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

[Josh Cowan]

Perhaps you'd have preferred a "Wiggles" reference? At least that deals 
with the geographical issue.

Josh
On May 2, 2007, at 7:00 PM, Damien Broderick wrote:

> 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
>
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