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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 8 Sep 2014

    We pet dogs, expecting them to lick your hand or face in delight, but if a human licked your face you’d call the police.

    7:53 AM - 8 Sep 2014
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      2. eytan‏ @shandershow 8 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Depends on the human...

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      2. The Amazing Atheist‏ @amazingatheist 10 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson That depends greatly on the human.

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      2. Brindolyn  👑 🐝‏ @Brindolyn 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson We also frown upon people pooping outside and sniffing each other's butts. Dogs get away with a lot.

        1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
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      1. Gary Winkler‏ @GaryWinkwink 14 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson But if you petted a human, might they not call the police?

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      2. Bill Baer  🌹‏Verified account @Baer_Bill 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson this i,s great science Neal... thanks

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      3. jaded barves guy‏ @fjrabon 8 Sep 2014
        Replying to @Baer_Bill

        @CrashburnAlley was that a "stick to science" tweet Baer?

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      4. Bill Baer  🌹‏Verified account @Baer_Bill 8 Sep 2014
        Replying to @fjrabon

        @fjrabon haha no, just a dumb tweet (applies to all of my tweets)

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      1. Jennifer Anne‏ @kidsilkhaze 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson a distinction my toddler is struggling with.

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      1. Nicole Hazen‏ @yaboiksar 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson We aren't supposed to lick each other's faces? Huh.

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      2. Edward Sanchez‏ @auniqueusername 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Not if that human is @rihanna. I'm cool with that. Right, @Rosa_Velazquez? #marryMeRiRipic.twitter.com/S5rjI6a4XV

        2 replies 2 retweets 1 like
      3. Rosa Velázquez‏ @Rosa_Velazquez 8 Sep 2014
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        @auniqueusername @neiltyson @rihanna Yep. Errthang for #RiRi and Edward!

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      2. Ksenia Anske‏ @kseniaanske 8 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        If you pet a writer, @neiltyson, a writer will gladly lick your face.

        4 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Andrew Jordan‏ @MajorXIII 8 Sep 2014
        Replying to @kseniaanske

        @kseniaanske @neiltyson that's not strictly true, they will generally lick whatever you point at.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Ksenia Anske‏ @kseniaanske 8 Sep 2014
        Replying to @MajorXIII

        @MajorXIII @neiltyson I usually lick whatever gives me the money. Hand? Sure.

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      5. Andrew Jordan‏ @MajorXIII 8 Sep 2014
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        @kseniaanske @neiltyson I've licked most major appendages as well as a list of inanimate objects too long to recall.

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