Stephen Colbert vs The Hungarian Government 554
jefu writes "The Hungarian government is sponsoring an internet vote to name a new bridge. So far naming the bridge after acter Chuck Norris has been the most popular. However, last night Stephen Colbert (of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report") suggested that viewers vote to name the bridge after him. Remembering the effect that a Colbert segment had had on Wikipedia, I visited the voting page (in Hungarian when it works) soon after that and it was completely non-responsive. This morning (8:00 Thursday Pacific time) it is showing a "Horrible exception" and a Jetspeed/tomcat stack trace. " I believe Colbert's straight-talking sensibilities have earned him far more than just a bridge in whatever continent Hungaria is in.
Instead I think we should consider renaming one of our lesser used states as an honor more appropriate to his grippy contributions to America. We're not doing anything with Colorado these days anyway, but imagine the appeal of a new and improved state with a virile name like Colberado. Book your tickets today!
Slash^H^H^H^H^HColbert Effect (Score:1, Interesting)
Hungaria? (Score:1, Interesting)
I'm honestly quite surprised you have no idea what continent it is on...
Re:changes on top list (Score:3, Interesting)
It suprises me that The Daly Show and The Colbert Report can find guests anymore, you would think the popularity of these shows would "spoil the joke" at some point.
IT'S A JOKE (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:changes on top list (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Where's Magyarország? (Score:2, Interesting)
Well, it isn't hard to see how jih pun becomes Japão which becomes our English version, Japan.
By the by, ni pon/hon is literally the "source of the sun" or "sun source." Hence, the rising sun, land of. It all makes sense as Japan should be the first part of Asia minor to see the sun every day.
Re:Damn Yankee (Score:5, Interesting)
1) You mistake a joke for a real opinion.
2)You make a VERY prejudiced remark about ALL american citizens
3) You make an off-topic general insult about our TV (and I feel really sorry for you if you think that TV in anyway that matters?????)
4) You think that thoughtless attitude is a reason why people want to bomb us.
5) You think that americans actualy wonder why people want to bomb us.
Here, let me remove your head from that giant hole in your body:
1. Colbert is a sarcastic show, and the comments about him being straight-talking are supposed to be a joke.,
2. Americans are a varied lot, and any comment that starts off with "Americans think.." is almost certainly indicative of a foolish speaker, not americans.
3. Television, like most art forms, varies by culture, and by defition, deciding which is 'better' is pretty much impossible. At the very least one would need a nuetral third party to judge which is better (if you were moronic enough to care about such a thing), you CERTAINLY can not expect culture A to reasonably judge their own TV better than culture B in a fair manner
4. I am SURE that whatever reason people want to bomb the US, it is for far better reasons than the simple ones you put forth.
5. As an American, I can safely say that I have never wondered why people want to bomb us, I know people are varied and have different reasons, but frankly, I usually have better things to do than wonder about such foolish things. Many of them want revenge because an american soldier killed one of their friends/relatives (usually, but not all the time, in attempt to get them to stop killing innocent 3rd parties). Others are simply frustrated and angry that we don't do what they want us to do and are generally succesfull at what we do do. Finally, others are simply responding to religious and political leaders that need an enemey around which they can rally people to their cause.
Re:Where's Magyarország? (Score:2, Interesting)
Ah, old-world imperialist humor. You can't beat it.
Re:changes on top list (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:New slashdot slogan (Score:3, Interesting)
Quite the contrary. The Daily Show and Colbert Report are the two most real news programs out there. They will talk about things most "conventional" (read - afraid of their sponsers) news shows would never go near, and call people out on things that should be called out... Fox News should be renamed "Conservative Propoganda"
"If you want talk about overdone shows, lets talk about reality tv, hospital drama, and crime investigation shows."
Amen brother. They all share one common thread - they are all about as real as Santa Claus. There is only one way to do a great "reality" show - Hire professional actors, write a brilliant script, and practice, practice, practice....
The Hungarian Food Supply (Score:5, Interesting)
Ja..and did you know that Hungary is a nation wealthy in foodstuff. Throughout history there has never been an extended period of hunger. There was always plenty of food, and the weather was kind too.
Well, there was that period in the 1200s after the Mongols tore through Hungary and killed off something like a third of the population. Starvation was pretty common because the peasants were either dead or hiding in the woods, so no food was being produced. That, however, is pretty much ancient history.
That said, Hungary is quite a productive agricultural country. I spent six weeks there one summer traveling around, seeing the sights (and practicing my rudimentary Hungarian), and I fondly remember the good food. The juicy, sweet peaches left a lasting impression on me, and I sure would like to go back to Eger for the great wine. Once on a train, a few elderly women shared their pogacsa (little bread roll type thingies) with me, and I absolutely loved them.
In my opinion, Hungarian wine is quite underrated.
Re:Check your facts! (Score:2, Interesting)
We consider ourselves more like Central Europe, than Eastern Europe. Although we were on the east side of the "iron curtain" separating east and west, we have Central European Time.... That ought to mean something.
Ohh.. and did you know that the M0, that motorway the bridge is for, is supposed to be finished a long time ago. One reason why it is lagging behind, because there is a single man (who is a self-proclaimed "green" enthusiast) is constantly suing the motorway builders, which costs the building millions of dollars, as they have to wait for the courts to decide. He is claiming that the motorway would run too close to a city near Budapest, where he lives. Fact is, because the motorway is not ready all traffic now runs through that city, causing many accidents and deaths... Well, we could name the bridge after this man, I'm sure he would be honored..
Robert.
Ps.: Yeah, I'm getting the Hungary-hungry joke, but it's really getting annoying...