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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Nov 2014

    #WhenIWasYourAge: We had to open all doors by ourselves. None of them knew we were coming.

    12:27 PM - 28 Nov 2014
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      1. Jeffrey S. Pumpkins‏ @JeffreyPetersen 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson They knew. They just didn't care.

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      1. swati sontakke‏ @sontakkeroshni 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson even if they knew they had no sense to react which modern technology has provided now

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      1. Reginald Braithwaite‏ @raganwald 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson I read that as being about growing up black in the 1960s and 70s. Still valid.

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      1. Multifarious Ramblings Fx‏ @MultiRamblings 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge: we had to buy paper maps and learn how to read them.

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      1. Trendane - Voice Actor/Narrator‏ @Trendane 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson And what about mailing holiday cards/invitations?

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      2. Charles Ghoul-ba‏Verified account @charles_gaba 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltysonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn3Vv6VYdxw …

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      3. Jorge A. Fernandez‏ @Paposaurus 28 Nov 2014
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        @charles_gaba @neiltyson Have we made sufficient advances in bistromathics? #42

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      2. Eduardo Hinojosa‏ @lalo_xyloto 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson I still open the doors by myself.

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      3. JulieL‏ @jannjlawrence 28 Nov 2014
        Replying to @lalo_xyloto

        @lal_o_ceans @neiltyson Yep & hold it open for others.

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      1. Violet W—MAGA‏ @geekiestwoman 28 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge MEN were ALL 'southern gentlemen' even in the north, & OPENED doors for me (the fact that I was a hottie, well)

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      1. Rona Leah‏ @RonaLeahQ 25 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson That cracked me up!

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      1. naima‏ @naima_shariff 25 Dec 2014
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        Hahaha!! 😹 “@neiltyson: #WhenIWasYourAge: We had to open all doors by ourselves. None of them knew we were coming.”

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      1. Manuel Dolorica‏ @ManuelDolorica1 13 Dec 2014
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        LOL. One of the best ones! @neiltyson

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      1. Jordan Larocque‏ @YesterdaysFav 30 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson clearly not Canadian.

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      1. ꧁Hด้้้้้็็็็็้้lsey꧂‏ @Kevinhalse 30 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson you do remember those floor mat auto doors. Those were around in the 60's

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      1. astandy‏ @astandy 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson And elevators had a person inside to take you to your floor.

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      1. Moe Biscuits‏ @moebiscuits 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge "Have you seen my phone?" - Said no kid ever.

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      1. Moe Biscuits‏ @moebiscuits 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge we knew the satisfaction of slamming a phone down after an argument.

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      1. George Baillie‏ @RoboSkel100K 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Yum! #SirusCybernetics #HitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy

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      1. Scott Baxter — the F is silent.‏ @eyesquash 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson supermarket doors would open, triggered by a pressure-sensitive mat.

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