My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot. So we said, `Let's give him a promotion.'
Stephen ColbertRead
After obsessively Googling symptoms for four hours, I discovered 'obsessively Googling symptoms' is a symptom of hypochondria.
Interpretation
The quote humorously highlights the irony of self-diagnosing medical conditions through internet searches.
In this quote, Stephen Colbert uses humor to illustrate the absurdity of obsessively searching for medical symptoms online, revealing that such behavior itself can be indicative of a psychological condition known as hypochondria. It underscores the tendency of individuals to spiral into anxiety and paranoia about their health, driven by the wealth of information readily available on the internet.
In practice
In a comedic discussion about health, referencing Colbert's quote can lighten the mood.
My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot. So we said, `Let's give him a promotion.'
Luckily, a recent survey published in the American Sociological Review revealed that atheists are the least trusted group in America—less trusted, even, than homosexuals. It makes sense at least we trust the homosexuals with our hair.
And when those bombs went off, there were runners who, after finishing a marathon, kept running for another two miles to the hospital to donate blood. So, here's what I know - these maniacs may have tried to make life bad for the people of Boston, but all they can ever do, is show just how good those people are.
My father always wanted to be 'Col-bear.' He lived in the same town as his father, and his father didn't like the idea of the name with the French pronunciation. So my father said to us, 'Do what you want. You're not going to offend anybody.' And he was dead long before I made my decision.
I may be just an empty flesh terminal reliant on technology for all my ideas, memories and relationships, but I am confident that all of that everything that makes me a unique human being is still out there somewhere, safe in a theoretical storage space owned by giant, multinational corporations.
And that brings us to tonight's word: Truthiness. Now I'm sure some of the word-police, the 'wordanistas' over at Websters, are gonna say, 'Hey, that's not a word!' Well, anybody who knows me knows that I am no fan of dictionaries or reference books. They're elitist. Constantly telling us what is or isn't true, what did or didn't happen.
I think the best comedians have that bravery and courage to say, 'This is what it is. This is unfair; that's not cool.'
I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked. I'm beautiful. I'm fast. I'm so mean I make medicine sick. I can't possibly be beat.
Woman: You certainly know the way to a man's heart. Mae West: Funny, too, 'cause I don't know how to cook.
To say I’m an overrated troll, when you have never even seen me guard a bridge, is patently unfair.
What a refreshing mind you have, young man. There really is nothing quite like total ignorance, is there?
There live not three good men unhanged in England; and one of them is fat and grows old.
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