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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Dec 2012

    Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "I'm not in control of my life. The stars and planets are."

    9:01 AM - 5 Dec 2012
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      1. Tim Miller‏ @7imMiller 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Things you might say if you flunk Astro101: "I don't know why I failed Astrology 101."

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      2. Definitely not Matt‏ @thespacebase 5 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Are the stars and planets NOT in control of my life? Circadian rhythms, need for warmth, my very atoms… star stuff, man.

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      3. PLoux‏ @PerriLou 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @thespacebase

        @thespacebase @neiltyson there's a difference between "determine" and "affect"

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      1. Sean Tubridy‏ @tubes 6 Dec 2012
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        I like that @neiltyson is getting more aggressive about science with his Astro101 tweets.

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      1. goin' mach 5‏ @KThxDie 5 Dec 2012
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        Fuck astrology. RT @neiltyson: Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "I'm not in control of my life. The stars and planets are."

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      1. Derick‏ @falt86 5 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson are these quotes from people you encounter throughout the day? Or do you just enjoy coming up with them yourself?

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      1. (っ◔◡◔)っ  ♥ Mitch  ♥‏ @mitchellorin 5 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson astronomy or astrology?

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      1. Soyuz Guts‏ @theglitzkrieg 5 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson The thing I said when I got an A? "Thanks be to @RocketCenterUSA for all the info I used on my final report about lunar bases!"

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      1. Shana Lee‏ @ChanlElvn 10 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Also something you might say if you flunked Astrology 101

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      1. Giraph‏ @BurninGiraph 8 Dec 2012
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        RT @neiltyson Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "I'm not in control of my life. The stars and planets are."

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      1. Martin‏ @dawgdad2011 7 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson

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      1. Michael Mckenna‏ @michaelhmckenna 6 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson is it not better to give control to a more intelligent and rational being than yourself?

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      1. Bernie‏ @AngryPhysics 6 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson My birthday, this year, is on 12/12/12; I will be 63. As you see, 3x12=36, so this is the year when I reverse and get younger.

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      1. Peter Queen‏ @PeterQueen1 6 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson You could also say to the instructor when you miss an assignment that a "Black Hole ate my homework!" : )

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      1. Krystel Brandt‏ @1MadeOfStardust 6 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Haha! you do make me laugh.

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      1. Jimmy Ifans‏ @JymmyTomorrow 5 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson The only planet that guides me is no longer a planet. Thanks. #IFlunkedASTRO101 #PassedSARCASM101

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      1. Tom‏ @tecknicaltom 5 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "Pass me the paper. I want to check my horoscope."

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