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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    1. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Apr 12

      In my day, the word “Awesome" was reserved for things like curing Polio and walking on the Moon, not for food or TV shows.

      5,501 replies 7,721 retweets 55,190 likes
    2. Serrated Skies‏ @SerratedSkies Apr 13
      Replying to @neiltyson

      Psst. Hey guys. I think this is a joke

      1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Apr 13
      Replying to @SerratedSkies

      It’s a simple statement of fact. I’m entertained by how many see it as an expression of opinion.

      12:11 PM - 13 Apr 2018
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        2. boner mozart‏ @MacaroniShits Apr 13
          Replying to @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          Holy shit, shut up.

          1 reply 3 retweets 70 likes
        3. Marianne‏ @Mom2Nora Apr 14
          Replying to @MacaroniShits @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          Don't shut up, I'm enjoying this. Thank you Mr. Tyson.

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
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        1. Daniel Loeb‏ @Danieljloeb Apr 13
          Replying to @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          In my days "terrific" was reserved for things that were so great in size as to cause terror, not getting an A+ on a math test.

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        1. Kush Das‏ @_kush____ Apr 13
          Replying to @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          Do you know what a fact is Neil? so you can tell me without a doubt that no one from “your day” used the word awesome to describe food or shows?

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        2. fruit on the bottom‏ @Geniasis Apr 13
          Replying to @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          I'm skeptical that the word "Awesome" was solely reserved for events of that magnitude and I would like to see some evidence to support that conclusion. This feels like the linguistic equivalent of flat-earthing.

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        1. Connor Bryant‏ @chooch_1080 Apr 13
          Replying to @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          Your generation is so high on your own farts jenkum users think it's excessive

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        2. Robert E. Juliano  🔮 🎃 🍫 👻‏ @julianorobertrj Apr 14
          Replying to @julianorobertrj @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          While the surfer community embraced this word, outside of that community some thought newspaper and magazine writers during the 1970s were abusing the word (see op-ed fragment below).pic.twitter.com/0nPxsvJGEF

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        1. Jimbalaya‏ @palmbeachdude Apr 13
          Replying to @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          No, it’s a joke:https://youtu.be/-tVqN0prMro 

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        1. Serrated Skies‏ @SerratedSkies Apr 13
          Replying to @neiltyson

          I definitely know the feeling of wanting to state an observation just for the sake of it. Not that it's anything you don't know, but the facts we choose to share out of the blue are often a reflection of the facts we have strong convictions about.

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        1. Olli Puronto‏ @ollipto Apr 13
          Replying to @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          I think you are perhaps demoing the mode of scientific thinking within the so called exact sciences ?? Human relations tend to include emotion based value assessments, why perhaps so many perceive it as a statement by a person, which it might be, cos of the word "my" ??

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        1. Matt 🏳️‍🌈Swinbourne‏ @MSSwinbourne Apr 13
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          pic.twitter.com/mP2UVWZnzP

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        2. Clayne Zollinger‏ @RealClayne Apr 13
          Replying to @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          But it isn't fact, Neil. The first article criticizing the colloquial usage of the word "Awesome" was published in 1977. You were barely an adult. That's very much "back in your day." If you want to come off as an ignorant curmudgeon a you're succeeding.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. STRONGTierFaust‏ @Radosity Apr 13
          Replying to @RealClayne @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          Do you really think the guy that posed with MC Hammer 5 days ago is serious about this

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Clayne Zollinger‏ @RealClayne Apr 13
          Replying to @Radosity @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          He just said he's stating it as a fact? I'm just taking him at his word.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. STRONGTierFaust‏ @Radosity Apr 13
          Replying to @RealClayne @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          He's taking the piss out of people for taking him too seriously, and you're one such person

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        6. Clayne Zollinger‏ @RealClayne Apr 13
          Replying to @Radosity @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          Well I'd argue his tweeting patterns would make that very unlikely, but alright.pic.twitter.com/fZHmXeRAEB

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        7. STRONGTierFaust‏ @Radosity Apr 13
          Replying to @RealClayne @neiltyson @SerratedSkies

          The "tweeting patterns" of Neil regularly posting similar dry jokes, right. Yall need to stop taking everything so seriously.pic.twitter.com/N9XlNmGl79

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        8. STRONGTierFaust‏ @Radosity Apr 13
          Replying to @Radosity @RealClayne and

          Not so much getting onto you as I am the collective that's actually talking shit at my man Neil. You have a good night man.

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