By LEE ROOP | LRoop@al.com

Huntsville, Alabama turned out Saturday for the national March For Science. Organizers counted 1,100 marchers. Yes, they counted, they're scientists. Many of them had signs. Angry signs. Clever signs. Signs that made you go, "What?"

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#rocketcity, y'all

Huntsville's march was organized down to the leading banner with its own logo. That's a rocket and orbiting satellites (probably) and a double-helix representing genetic research done at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.

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We built this city ...

Huntsville is where the German rocket team led thousands of engineers and technicians from Alabama, Mississippi and across America in building America's space program. Saturday's march ended at a full-scale replica of the Saturn V at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. In Huntsville, it is rocket science.

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Walk on

Marchers approach the U.S. Space & Rocket Center waving signs and walking dogs.

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You expected this

The march organizers did their best to keep the event as non-partisan as possible. For the most part, they succeeded. But when the president's name is Trump and he wants to cut finding for science research, expect that name to appear on a sign or two.

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Hey girl

Just don't do it. Don't give up on science.

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Goodnight, science ...

Goodnight, science; goodnight, facts; goodnight environment protection acts ....

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Reviewer 2 must be stopped

You might be a scientist if you know who Reviewer 2 is. If you don't, check out this Facebook page. If you don't care to take the time, remember when someone calls you Reviewer 2, it's not a compliment.

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I'm with her

Symbols from the periodic table showed up on several signs, and the Earth was very popular at the march.

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They believe

Climate change is real, or it is if you believe the signs in Huntsville Saturday

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Make Earth great

When you come up with a good slogan, you've gotta expect people are going to want to borrow it.

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Just say 'Na'

The periodic table made a lot of appearances at Saturday's march. This protester said she was definitely feeling salty when she made her sign.

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Where's the 'Y' in this?

It probably won't impress her teacher, but there might be extra credit for the postscript

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Beware mad scientists

It does seem we've read some stories where making scientists mad didn't work out so well.

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Don't mess with science

This protester came with two signs, a hat and a T-shirt. Topping it all off: two American flags.

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Where else?

The full-size Saturn V rocket replica sitting in front of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center is the tallest thing on the city's landscape and one of its enduring symbols. It was the end point of the march.