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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Oct 2015

    #WhenIWasYourAge An ashtray was a time-honored gift you could bring to a person's home.

    5:08 PM - 5 Oct 2015
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      2. Stab-phen Harvey‏ @Harvey_S 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge Pluto was also a damn planet, Neil.

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      1. Nick Mastroianni‏ @29bitnick 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson ...and children made them in art class for their parents, whether they smoked or not.

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      1. Token White Dude‏ @tokenwhitedude 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Ah, the good old days of reeking like second hand smoke

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      2. Mishka77‏ @lovemishka77 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson and make for your dad *in school*

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      3. 𝕳𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝕿𝖔𝖉𝖉‏ @EasternViolet 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @lovemishka77

        @lovemishka77 @neiltyson 😂 so true

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      1. Sally Ramsey Writer‏ @CheerfulChemist 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Not to mention have your kids make them out of clay in school. P.S. I was 6 years ahead of you at Bx. Sci. #Oldernotwiser

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      1. Brian Kwong  🧙‍♂️‏ @Kwongerific 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson heck it was something you made at art. Class

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      1. Michael Clear‏ @MichaelClear 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Also, we were going to have Moon colonies by the year 2000.

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      1. Emilio PastaVest‏ @IPetFudge 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/4G88OSLOfs

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      1. Wizard of Cause‏ @wizardofcause 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson When you were young they had them on planes and in waiting rooms. Hell they had those when I was young.

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      2. Amy Bramblette‏ @AWBrambletree 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson And that children made in crafts.

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      1. Christopher‏ @buschchris11 17 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson It was also allowed to be made in High school art class out of clay. Now we have to make pencil coasters that resemble them. Lol

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      1. Duke9555‏ @duke9555 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson So was an iron lung

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      1. Atalanta Pendragonne‏ @atalantapendrag 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson I remember smoking sections on planes

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      1. M Soprano‏ @mjctical 5 Oct 2015
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        o_O RT @neiltyson: #WhenIWasYourAge An ashtray was a time-honored gift you could bring to a person’s home.

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      1. Will Seiler‏ @willseiler 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson and we made them in school to give to our dads.

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      1. (((Doug DeJulio)))‏ @dfjdejulio 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson …or make in a middle-school art/craft class. Pottery ash trays…

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