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Stephen Colbert gets ahold of an iPad during the Grammys

71 points by anderzole 17y ago

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jrockway 17y ago
"Honey, does this make me look like a shill?"
- staunch 17y ago
  He may look like a shill, but that doesn't make him one. He's the one that asked for it early. He almost certainly received no money. He's genuinely excited about it.
- sdurkin 17y ago
  No more than during The Stephen Colbert Presidential Campaign brought to you by Doritos. Part of the beauty of Colbert's television persona is that he can shamelessly shill for products, and then pass it off as "just part of the character."
- ugh 17y ago
  You don't get Colbert, do you?
ansonparker 17y ago
the surprising thing is it must be a real one -- look at that orientation sensor going nuts!
- philwelch 17y ago
  That orientation sensor is way faster than my iPhone's.
jsz0 17y ago
Brilliant PR by Apple. Not sure how many people actually watch the Grammy's but I bet you this cost a lot less than a commercial spot.
- ecq 17y ago
  it would be interesting to know how many people actually watched the Grammy's. Last year 19 million people watched the show. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/02/grammy-ratings.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/02/grammy-r...
- iamwil 17y ago
  Actually, Colbert's been asking for an iPad from Apple this whole last week. Every show, he'd work in how he wants--nay, deserves--an iPad.
  - m_eiman 17y ago
    ... which might just as well be part of the PR :P
    - dangrossman 17y ago
      Perhaps, but it's also part of an ongoing bit. He did the same for the iPhone.
      - m_eiman 17y ago
        It might very well be authentic, but for some reason I'm a cynic when it comes to big business and advertisements.
        Zilioum 17y ago
        I'm not really sure if he really wants one or just makes fun of the hype. Apple gave him one, so they think he really wants one or they dont care.
chrischen 17y ago
To all you nay-sayers: see, the next time you host the Grammy's you'll be able to pull out your nominees list in style! How's that for a use case scenario. But seriously though, I think the iPad is going to be the next big revolution: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1091208 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1091208 (I'm really desperate for readers).
- stevejohnson 17y ago
  Shameless self promotion aside, this was pretty funny, and I don't understand the hate.
  - dschobel 17y ago
    Jokes almost always get down-voted unless they're phenomenally clever (probably a reaction to the legacy of the +5 Funny from slashdot). We're a humorless bunch here :)
- ambiate 17y ago
  As a fellow person seeking a little attention lately, just you know, for the motivation to get into something... it is a shame that the groups we mingle with (I've browsed HN for ~2 years without making account but have always felt at home here) do not support mini-adventures very much. I always viewed HN as a place where I could go for reviews or receive some advice from other people seeking the same thing. Yet, it seems the groups I once called home are showing this aura of 'elitist' instead of lending a hand. If HN is the group we associate with, why is a harmless plug after a comment on a fresh blog such a terrible thing? We want the group we associate with to give us feedback! Do I need to take out a loan, invest $30,000 in a startup, and get VC funded to be able to plug a website? I guess this is over-dramatization and full of useless e-motions; and not entirely aimed at HN, but communities in general. I participate in a few forums, but let a few years pass by and this elitist wave of old timers seems to just mock/bash the people coming up from the bottom. If plugging a site isn't the right thing to do, explain why, and give some advice for pulling in readers. If HN is your only community and you don't have some massively read site, how do you get fresh readers? edit: (I told you I was being over-dramatic), but yeah, I do tend to click the "Review my App: etc."
Virax 17y ago
Holy shit his wife is hot.
- sh1mmer 17y ago
  That's his daughter, you horribly inappropriate person.
  - raptrex 17y ago
    Well, he did say honey...
  - pavs 17y ago
    Would it be appropriate if it was his wife?
  - kschults 17y ago
    You mean the one looking like she'd rather be vomiting than sitting there?
  - sdurkin 17y ago
    That's a reasonable assumption, you horribly prudish person.
    - sh1mmer 17y ago
      Actually my wife made me sit through the thing which is why I know. Earlier in the show he talked to her after identifying her as his daughter.
      - sdurkin 17y ago
        Yeah, I just didn't think a person deserved to be insulted for what I saw as a relatively benign comment based on an assumption which was reasonable for a person who only saw the video clip.
  - nazgulnarsil 17y ago
    I think we're all used to rich people dating young.
ighost 17y ago
Downvote me if you like, but it will still be Grammys.

71 points by anderzole 17y ago

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jrockway 17y ago

"Honey, does this make me look like a shill?"

staunch 17y ago
He may look like a shill, but that doesn't make him one. He's the one that asked for it early. He almost certainly received no money. He's genuinely excited about it.
sdurkin 17y ago
No more than during The Stephen Colbert Presidential Campaign brought to you by Doritos. Part of the beauty of Colbert's television persona is that he can shamelessly shill for products, and then pass it off as "just part of the character."
ugh 17y ago
You don't get Colbert, do you?

ansonparker 17y ago

the surprising thing is it must be a real one -- look at that orientation sensor going nuts!

philwelch 17y ago
That orientation sensor is way faster than my iPhone's.

jsz0 17y ago

Brilliant PR by Apple. Not sure how many people actually watch the Grammy's but I bet you this cost a lot less than a commercial spot.

ecq 17y ago
it would be interesting to know how many people actually watched the Grammy's. Last year 19 million people watched the show. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/02/grammy-ratings.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/02/grammy-r...
iamwil 17y ago
Actually, Colbert's been asking for an iPad from Apple this whole last week. Every show, he'd work in how he wants--nay, deserves--an iPad.
- m_eiman 17y ago
  ... which might just as well be part of the PR :P
  - dangrossman 17y ago
    Perhaps, but it's also part of an ongoing bit. He did the same for the iPhone.
    - m_eiman 17y ago
      It might very well be authentic, but for some reason I'm a cynic when it comes to big business and advertisements.
      - Zilioum 17y ago
        I'm not really sure if he really wants one or just makes fun of the hype. Apple gave him one, so they think he really wants one or they dont care.

chrischen 17y ago

To all you nay-sayers: see, the next time you host the Grammy's you'll be able to pull out your nominees list in style! How's that for a use case scenario. But seriously though, I think the iPad is going to be the next big revolution: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1091208 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1091208 (I'm really desperate for readers).

stevejohnson 17y ago
Shameless self promotion aside, this was pretty funny, and I don't understand the hate.
- dschobel 17y ago
  Jokes almost always get down-voted unless they're phenomenally clever (probably a reaction to the legacy of the +5 Funny from slashdot). We're a humorless bunch here :)
ambiate 17y ago
As a fellow person seeking a little attention lately, just you know, for the motivation to get into something... it is a shame that the groups we mingle with (I've browsed HN for ~2 years without making account but have always felt at home here) do not support mini-adventures very much. I always viewed HN as a place where I could go for reviews or receive some advice from other people seeking the same thing. Yet, it seems the groups I once called home are showing this aura of 'elitist' instead of lending a hand. If HN is the group we associate with, why is a harmless plug after a comment on a fresh blog such a terrible thing? We want the group we associate with to give us feedback! Do I need to take out a loan, invest $30,000 in a startup, and get VC funded to be able to plug a website? I guess this is over-dramatization and full of useless e-motions; and not entirely aimed at HN, but communities in general. I participate in a few forums, but let a few years pass by and this elitist wave of old timers seems to just mock/bash the people coming up from the bottom. If plugging a site isn't the right thing to do, explain why, and give some advice for pulling in readers. If HN is your only community and you don't have some massively read site, how do you get fresh readers? edit: (I told you I was being over-dramatic), but yeah, I do tend to click the "Review my App: etc."

Virax 17y ago

Holy shit his wife is hot.

sh1mmer 17y ago
That's his daughter, you horribly inappropriate person.
- raptrex 17y ago
  Well, he did say honey...
- pavs 17y ago
  Would it be appropriate if it was his wife?
- kschults 17y ago
  You mean the one looking like she'd rather be vomiting than sitting there?
- sdurkin 17y ago
  That's a reasonable assumption, you horribly prudish person.
  - sh1mmer 17y ago
    Actually my wife made me sit through the thing which is why I know. Earlier in the show he talked to her after identifying her as his daughter.
    - sdurkin 17y ago
      Yeah, I just didn't think a person deserved to be insulted for what I saw as a relatively benign comment based on an assumption which was reasonable for a person who only saw the video clip.
- nazgulnarsil 17y ago
  I think we're all used to rich people dating young.

ighost 17y ago

Downvote me if you like, but it will still be Grammys.