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"Who Is Dick Clark" Is Happening On Twitter, Of Course
After the "Who is Paul McCartney" and "The Titanic was real?!" Tweets, it's time to check in with today's Twitterverse-meets-history moment with Dick Clark's death. And, yes, there are those who don't know about Clark, but to be fair, some aren't American and Clark was an American pop culture figure. And the young aren't as familiar with him, because he's only really been on TV lately as the New Year's Rockin' Eve host—and in limited segments. It's the Baby Boomers and Generation X-ers who remember him on American Bandstand or Pyramid or TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes (kids, that was like Punk'd), because he hasn't been on TV as regularly. Anyway, we bring you the various modes of Who Is Dick Clark tweets:
WHO IS DICK CLARK
who is dick clark? not to be disrespectful or anything of a sort
— Casèy (@Justbeingcase) April 18, 2012
Who is Dick Clark? Anyway R.I.P
— MENESES (@MENESESMUSIC) April 18, 2012
I don't know who Dick clark is
— Thirty-Five Cents (@DannyAndretti_) April 18, 2012
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Idk who Dick Clark is but he dead.
— Defund Babyhairs (@SheaButterMay) April 18, 2012
Psst Who the hell is Dick Clark? #amibeingthick
— Paula Payne (@Pollypips) April 18, 2012
who is Dick Clark?
— AmberChanel✌️❤️ (@PrettyDolled_Up) April 18, 2012
N who is Dick Clark people?
— Michaelle R (@LadyDelCosta) April 18, 2012
I was just thinking this. RT @FollowThaGod: Who Is Dick Clark ?
— ShantianaLetisha (@smantieee) April 18, 2012
Dick Clark. Who is he?
— Domo’ 🧘🏾♀️ (@domonyque_) April 18, 2012
But is someone living in Nigeria supposed to know who Dick Clark is?
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And who is Dick Clark?
— Eno Akinde (@Mrs____A) April 18, 2012
Self-Aware "I don't know who Dick Clark is" Tweets
I don't know who Dick Clark is... So I'm gonna presume he's american since 99% of who I follow are from that region..
— kt || only for the brave. (@lewiswtommo) April 18, 2012
tbh, I don't really know who he is. I just know him from the New Years Eve show. but RIP Dick Clark!
— M (@marvxci) April 18, 2012
Not entirely sure who Dick Clark is other than he was involved with doing the countdown in New York on NYE a lot? Anyway RIP bud.
— Rose (@KickingRoses) April 18, 2012
No idea who Dick Clark is seems to be quite famous though
— Fi (@FiFiMc92) April 18, 2012
Dick Clark know-it-alls
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Imma act like u aint tweet this RT @TyToYou: I'm not going to ask who Dick Clark is, I'm just going to google it.
— Perez Santiago (@Tone314) April 18, 2012
So, do Brits generally not know who Dick Clark was, or is my spouse an anomaly?
— Beth Bois de L'Est 😺🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇪🇺🇫🇷🇺🇸🇬🇧😷 (@BethEastwood) April 18, 2012
If you don't know who dick Clark is #killyourself
— Jennifer C. (@jennsoreal) April 18, 2012
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Dick Clark at Coachella
Dear Coachella, a Dick Clark hologram should introduce the Tupac hologram this weekend. #RIPBandstandMan
— Doug Benson (@DougBenson) April 18, 2012
dick clark hologram joke
— Nick Flanagan (@theflans) April 18, 2012
If I see a Dick Clark hologram this NYE, I am quitting the future.
— Chris Wilson-Smith (@thechrisws) April 18, 2012
People hate your Dick Clark hologram jokes
SOMEONE ALREADY MADE THAT WITTY DICK CLARK HOLOGRAM TWEET YOU WERE ABOUT TO SEND
— Caryn Rose (@carynrose) April 18, 2012
Let is be stated that you CAN NOT make jokes about using a Dick Clark hologram at New Years Rockin Eve. EVERYONE THOUGHT IT.
— Jensen Karp (@JensenKarp) April 18, 2012
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