If You Can’t Be an Athlete…Be An Athletic Supporter

November 5, 2009

Stephen Colbert, television host and political satirist, has been working really hard to make a name for himself.   In October of 2007, he (unsuccessfully) tried to become a presidential candidate.  Earlier this year he called upon his fans, known as the Colbert Nation, to write him in as the name for the newest wing on the International Space Station.  They came through for him and he was the leading vote getter.  Ultimately NASA did not name it after him but did name a treadmill in his honor.  In his latest bid for immortality, he has stepped in to be the primary sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Speedskating team in the 2010 Winter Games. click here for limerick

A Space Oddity

August 25, 2009

The International Space Station has added a new wing and NASA created a contest to give it a name.  Comedian, Stephen Colbert and his loyal fans wrote-in nominations of his name (Colbert) and that entry received more votes than any other.  Unfortunately for him, NASA exercised the contest’s fine print stating that it would choose the name that is ultimately in the best interest of the agency.  Therefore, they chose the name Tranquility in honor of The Sea of Tranquility where Apollo 11 landed on the moon 40 years ago.  But in recognition of Colbert and all the attention he brought to the project, they have named the space station’s new treadmill after him.  It is COLBERT: Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill.  At 1:36am today, the space shuttle is scheduled to launch and transport 15,200 lbs of scientific equipment and COLBERT to its new home on the international space station.  click here for limerick

 

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