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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 14 Aug 2015

    Roses are Red, Violets are, I suppose, Violet.

    3:46 PM - 14 Aug 2015
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      1. Matt DeCample‏ @DeCample 14 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson Unless they're also sad. Then blue.

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      1. Dave Vader‏ @thisisjustaride 14 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson Roses are roses, violets are violets, colors aren't flowers, now I am violent. (Burma-Shave?)

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      2. Kid Stardust‏ @SvenSveetheart 14 Aug 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson and DeGrasse is green.

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      1. Diane  🐘‏ @foreles 14 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson Roses are #FF0000 Voilets are #0000FF

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      2. Matt‏ @mattggsimpson1 14 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson *slow clap

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      1. Liza Sabater  🇵🇷 👸🏾‏ @blogdiva 14 Aug 2015
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        Liza Sabater  🇵🇷 👸🏾 Retweeted Neil deGrasse Tyson

        OMG @neiltyson should we proclaim you the King Of Dad Jokes, and call it a day?https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/632322443449729024 …

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        Neil deGrasse TysonVerified account @neiltyson
        Roses are Red, Violets are, I suppose, Violet.
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      1. Adam Schuld‏ @ElGrecode 14 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson ultraviolet

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      1. Brandon Everhart‏ @Malechite 14 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson Roses are Red, Violets are Violet, lets get on a spaceship, I'll be your co-pilot.

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      1. Rhodri Thomas‏ @rhodthomas 14 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson well, red roses are red. At least.

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      2.  ♠Ricky ♠‏ @ricardolozano98 27 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson @cr_pamela 😒😒😒😒😒, HAHAHA esbroma😂

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      3. pαm‏ @cr_pamela 27 Sep 2015
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        @Colorines207 JAJAJAJ

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      2.  💙𝓑𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓹𝓸𝓹𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓼 💙‏ @Britpoptarts 16 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson @RewardConsent And violets are sometimes white or yellow, too, just to be confusing.

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      3. Dave Altieri, M.A.‏ @RewardConsent 16 Aug 2015
        Replying to @Britpoptarts

        @Britpoptarts @neiltyson I suppose the color of the violet depends on the sound of the last word of the roses-are-red poem you write, right?

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      2. jeff lindsay‏ @dexterjeff 15 Aug 2015
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        “@neiltyson: Roses are Red, Violets are, I suppose, Violet.” In that case, roses should be Rose...

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      2. NourTrabelsi‏ @nourtra00456201 14 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson That's what we just see.....

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        @neiltyson @JamesBurradell

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      1. the moth bog‏ @refinagenilk 14 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson the person to steer an airplane is a pilot

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