Comments on: Cleaning A Series Of Tubes http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/ Sex Blogging, Gratuitous Nudity, Kinky Sex, Sundry Sensuality Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:35:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bacchus http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34393 Bacchus Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:56:01 +0000 http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34393 Gem, try <a href="http://boingboing.net/2006/07/02/sen_stevens_hilariou.html" rel="nofollow">It's not a truck</a> to get you started, or just google "series of tubes". It became a huge overnight internet classic, complete with t-shirts and mashups and all that. Gem, try It’s not a truck to get you started, or just google “series of tubes”.

It became a huge overnight internet classic, complete with t-shirts and mashups and all that.

]]> By: Dr.Whiplash http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34391 Dr.Whiplash Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:20:12 +0000 http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34391 O.K. Gem: Um... 83 year-old Senator Theodore Fulton Stevens came off like the often not-too-hip Grampa Simpson or Grandpa Amos McCoy, when he seemed to call his delayed E-mail messages from his staff "Internets" during a speech defending his telecommunications bill, and further tried to explain the internet as a series of "tubes" (not "like" a series of tubes mind you...) packed with information that on occasion got jammed and slowed up (...constipated?) due to the "input" rate exceeding the "exit" rate, and suggested that certain companies should be charged an extra fee to give their networks a higher access priority. Stevens suddenly was the butt of many a blogging joke, and received additional media attention due to this flurry of blogosphere interest, notably by comedians such as Jon Stewart, who's "The Daily Show" television program made no less than nine humorous references (on totally different days) to the Senator's comments, which had revealed how poorly the Stevens understood the web which he was attempting to regulate. This turned his "series of tubes" comment into a somewhat well known catch phrase. At least one snippet of the humorous exchanges could be enjoyed on a popular website known for hosting user-generated videos, until it was removed by short-sighted Viacom for copyright infringement. Most recently he has come under fire for another bill, which would restrict the access to the very popular social networking websites from public library and school computers, which presumably he must feel would free up more "tube space" for E-mailings from his staff. O.K. Gem: Um… 83 year-old Senator Theodore Fulton Stevens came off like the often not-too-hip Grampa Simpson or Grandpa Amos McCoy, when he seemed to call his delayed E-mail messages from his staff “Internets” during a speech defending his telecommunications bill, and further tried to explain the internet as a series of “tubes” (not “like” a series of tubes mind you…) packed with information that on occasion got jammed and slowed up (…constipated?) due to the “input” rate exceeding the “exit” rate, and suggested that certain companies should be charged an extra fee to give their networks a higher access priority. Stevens suddenly was the butt of many a blogging joke, and received additional media attention due to this flurry of blogosphere interest, notably by comedians such as Jon Stewart, who’s “The Daily Show” television program made no less than nine humorous references (on totally different days) to the Senator’s comments, which had revealed how poorly the Stevens understood the web which he was attempting to regulate. This turned his “series of tubes” comment into a somewhat well known catch phrase.
At least one snippet of the humorous exchanges could be enjoyed on a popular website known for hosting user-generated videos, until it was removed by short-sighted Viacom for copyright infringement.
Most recently he has come under fire for another bill, which would restrict the access to the very popular social networking websites from public library and school computers, which presumably he must feel would free up more “tube space” for E-mailings from his staff.

]]> By: Gem http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34344 Gem Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:50:17 +0000 http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34344 I'm sorry... cultural differences and all that... who is Senator Stevens and what's the link? (I am aware that explaining a witty aside in simple terms will suck all the subtle humour out of it, but I'm curious now.) As for the link to the actual customer letters - excellent stuff! I’m sorry… cultural differences and all that… who is Senator Stevens and what’s the link?

(I am aware that explaining a witty aside in simple terms will suck all the subtle humour out of it, but I’m curious now.)

As for the link to the actual customer letters - excellent stuff!

]]> By: Dr.Whiplash http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34316 Dr.Whiplash Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:52:01 +0000 http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34316 OMG! At first I couldn't place Senator Stevens, then I re-read the "...Series of Tubes" in the heading. Oh! Duh! Republican Senator Ted Stevens... the "savvy and articulate" internet "master"... The parallel is indeed ingenious on more than one level. Never let it be said that Bacchus doesn't have a grand subtle wit. Thanks for the belly laugh. OMG! At first I couldn’t place Senator Stevens, then I re-read the “…Series of Tubes” in the heading. Oh! Duh! Republican Senator Ted Stevens… the “savvy and articulate” internet “master”… The parallel is indeed ingenious on more than one level. Never let it be said that Bacchus doesn’t have a grand subtle wit. Thanks for the belly laugh.

]]> By: aag http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34313 aag Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:12:03 +0000 http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34313 Oh god. That's terrible. My ass just clenched up in sympathy. Oh god.

That’s terrible.

My ass just clenched up in sympathy.

]]> By: Master http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34309 Master Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:48:57 +0000 http://www.erosblog.com/2007/06/21/cleaning-a-series-of-tubes/#comment-34309 So many people misjudge how much an ounce actually is. Sure one isn't much, but a screw that weighs a "few" ounces would be quite a feat. I wonder how they got up there... So many people misjudge how much an ounce actually is. Sure one isn’t much, but a screw that weighs a “few” ounces would be quite a feat.

I wonder how they got up there…

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