Tempus Fugit

A Series of Tubes in “Gears of War”

December 6, 2006
7:41 pm

While flipping through the list of “achievements” that can be earned in the game Gears of War for Xbox 360, I noticed one that stuck out.

This is, of course, a reference to “Bridge to Nowhere” Senator Ted Stevens’ famous quote in which he called an e-mail “an Internet” and called the Internet “a series of tubes.”

Right now I’m posting this on an 802.11g tube, or as Senator Stevens calls it, a “new-fangled invisible tube.”

11 Responses to “A Series of Tubes in “Gears of War””

1. It's A Series Of Tubes!!!! linked on December 6th, 2006 at 9:24 pm
2. The Logan | December 6th, 2006 at 10:42 pm:

   The interweb is amazing. I’m glad Al Gore invented it. I’m super serial.

3. Scoop0901 | December 19th, 2006 at 6:09 pm:

   Funny, but I didn’t get an Internet, er, sorry, an internet (Senator’s choice of caps, not mine) from you, and my tubes — internal and those connected to the modem — haven’t had any recent disruptions.

   Perhaps I simply need to wait the requisite five days, especially if your server’s in the DC area. Nothing down there is safe from getting clogged. Especially tubes. Need proof? Listen to any session of Congress.

4. Simon Erdem | December 27th, 2006 at 9:34 am:

   very funny

5. Olly | January 4th, 2007 at 9:42 am:

   Gears is pretty good about the references in the achievements. I love how the achievement for killing a Beserker on hardcore difficulty is called “My Love For You is Like a Truck.”

6. hot young russian girl linked on April 2nd, 2007 at 10:45 am
7. ivayjd | May 13th, 2007 at 4:59 am:

   Hi My Name Is ivatwq.

8. Kevin | May 26th, 2007 at 4:36 am:

   Really funny

9. Nikki | June 1st, 2007 at 4:06 am:

   Very amusing, I wonder if the programmers had a giggle while they were building this section of the game

10. A Series of Tubes in “Gears of War” « Famous quotes linked on October 18th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
11. Soma. linked on March 5th, 2008 at 7:58 pm

Leave a Reply