Twitchy regular Neil deGrasse Tyson is at it again, this time fact-checking “roses are red, violets are blue” poems:
If rhymes were accurate:
“Roses are red, violets are…violet.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 17, 2017
Sigh:
I regret to inform you that Stoned Science Man is at it again. https://t.co/ghQykSkmCD
— N. Bourbaki (@d08890) December 18, 2017
For starters, Tyson isn’t accurate. You know, science:
https://twitter.com/J_Dot_J/status/942875398345580545
You imbecile, you moron. So many roses are not red. This is the dumbest tweet yet. https://t.co/dqufJRqXLK
— ?Gabrielle? (@peachcrush4loko) December 18, 2017
ACTUALLY, not all roses are red and blueberries are not truly blue. You've been deGrassed, fool! https://t.co/pwJlIV1bQD
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) December 18, 2017
In your "correction" the quatrain no longer rhymes nor scans. Also viola sororia is known as the "common blue violet" by horticulturalists. https://t.co/wStvP7k4GT
— Strahan Cadell (@Sartor1836) December 18, 2017
But let’s give him a pass on roses for a second and enjoy some “violets are violet” poetry:
Roses are red, violets are violet,
Go read a novel and please be quiet. https://t.co/1DAsR6yX7Q— Micah Meadowcroft (@Micaheadowcroft) December 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/elisabethlehem/status/942769567947948033
Roses are red
Violets are violet
Pedantry is boring
Sit down and be quiet https://t.co/6tLT0cJlqw— Rachael Badell (@AmericanoOnLine) December 18, 2017
Roses are red
Violets are violet
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Should sometimes stay quiet
— Jed Oliver (@Jed_Oliver) December 17, 2017
Roses can be a variety of colors,
Violets can as well.
You and Nye can shut the hell up,
Because you’re both obnoxious as hell. https://t.co/6s7fYeWVrW— Brañdo (@_bg37) December 18, 2017
Roses are red
Violets are violet
Not all poems rhyme
And nobody likes you https://t.co/nkIAIvtFM7— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 18, 2017
Tyson does have this effect on people:
I have nothing but pure, guttural rage for this tweet and most of the replies to it. https://t.co/9LDDwbm26j
— count blokeula (@satan_is_baetan) December 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/PapillonBelier/status/942941819935100930
Holy shi I hate him https://t.co/3svjrpndfq
— billy wonka (@whalelord678) December 18, 2017
Evergreen.
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