[ExI] C does not stand for the speed of light... (Colbert)

[Damien Broderick]

At 10:28 PM 5/2/2007 +0200, Amara quoth Colbert:

>C does not stand for the speed of light, c is for cookie."

I stared at this in dumb bewilderment for a while. This is a joke? 
This is supposed to be hilariously *funny*? But obviously it was, so 
it occurred to me that it must be some tag familiar to generations of 
USians. Isn't there a show that kids watch called "Sesame Street"? 
And lo! google tells me this refers to the refrain of something 
called the Cookie Monster. Talk about generation gap...  And it can 
only get more severe.

Damien Broderick