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Halloween Goes Geek in Tweets of the Week
Halloween took over the Twitterverse this week, and our favorite geeks were not shy with sharing their geeky gourds and excellent costumes. The Sync Up host Veronica Belmont discovered the next dog star of The Walking Dead, and The Star Wars Craft Book author Bonnie Burton ordered a pumpkin portrait of her robot husband. See Veronica, Bonnie, and more in this week's top 10 tweets of the week.
Mission control to Felicia Day of Geek & Sundry: we have a visual of Gravity.
My friend @tomlenk wins Halloween with his outfit. GUESS WHAT MOVIE?!? pic.twitter.com/P3x3CR9kBC
— Felicia Day (@feliciaday) November 1, 2013
More pithy, geeky messages after the break.
Someone get The Sync Up host Veronica Belmont's dog friend a role on The Walking Dead as soon as possible.
Everyone can stop Halloween now. This pug won. RT @kiala: pic.twitter.com/7X7PJFtQBZ
— Veronica Belmont (@Veronica) October 30, 2013
Former Doctor Who companion and future Guardians of the Galaxy actress Karen Gillan must have known that it's gaming season.
Anyone have a Sega Mega Drive? I am ready. pic.twitter.com/VqjIN9xadb
— Karen Gillan (@KarenGillan2) October 30, 2013
Actor Wil Wheaton is treated to Trekkie foot accessories.
My new socks have arrived from @thinkgeek. I think I'll wear ... sciences ... today. Yes. Sciences. pic.twitter.com/b4FMkliSoH
— Wil Wheaton (@wilw) November 1, 2013
Mars Science Lab's tactical download lead Bobak Ferdowsi orders a Mars-o'-lantern from The Pumpkin Geek.
Happy Halloween @NASAJPL & @MarsCuriosity! I got you a little something (TY @Rileah). pic.twitter.com/Ek5VijL3Wx
— Bobak Ferdowsi (@tweetsoutloud) October 31, 2013
The Star Wars Craft Book author Bonnie Burton ordered a geeky gourd as well!
My R2-D2 Pumpkin Carve by @ThePumpkinGeek #Halloween #StarWars pic.twitter.com/vBzqWxCcrr
— Bonnie Burton (@bonniegrrl) November 1, 2013
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer shows off the company Halloween party's punny pumpkins.
Photo: Trick or treating set-up at the office for YaBoo! http://t.co/oG19iG6wsw
— marissamayer (@marissamayer) October 30, 2013
Astronaut Karen L. Nyberg and crew bid farewell to Albert Einstein ATV, the European supply spacecraft that docked with the International Space Station in June.
#ATV4 (aka Albert Einstiein) undocked from ISS today. MT @astro_luca A special #Exp37 tribute to Albert Einstein :P pic.twitter.com/QGBMxZGjGr
— Karen L. Nyberg (@AstroKarenN) October 28, 2013
Astrophysicist and host of the Cosmos remake Neil deGrasse Tyson hatches a scheme to trick all children come next Halloween.
Would be funny if all adults conspired on Halloween to do Magic when given the "Trick or Treat" option by kids at the door.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 31, 2013
Bill Nye of Bill Nye the Science Guy dresses up as one of the human species's closest cousins.
I share over 98% of DNA with me(?). Happy Halloween... pic.twitter.com/I9ImGTFGf8
— Bill Nye (@TheScienceGuy) October 31, 2013