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Bill Nye Tho
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About
Bill Nye Tho is a parody Twitter account created by comedy writer Lucas Gardner,[11] which features tweets written from the perspective of a stoner character based on the persona of American science educator Bill Nye. The tweets typically contain made-up scientific factoids and other humorous musings.
Origin
In July 2012, Gardner created the @Bill_Nye_tho[12] Twitter feed, which gathered upwards of 131,000 followers over the next four years.
![776.jpg BILL NYE THO @Bill_Nyetho Rt if you like animals and rocks and s--- more than people Collapse ← Reply t Retweet ★ Favorite 18 Jul 107 571 RETWEETSFAVORITES 4:08 PM-18 Jul 12 via web Details](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/602/273/776.jpg)
![ccf.jpg BILL NYE THO @Bill-Nye_tho 17 Jul If i even told you how many stars there are it would f--- with you so Collapse ← Reply t Retweet ★ Favorite 886 487 RETWEETSFAVORITES 1:23 AM-17 Jul 12 via web Details](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/602/271/ccf.jpg)
Spread
On July 17th, a corresponding single topic Tumblr[1] for the Twitter account was created to archive the tweets. Two days later, the Twitter feed was temporarily suspended for impersonating a public figure. On July 22nd, a compilation of notable tweets from the feed were highlighting in a listicle on Buzzfeed.[2] On September 8th, the account posted the tweet "do u ever just stop and say damn most of me is water," gathering more than 5,000 retweets and 1,900 likes in the next four years (shown below, right).[12]
![Account Suspension Tweet i aint even Bill Nye @Bill_Nye_tho Following my account got suspended for a little while but i fixed it with science lol RETWEETS LIKES 198 :27 PM-19 Jul 2012](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/265/4a2.png)
![Do u ever just stop and say damn most of me is water i aint even Bill Nye @Bill_Nye_tho Following do u ever just stop and say damn most of me is water RETWEETS LIKES 5,099 1,907 1:47 AM-8 Sep 2012](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/261/75e.png)
That month, Twitter suspended the account a second time. At the time of the suspension, @Bill_Nye_tho had attracted nearly 200,000 followers and was gaining between 2,000 and 3,000 retweets per post.[4] It was revealed that month the account was run by Laughspin[15] writer Lucas Gardner who told the tech news blog Betabeat[5] that he had no intention in pursuing the account again after its second suspension.
"I’m just going to let @bill_nye_tho be dead, whether they unsuspend it or not. It had a good enough run, and to be honest, I was pretty fresh out of ideas anyway."
Also that month, a secondary Twitter account @Bill_Nye__Tho[10] was launched for the character (shown below, left) and a Change.org[6] petition was launched to repeal the suspension (shown below, right).
![Twitter Feed WE RIDE WE TWEETSFO 342 6 14.5K 29 Tweets Tweets& replies Media BILL NYE THO @Bill Nye Tho Science up in dis even tho I ain't the real Nyc θ billnye.com BILL NYE THO @Bill_Nye_Tho 25 Oct 2015 shoutout to single moms that dig on da lympatic system 다5 Joined September 2012 BILL NYE THO @Bill_Nye_Tho 6 May 2015 I jus luv kids but not like that Imao Tweet to BILL NYE THO 10 22](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/257/327.png)
![Change.org Petition Petitioning Twitter, Inc Repeal the Suspension of @BillーNye. Tho Rob Wilber Franklin, MA Petition Closed 258 supporters 242 needed to reach 500 fShare on Facebook Add a personal message (optional) Twitter.com: Repeal the Suspension of @Bill_Nye_Tho f Post to Facebook](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/275/987.png)
In August, The Chive[3] posted a compilation of notable @Bill_Nye_tho tweets. On December 24th, Redditor 42ismyluckynumber posted a screenshot of a Bill Nye Tho tweet asking why a group of squids isn't called a "squad" (shown below, left). Prior to being archived, the post garnered upwards of 1,700 votes (83% upvoted) and 120 comments on /r/funny.[16] On October 23rd, 2013, the original account was restored (shown below, right).[14] On December 10th, 2014, a Facebook[17] page titled "The Best of Bill Nye Tho" was launched, which gained over 138,000 likes in two years.
![A Group of Squids Isn't Called a "Squad"? BILL NYE THO @Bill_Nye_Tho SOMEONE TELL ME WHY THE F--- A GROUP OF SQUIDS AINT CALLED A SQUAD DAMN S--- GOT ME HEATED](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/278/0c7.jpg)
![Account Restoration tweet i aint even Bill Nye @Bill_Nye_tho Following haha what's good I'm back on twitter RETWEETS LIKES 650 4:20 PM-23 Oct 2013](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/272/55e.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Tumblr – @Bill_Nye_tho
[2] Buzzfeed – 20 Examples Of Why Bill Nye Tho Is Twitter’s Smartest Scientist
[3] The Chive – Bill Nye is using the twitter machine
[4] The Daily Dot – Stoner Bill Nye parody account suspended by Twitter
[5] Betabeat – RIP @Bill_Nye_Tho: Creator of Twitter’s Favorite Parody Account Says Hes Done
[6] Change.org – Twitter.com: Repeal the Suspension of @Bill_Nye_Tho
[7] Favstar.fm – BILL NYE THO’s Best Tweets
[8] Tumblr – Posts Tagged #bill nye tho
[9] Facebook – BILL NYE THO
[10] Twitter – @Bill_Nye__Tho
[11] Twitter – @Lucas_Gardner
[12] Twitter – @Bill_Nye_tho
[13] Twitter- my account got suspended
[14] Twitter – haha what's good I'm back on twitter
[15] Laughspin – Twitter suspends Laughspin writer
[16] Reddit – Bill Nye is still asking the hard questions
[17] Facebook – The Best of Bill Nye Tho
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