A few months ago when the media sensation caused by Senator Ted Stevens's (R-AL) gaffe on the floor (in which he called the internet a "set of tubes") caught fire on YouTube, Jon Stewart joked on "The Daily Show" that he thought this internet thing was "a keeper." The audience's laughter was an acknowledgment of both Stewart's sarcasm and the reality that the internet has become an irreplaceable part of American life.
While Stewart and his Comedy Central bosom buddy, Stephen Colbert (he of the famous Report, pronounced like "rapport") have gotten a lot of press recently about their nimbleness on the web--Colbert's green screen challenge even got George Lucas involved--network television cannot be counted out from adaption.
A few weeks ago, in a sketch creating faux college mascots, Conan O'Brien (a giant among men--literally and figuratively) suggested that Florida State University's new mascot should be the "Webcam Manatee." As is Late Night's usual MO, cue the cut to a man in a manatee costume and a webcam. I'll let Conan express the rest:
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