‘LOG OFF, DUMBASS NERD’: Neil deGrasse Tyson attempts humor during Katy Perry halftime show; fails miserably

Greg P. | 8:33 PM on February 01, 2015

Katy Perry just finished entertaining the crowd at the Super Bowl halftime show, complete with a giant robotic-looking lion, cheesy special effects and a really odd costume:

https://twitter.com/shapeways/status/562057576737964033

Does Katy Perry have Nationwide? pic.twitter.com/iIZLpgg68J

— theScore (@theScore) February 2, 2015

Duh. As the song goes "Daisy dukes, Yarmulkes on top!" "@TeviTroy Kid at my party "Are those #yarmulkes?" pic.twitter.com/W78xqDd6o5 #KatyPerry

— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ? (@senatorshoshana) February 2, 2015

These sharks are everything MT @TheAPJournalist: "This is real," Katy Perry insisted. #SuperBowlXLIX pic.twitter.com/vQ8OqrunoK

— Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) February 2, 2015

The sharks led to this attempt at a zinger from Twitchy regular, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson:

I wonder is Sharks feel sorry for humans because we get only two sets of teeth, rather than unlimited.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 2, 2015

Um, that’s not funny.

@neiltyson put the bong down

— Kraft singles in your area (@more_cowbel) February 2, 2015

@neiltyson LOG OFF, DUMBASS NERD

— a dumbass (@classic_mouth) February 2, 2015

So high “@neiltyson: I wonder is Sharks feel sorry for humans because we get only two sets of teeth, rather than unlimited.”

— Andrew Flowers (@andrewflowers) February 2, 2015