Mocked by comedian Jon Stewart for calling the Internet a bunch of tubes, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens said on Thursday he is open to going on Stewart's popular "Daily Show" for a rebuttal.

Oh, please.. Let this happen.

If you didn't see the segment, it can be found on YouTube. I also suggest watching this remix.

"I have a letter from a big scientist who said I was absolutely right in using the word 'tubes,"' he told reporters. However, Stevens said he had not been invited to appear on the show to respond.

Well, then.. I wasn't aware of that.. That changes things.. I'm a staunch supporter of big science.

Maybe the problem wasn't Ted's usage of the word "tubes", as much as everything that came out of his mouth made him sound like an idiot. It was hard to come up with something specific to focus on. His staff was sending him "internets" on his personal internet which were taking days to arrive and all that. Everyone knows that the Internet is in fact a collection of "pipes", not "tubes". It's an important difference, so it was easier to focus on. [snicker]