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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 22 Jul 2013

    A curious tradition -- to look at a newborn baby and say to yourself, "Because of your DNA, one day you will rule over me."

    5:22 PM - 22 Jul 2013
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      2. Mitch Deepliest Unhelpfulest Benn  🇪🇺‏Verified account @MitchBenn 22 Jul 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Yeah, well there's rule and there's rule. More like "one day I will pay for your skiing holidays".

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      2. Eric Johnson‏Verified account @EricJJohnson79 22 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson I also say that to new born dolphins, just incase.

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      1. Heather Archuletta‏ @Pillownaut 22 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson Curious? Nay, preposterous.

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      1. Return of the Milksteak & Jellybeans‏ @Tallulahs_Ghost 22 Jul 2013
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        True. “@neiltyson: A curious tradition -- to look at a newborn baby & say to yourself, "Because of your DNA, one day you'll rule over me."”

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      1. tinybaby‏ @tinybaby 22 Jul 2013
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        .@neiltyson actually a man in a funny outfit shouts that out in the street

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      2. GirlFuturist‏ @GirlFuturist 22 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson I get yr point but to be fair I think that's only true for you if their name is Bush or Clinton ;-) Royal family more like dolls!

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      2. alanpdx ‽ 𒀩 幽霊文字‏ @alanpdx 22 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson Does he have the Purple Pimpernel?

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      2. Tom Delargy #JC9 #PCPEU‏ @derekrootboy 28 Jul 2013
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        RT @neiltyson A curious tradition -- to look at a newborn baby and say to yourself, "Because of your DNA, one day you will rule over me."

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      3. Siusaidh Chaimbeul‏ @Zaganashikwe 28 Jul 2013
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        @derekrootboy @neiltyson Before that, monarchy will be overthrown.

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      4. Tom Delargy #JC9 #PCPEU‏ @derekrootboy 28 Jul 2013
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        @Zaganashikwe @neiltyson I was trying to say the same thing in the form of a joke but couldn't think of a punchline in 140 chars. :(

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      5. Siusaidh Chaimbeul‏ @Zaganashikwe 28 Jul 2013
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        @derekrootboy @neiltyson A republican, first last and always.

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      1. Christianne Smith‏ @ChristiAnne67 25 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson And I shall spend money I do not have @shavedfish3 on your commemorative chachkas! :lol:

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      1.  👻Dan-O-Lantern 👻‏ @DanielBHervey 22 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson kid lost my vote when Cornwallis surrendered

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      1. Planetary Patriot‏ @Discordian_Ape 22 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson the fundamental question is, why is anyone allowed to rule at all?

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