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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Sat Dec 27, 2014, 07:35 AM Dec 2014

Right-Wingers on Twitter Blow Up After Neil DeGrasse Tyson Tells a Few Harmless Xmas Jokes

http://www.alternet.org/tyson-tells-christmas-jokes-twitter

Celebrity Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson took to Twitter over the holidays to send out a bunch of Christmas related jokes, but not everyone took well to the lighthearted jabs, some even thinking that they were an attack on the holiday and the Christian religion.

And while Tyson’s posts got quite a few fans and retweets, they seemed to cause a bit of a Twitter outrage among Christians and Conservatives who just don’t think it’s right to tell jokes about Christmas.

It all began innocently enough with this harmless quip that's probably been told by thousands of comedians:

Neil deGrasse Tyson ✔ @neiltyson
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QUESTION: ThIs year, what do all the world's Muslims and Jews call December 25th? ANSWER: Thursday
10:30 AM - 25 Dec 2014

And then this remembrance of the father of modern physics:

Neil deGrasse Tyson ✔ @neiltyson
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On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642

And then this remembrance of the father of modern physics:

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Right-Wingers on Twitter Blow Up After Neil DeGrasse Tyson Tells a Few Harmless Xmas Jokes (Original Post) xchrom Dec 2014 OP

That's because they have no dicernable sense of humor! Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #1

Facts piss off certain types of people. Gore1FL Dec 2014 #2

Ha Ha Ha negoldie Dec 2014 #3

Extremists can't take a joke. Ferretherder Dec 2014 #4

Neil deGrasse tyson's job as a scientist and curator is to teach people stuff. Calista241 Dec 2014 #5

This is just another example of the persecution of Christians in America! trusty elf Dec 2014 #6

Tyson should use this Bill Hicks bit deutsey Dec 2014 #7

Yep. I was banned from an Astronomy site about a year ago for a fairly mild Jesus joke. BlueJazz Dec 2014 #8

Hilarious underpants Dec 2014 #9

I see the term "blow up" has gained a rather loose definition. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #10

Love it! Traditionally I reread Arthur C. Clarke's "The Star" each Christmas Orrex Dec 2014 #11

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)

1. That's because they have no dicernable sense of humor!

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Sat Dec 27, 2014, 08:06 AM

Dec 2014

Gore1FL

(21,127 posts)

2. Facts piss off certain types of people.

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Sat Dec 27, 2014, 08:16 AM

Dec 2014

He managed to hit at least two categories.

negoldie

(198 posts)

3. Ha Ha Ha

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Sat Dec 27, 2014, 08:17 AM

Dec 2014

Methinks it's because they don't get the jokes. BTW the jokes on THEM!

Ferretherder

(1,446 posts)

4. Extremists can't take a joke.

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Sat Dec 27, 2014, 08:18 AM

Dec 2014

When your entire existence is inextricably wrapped around a single ideological fairytale, you cannot even let the tiniest amount of doubt creep in to start unraveling the fantasy on which you've based your life. Period.

...so, no jokes!...it's sacred!...it's holy!

Isn't religion great?

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

5. Neil deGrasse tyson's job as a scientist and curator is to teach people stuff.

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Sat Dec 27, 2014, 08:23 AM

Dec 2014

And I learned a couple things today. Thanks!

trusty elf

(7,384 posts)

6. This is just another example of the persecution of Christians in America!

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Sat Dec 27, 2014, 08:30 AM

Dec 2014

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deutsey

(20,166 posts)

7. Tyson should use this Bill Hicks bit

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Sat Dec 27, 2014, 08:30 AM

Dec 2014

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

8. Yep. I was banned from an Astronomy site about a year ago for a fairly mild Jesus joke.

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Sat Dec 27, 2014, 09:28 AM

Dec 2014

I'd been there about 6 months and was a good poster but during a "tell a joke thread" I posted the joke about Jesus being on the cross and yelling down at Paul: "Hey Paul! Whoa..I can see your house from up here"

The shit hit the fan and I was banned, which shocked me. (This is an Astronomy site?? and you get pissed about THAT ??)