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12. Cooper isn't that stupid. he actually does serve a purpose.

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 08:09 AM

7 hrs ago

he acts the dumb rube so the smart people in the room can dumb down the explanation for the morons in the audience.

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'I Literally Don't Know a Word You're Saying': Anderson Cooper Mystified by Neil deGrasse Tyson [View all] question everything Saturday OP

I understood it immediately. Anderson C. disappoints me SWBTATTReg Saturday #1

He was just being self-deprecating Bluetus Saturday #6

Cooper isn't that stupid. he actually does serve a purpose. Javaman 7 hrs ago #12

That's funny. underpants Saturday #4

Good grief. He's just doing his job. Biophilic Saturday #8

Yea like Trump has timms139 Saturday #11