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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Jul 2013

    Urge is strong to leave work early on summer Fridays to avoid traffic. Most do it & become the traffic they sought to avoid.

    10:01 AM - 12 Jul 2013
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      1. Giancarlo Volpe‏Verified account @Giancarlo_Volpe 12 Jul 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: Urge is strong to leave work early on ... Fridays to avoid traffic. Most do it & become the traffic they sought to avoid.” BURN

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      2. Jamie Kelly‏ @jamietie 12 Jul 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson is that irony or poetic justice? I can never tell.

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      1. Ben Walsh‏ @bwalsh 12 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson the upside is you've still left work early ...

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      1. Clockwork Kitten‏ @Secretly_A_Bat 17 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Sammmmmmmy_93 Leave at normal time or work half hour late. Miss worst of traffic!

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      1. Ki Whelan‏ @MrKreeg 12 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson You are never "in traffic", you simply "are traffic".

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      1. Adam‏ @SchyzmAdam 12 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson That sounds like you updated a saying from Confucius :)

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      2. Tim Meers‏ @_neckbeard 12 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson that just means you didn't leave soon enough. //@rickasaurus

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      3. Richard Minerich‏ @rickasaurus 12 Jul 2013
        Replying to @_neckbeard

        @_neckbeard @neiltyson Better to just work from home.

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      4. Tim Meers‏ @_neckbeard 12 Jul 2013
        Replying to @rickasaurus

        @rickasaurus @neiltyson even better.

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      1. Sid‏ @SIDDYSTUART 16 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson genius

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      1. Big Cat‏ @TheRealDarrin 14 Jul 2013
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        “@neiltyson: Urge is strong to leave work early on summer Fridays to avoid traffic. Most do it & become the traffic.” @The_Red_Mamba_

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      1. AlanGeiger‏ @theAlanGeiger 13 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson not if you leave early enough. Think about it.

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      1. Kyle Davis‏ @kyledavis1126 13 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson Like when ppl go to Six Flags on a Tuesday so lines aren't long, then it's as crowded as a Saturday

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      1. F.R. Dorsey, Writer‏ @FRDorsey 13 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson Neil, Do you live in or outside the city. As you know, it's a huge difference.

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      1. Pragmatic humanist‏ @horsehugger 12 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson That is like the people that move from tough Indy areas to my rural area to "get away from it". They just bring it with them...

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