Ken Jennings Decides To Stay On Twitter After All

On November 6, Ken Jennings joked that he was leaving Twitter.

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“Who will join me in leaving Twitter to watch hours and hours of old Ken Burns documentaries on Kanopy?” he asked.

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Although some fans got the joke, other followers took it seriously.

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On November 23, Ken decided to follow up with his original joke.

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“I'm gonna stay on Twitter forever,” he reassured his fans.

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The “Jeopardy!” host then joked what he plans to share.

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Ken said he’ll share “stuff like ‘Jeopardy! is lowkey goated when clues and categories are the vibe.’”

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He called it things “that no teen ever sees and adults just get mad at.”

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One fan joked, “Your banter does not go unnoticed.”

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