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Colbert to Viera: "I Have Twatted."

by Tim Stevens on March 20, 2009 at 06:05 PM

If you're like us you're probably a little sick of hearing about Twitter and all its social networky ramifications, such as causing mistrials, killing job offers, and even burning down houses. It seems 2008's 'Webby Person of the Year' Stephen Colbert is not immune to the craze, and its corrupting influence isn't limited to the online realm, as an innocuous question lead to the somewhat curious exchange between Colbert and Meredith Viera on the 'Today Show' seen above.

Viera asked Colbert whether he uses the site and he responded in the affirmative, saying, "I have Twatted." As you can see in the video, Viera was a little taken back by the profane pun, though we have to admit, the closeness that Twitter and tweet have to a certain impolite slang term for a part of the female anatomy is one of the biggest white elephants in the room when referring to Twitter. We're surprised someone hasn't made the joke sooner.


Regardless, we're left wondering what the name of Colbert's Twitter account is. There are certainly plenty of accounts on there with variations on the name of Stephen Colbert but, as far as we can tell, they're all sad fakes. [From: News Wrecker, via Valleywag]

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Tags: colbert, inappropriate, meredith vieira, MeredithVieira, microblogging, sex, social networking, SocialNetworking, today show, TodayShow, twitter

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