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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Oct 2015

    #WhenIWasYourAge All hotel rooms smelled of cigarette smoke.

    5:13 PM - 5 Oct 2015
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      1. vorbis‏ @vorbis 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson now it’s only motel rooms

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      2. Antoine Daniel‏Verified account @MrAntoineDaniel 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Pretty everything smelled that way actually.

        1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
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      2. Tweets by Collin™ - Sponsored by Dress Barn‏ @TweetsByCollin 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge My dad's right arm was our seatbelt.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Mike Wilson‏ @MikelbcWilson 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @TweetsByCollin

        @TweetsByCollin @neiltyson all you could eat buffet was "going out fancy"

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Tweets by Collin™ - Sponsored by Dress Barn‏ @TweetsByCollin 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @MikelbcWilson

        @MikelbcWilson Bonanza.

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      1. Matt Marta‏ @mjm_mn 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge Dark Matter was something your dog left behind.

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      2. ChewbaccaJohn‏ @MesialDrift 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson I'm so old I can even remember the cigarette vending machines therein.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Andrew‏ @AirborneYYC 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @MesialDrift

        @MesialDrift @neiltyson saw those over in Spain earlier this year, actually...

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. ChewbaccaJohn‏ @MesialDrift 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @AirborneYYC

        @AndrewGraupe @neiltyson I can imagine they are collector items these days.

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      1. MoldyCyrus‏ @1bustedlung 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson when I was your age there were cigarette machines and the corner store would accept a note from your mom for beer and cigarettes

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      1. D \/ N‏ @DanHeelys 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson we get it, you Vape now

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      1. ReaperBait Votes Kakī‏ @ReaverBait 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson When the bar ban came in, the first cig-free week, there was a sudden reek of BO. The next week everyone had ungraded deodorant.

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      1. Jennifer Anne Woods‏ @StillAmJennifer 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Everything smelled of smoke back then. Everything and everyone. I remember it well.

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      1. Beverly White‏Verified account @BeverlyNBCLA 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Back in the day, airplanes reeked of smoke too.

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      1. Tracy L Miller‏ @tlm101 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Oh so true and I TOTALLY don't miss it!!

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      1. Jon Marcus‏ @ThusSpokeJon 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Yes, but at least there was not Febreze.

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      1. Gina-Gina‏ @GGWann 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Now that I really do NOT miss!

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