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'Jeopardy!' Host Ken Jennings Jokes That He's Going To Stay On Twitter 'Forever'

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By Kristin Myers on November 25, 2022 at 8:30 AM EST

"Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings has no plans to leave Twitter any time soon!

Although several celebrities have quit the platform after Tesla CEO Elon Musk took over the company last month, the trivia legend assured fans that he is going to stick around.

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Ken Jennings Assures 'Jeopardy!' Fans That He Is Staying On Twitter!

On Wednesday, Ken tweeted, "I'm gonna stay on Twitter forever just to post stuff like 'Jeopardy! is lowkey goated when clues and categories are the vibe' that no teen ever sees and adults just get mad at."

Fans couldn't help but laugh at Ken's joke, with one fan commenting, "ken you are /the/ quirked up white boy goated with the sauce."

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Another follower responded in the form of a question, asking, "What is the worst tweet ever written'?"

"Ken you truly are quirked up and goated with the sauce," a third fan chimed in.

Another follower shared, "ah but you have me, the early twenty-something, who sees you on Twitter and every night on jeopardy, and knows that Ken Jennings is highkey goated when clues and categories are the vibe. your banter does not go unnoticed."

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Ken Jennings Loves Being 'That Dad' On Twitter!

Fans absolutely love Ken's hilarious tweets. Not too long ago, he had a conversation with his son and told him that he was going to put his comment up on Twitter.

On November 12, he tweeted:

My son: This strain is called 'Disneyland Railroad' because it takes you straight to the primeval world.
Me: I’m going to put that on Twitter.
My son: why??

Many fans also wondered why Ken wanted to put that statement on Twitter! One fan commented, "I had to think for a moment about whether this is about weed or Covid."

Another follower joked, "Advertising strains can only make you look cooler."

"Sounds like it wasn’t just Potent Potables you 'studied up' on!!" another fan joked, referring to the popular "Jeopardy!" category.

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But Didn't Say That He Was Going To Be Leaving Twitter Before?

On November 6, Ken Jennings did say that he would be leaving Twitter, but it was only a joke in response to the many users who seemed to be fleeing the platform after the Elon Musk takeover.

Ken tweeted the news in his typical tongue-in-cheek language, writing, "Who will join me in leaving Twitter to watch hours and hours of old Ken Burns documentaries on Kanopy."

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"Somewhere men in plaid shirts are talking about John Muir and Satchel Paige. We are missing it," he continued. "Migrate with me to Nyrbster, where we read the New York Review Books classics series in publication order. I’m on the bioy.casares server."

"Let’s all switch back to Usenet newsgroups and collaborate on short text threads about Portishead and The X-Files," he added. "We can cross-post guitar tabs, REM lyrics, and Star Trek ascii art here for a short transitional period."

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Ethan Kaplan responded, "Please tell me you were on rec.music.rem." Ken replied, "of COURSE!" Ethan wrote back, "My goodness. Murmurs too? AOL? We likely collaborated on deciphering Harborcoat."

"Don’t leave but always do watch hours and hours of Ken Burns," one follower commented. "The only thing I like on Twitter are 'Ken Jennings laugh-out-loud tweets.' They're the best!" another fan agreed.

Although fans may not understand all of Ken Jennings' jokes, they are glad that he is sticking around on Twitter - and the "Jeopardy!" stage - for a long time yet. Or, in Ken's words, "forever."

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