Dick Van Dyke 92 puts Piers Morgan in his place on Twitter

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Dick Van Dyke, 92, puts Piers Morgan in his place on Twitter

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Dick Van Dyke, 92, puts Piers Morgan in his place on Twitter

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By Chloe Bryan2018-12-02 18:46:39 UTC

The world spins, the sun rises, and Piers Morgan makes stupid jokes on Twitter. This time, though, it was actually a little fun for the rest of us — thanks to 92-year-old film and TV icon Dick Van Dyke.

On Saturday, Morgan — who is on the wrong side of history 90 percent of the time — thought it would be a good idea to crack a joke about Van Dyke's name. "Imagine being called Dick Van Dyke in the PC-crazed era?" Morgan tweeted. "Poor guy. He'll have to change his name to Richard Van Non-Binary-Gender-Fluid."

Imagine being called Dick Van Dyke in this PC-crazed era?
Poor guy.
He'll have to change his name to Richard Van Non-Binary-Gender-Fluid. pic.twitter.com/rStgEhQl1I

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 1, 2018

(To be fair, this joke is doing a lot of work: It's condescending, misogynistic, and homophobic.)

Here's how Van Dyke responded. No words, just the perfect screenshot from Diagnosis: Murder. 

And perhaps that's the best way to deal with the Piers Morgans of the world: saying nothing, staring incredulously for a moment, then moving on.

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December 2, 2018 at 12:47PM