Remembering John Dingell

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 27: Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) speaks at the National Press Club, June 27, 2014 in Washington, DC. Rep. Dingell who is the longest serving member of Congress was Newsmaker Luncheon speaker talked about When Congress Worked. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Dingell was a Michigan native and political titan who died Thursday at the age of 92. John was longest-running Congressman in American history but politics wasn't the only thing he was great at...

John was also one of the funniest people on Twitter, so in honor of Dingell's life let's take a look back at some of his greatest Tweets.

@JohnDingell

I’m going to need one of you young people to explain to me just what in the hell is going on right now (April, 2018)

@JohnDingell

The only internet rumor I care about right now is the breaking news that I could be released from the hospital as early as tomorrow (Sep, 2018)

@JohnDingell--Lighten up, nerd. (In response to Neil Degrasse Tyson)

@neiltyson In my day, the word “Awesome" was reserved for things like curing Polio and walking on the Moon, not for food or TV shows. (April 2018)

A Tweet after Michigan Basketball made the Final Four last year:

@JohnDingell

I don’t have a net so I’m cutting down my curtains do not tell @RepDebDingell.

@JohnDingell

Cut the damn “dilly dilly” crap (Feb, 2018)

@JohnDingell

I’ve now lived through two completely unrelated Ty Cobb retirements. The latter was infinitely more hilarious than the former. Nice mustache, pal. (May, 2018)

@JohnDingell

For what it’s worth, I’d watch a Gorilla Channel.(Jan, 2018)

@JohnDingell

99% of you people don’t even deserve 140 characters.(Nov, 2017)

@JohnDingell

We should have all just stared at the eclipse.(Aug, 2017)

@JohnDingell

Only 2,805,215 followers away from 3 million! (Dec, 2017)

@JohnDingell

Naps are important. When in doubt, take a nap.(June, 2017)

@JohnDingell

I do not accept the results of the 2016 Detroit Tigers season.(Oct, 2016)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. posted a picture of a mayo and banana sandwich saying " it's my favorite sandwich, I swear it's delicious"

John Responded with:

@JohnDingell

I've had a mayo sandwich too, but it was during the Great Depression. Race over to the store and find peanut butter

@JohnDingell

Everything's a balance beam when you're 90

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Remembering John Dingell

Dingell was a Michigan native and political titan who died Thursday at the age of 92. John was longest-running Congressman in American history but politics wasn’t the only thing he was…

Ryan Logan

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