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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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New York City
haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Joined January 2009

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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 7 Jan 2013

    Not enough people pause...pic.twitter.com/gsdxLjC8

    9:55 PM - 7 Jan 2013
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      1. Andrew DeWitt‏ @Dewidiot 7 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I've always considered doilies the unique snowflakes of the industrial factory pressed paper by-product table dressing world.

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      2. Space Archaeology‏ @spacearcheology 7 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Doily noted.

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      1. Amy Kim Kibuishi‏ @amykibuishi 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson Have you been watching Downton Abbey too?

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      2. Troll Cat‏ @2p2TrollCat 7 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Some people choose a no-frills existence.

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      1.  ❌ ⭕️‏ @PossiblyDrunk 7 Jan 2013
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        Neil, I am your biggest fan @neiltyson. Lubbs you.

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      2. Matt Nelson‏ @CoasterMatt 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson They're like fabric snowflakes

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      1. Nothing to  👀‏ @Bigliest22 8 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson put it on ebay for charity. There is at least a couple hundred there.

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      1. Brian Warwick‏ @BrianWarwick_ 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson Have you had a few drinks tonight?

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      1. Matthew Schlissel‏ @MSchliss 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson i don't think anyone has crossed the lines of scientifically brilliant, poetic, and gosh-damn sexy quite the way you have.

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      1. Vote November 6th‏ @Sam_Levine 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson did somebody drink a little too much genius astrophysicist wine tonight? #notcomplaining

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      1. Leslie(eeeeek!!) J. Anderson‏ @inkhat 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson You are a delight.

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      2. Ani Kotevvit‏ @AnikoTevvit 8 Jan 2013
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        .@neiltyson You seem to be on a doily kick this evening. Or is that normal for you? I prefer cake, but to each their own. ;)

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      2. Kambriel‏ @Kambrieldesign 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson Whereas I spent an entire month taking inherited ones from generations past & turning them into this: http://kambriel.tumblr.com/post/17219893702/kambrielhavisham …

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      1. Mel Stewart‏ @iwideawakeagain 12 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson DYK that in Australia, a "doily" is also a sachet of marijuana? After purchasing a doily, I can appreciate doilies everywhere....

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