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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 10 Mar 2017

    Geologists are important for our understanding of rocks on Earth and on other planets. So never take them for granite.

    1:14 PM - 10 Mar 2017
    • 12,624 Retweets
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    • Sam Gendron-Newbury Imani Guest Roxy/Rezi the Spectre J K Behera Butch Manigold Captain Oats Danny Baker Lira 🎈 Haddad 13 PACES 😭😭😭
    1,357 replies 12,624 retweets 44,494 likes
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      2. George Takei‏Verified account @GeorgeTakei 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Sir, you "rock."

        36 replies 88 retweets 1,302 likes
      3.  ⚡CMDR GreyAreaUK ⚡‏ @GreyAreaUK 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @GeorgeTakei @neiltyson

        and if you *do* take them for granite, you shale regret it.

        2 replies 15 retweets 202 likes
      4. Fred Ende‏ @FredEnde 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @GreyAreaUK @GeorgeTakei @neiltyson

        What a slate of great humor!

        1 reply 6 retweets 114 likes
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      2. Twitter‏Verified account @Twitter 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Oh schist!pic.twitter.com/EHsRv77imS

        17 replies 117 retweets 646 likes
      3. Ryan Hollister‏ @phaneritic 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @Twitter

        @kaatgeo @neiltyson this pun is basalting my sense of humor.

        2 replies 2 retweets 22 likes
      4. Kaytee‏ @SciKaytee 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @phaneritic @Twitter and

        I thought it was a gneiss tweet.

        0 replies 3 retweets 17 likes
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      2. lawprofblawg‏ @lawprofblawg 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson My sediments, exactly.

        2 replies 7 retweets 86 likes
      3. Christine Corcos‏ @LpcProf 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @lawprofblawg @neiltyson

        Well, you two are having a gneiss time!

        0 replies 0 retweets 28 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. Chris Brewer‏ @chrisbrewer62 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        that was coal blooded, sir - you’re getting boulder by the minute...

        1 reply 1 retweet 74 likes
      3. Jamie Lindsay‏ @JamieLindsay 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @chrisbrewer62 @neiltyson

        The puns used here are so old they are kicking up dust, he said in a gravelly voice.....

        1 reply 0 retweets 42 likes
      4. Joshua McGee‏ @McGeekiest 11 Mar 2017
        Replying to @JamieLindsay @chrisbrewer62 @neiltyson

        Old as the hills, really.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. Jamie Lindsay‏ @JamieLindsay 11 Mar 2017
        Replying to @McGeekiest

        absolutely! Older than me, and we are talking O-L-D!

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      6. End of conversation
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      2. Michael Gaines‏ @starmike 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I think some politicians need a clean slate about science.

        3 replies 0 retweets 22 likes
      3. Roger‏ @ZenBuddhist 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @starmike @neiltyson

        All the millennials are booing. All the dads are dropping puns like their moment to shine has finally come.

        1 reply 0 retweets 27 likes
      4. Michael Gaines‏ @starmike 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @ZenBuddhist @neiltyson

        you’d think they’ get the schist of it.

        1 reply 0 retweets 16 likes
      5. Roger‏ @ZenBuddhist 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @starmike @neiltyson

        Chalk it up to bad parenting.

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      6. Christian Geese‏ @chgeese 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @ZenBuddhist @starmike @neiltyson

        Stone cold

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      7. Roger‏ @ZenBuddhist 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @chgeese @starmike @neiltyson

        Sauconite, buttercup.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8. Michael Gaines‏ @starmike 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @ZenBuddhist @chgeese @neiltyson

        You’re getting boulder with your puns there.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      9. Roger‏ @ZenBuddhist 10 Mar 2017
        Replying to @starmike @chgeese @neiltyson

        If I had a nickel for every time I'd heard that.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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