universe doesn't have slow days.

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      1. Alishba‏ @SecularlyYours 18 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson hahaha!

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      2. John‏ @jtm0ss 18 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson Will McDonalds eventually sell enough burgers to surpass the total number of stars in our galaxy? #thatsalotofcows

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      3. Matron Malice‏ @countingthetoll 18 Sep 2012
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        @JMoss85 @neiltyson That's a lot of indigestion too. Ugh!

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      4. John‏ @jtm0ss 18 Sep 2012
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        @piO420 @neiltyson And that doesn’t account for all the burgers the Hamburglar has stolen over the years.

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      5. Matron Malice‏ @countingthetoll 18 Sep 2012
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        @JMoss85 @neiltyson They're probably in the black hole of his belly.

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      1. A Tᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ Cᴀᴛ  🐱 🔈‏ @gatoparlante 21 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson Can I haz one of those? :3

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      1. Zack Fisch Rothbart‏ @ZFiscr 4 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson The space age is 55 years young today, happy birthday to Sputnik!

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      1. an obelisk with a wildly threatening aura‏ @watchitcrash93 3 Oct 2012
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        @RALPHIE_ESPO he's my favorite person ever. Would you be offended if I replaced you with him as my best friend

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