We were hoping to make today an all robot-themed day (because 1.11.11 is like binary code, and that’s like robots, right?), but we weren’t sure where to take it. Then we got a tip from Jumped the Snark BFF Steve Ponzo informing us that Stephen Colbert has been tweeting about the Fox Sports Robot, a hardworking machine who has long been the object of our affection. Is Colbert cribbing from our notes?
Behold, a tweet from our personal account posted over Thanksgiving:
And a tweet from Colbert published earlier today:
Now we take offense to this for a number of reasons. First, Stephen, buddy, let us have this one. We don’t go around trying to get our portrait into the Smithsonian. Secondly, “safest job in showbiz?” We think not. Not only did the Robot have to work on Thanksgiving, he also had to punch the clock during the great Blizzard of 2010. We hardly call that “safe.” And, finally, we object to Colbert’s tweet purely out of jealousy. His comment is retweeted by 100+ people, earning the rank of “Top Tweet,” and our observation fails to garner a single mention; where’s the justice in that? We think our tweet is just as good, if not better. Don’t you agree?
Well, Stephen, I think the only way to settle this is to have us on the Report. We’ll be waiting for your call. Let’s bring on this guy too:
(and feel free to follow Seth on Twitter!)
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