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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Oct 2015

    #WhenIWasYourAge Partly sunny days were called partly cloudy.

    5:18 PM - 5 Oct 2015
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      2. Andrew Brinkley‏ @_AndrewBrinkley 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge Parents encouraged their kids to go outside unsupervised and leave them the hell alone for 5 minutes.

        2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
      3. Norman Doering‏ @DoeringNorman 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @_AndrewBrinkley

        @_AndrewBrinkley @neiltyson Ron Jeremy wasn't fat yet and Kitten Natividad still looked hot.pic.twitter.com/t7jhlO549D

        0 replies 2 retweets 0 likes
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      2. nick‏ @ItsDuhNickSuk 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @carygilmore_

        @carygilmore_ @neiltyson u need to chill LMAO

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      4. Jeff‏ @jeffmonge49 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @carygilmore_

        @carygilmore_ @ItsDuhNickSuk @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/D3nznlfvo7

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      2. Erg‏ @ErgSpin 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge You could buy a PC w/total storage of two 360k floppy disks & a monitor w/4 colors in graphics mode for $5,000.

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. trough of disillusionment‏ @batmans_robyn 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @ErgSpin

        @ErgSpin @symeo @neiltyson also #wheniwasyourage I was twenty years into the future probably

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1.  ✨#nomadicfeels  ✨‏ @nomadicfeels 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Oh snap. RT @neiltyson: #WhenIWasYourAge Partly sunny days were called partly cloudy.

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      1. Old Dude‏ @olddude2279 6 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson when I was your age recycling was wearing someone else's clothes

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      1. Bobby McCutcheon‏ @Fight4Mizzou 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson this is like planes that "near miss" instead of "near hit". #glasshalffull

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      1. spirit‏ @akaTheNerd 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson i have never said partly sunny a day in my life

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      1. Sirius Brown‏ @GuapoInc 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson ...those were dark times...

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      1.  💀 🎃 👻 Mellodi 👻 🎃 💀‏ @mellodie_bh31 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Sunshine, clouds meh ... Birthday candles light up your world tonight :)

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      1. dEaD SmEARS‏ @Ed2003wrx 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson partly sunny during day, partly cloudy at night

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      1.  🎃 Bragi  🎃‏ @bragibruja 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Was it always sunny in Philadelphia? ha ha ha, jokes.

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      1. Ceramic Növel‏ @TwoThousandBees 5 Oct 2015
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        . @neiltyson you're bringing everyone down man

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      1. Amy B‏ @supersmiley456 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson looking forward to seeing you here in Cincinnati tomorrow night!

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      1. Nova Nebula‏ @SickRex695026 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson how do you have this much time? XD

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