The Colbert Report

Metaphor-Off Training

Season 3 • 04/17/2007

Stephen is in training for his upcoming Metaphor Off against Sean Penn.

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02:09

The Metaphor-Off Is On
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Sean Penn picks up the gauntlet after Stephen draws a line in the sand.
04/16/2007
01:34

Alpha Dog of the Week - Paul Wolfowitz
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Stephen makes Paul Wolfowitz his Alpha Dog of the Week for lifting his leg on the World Bank.
04/16/2007
03:51

The Word - Clean Slate
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Stephen feels the only way Alberto Gonzales can get a clean slate is to clean his own slate.
04/16/2007
06:21

John Kerry
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John Kerry hints that this may not be the first time he did not consider running for president.
04/16/2007
06:03

Elaine Pagels
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Elaine Pagels tells Stephen about the gospel according to Judas.
04/17/2007
00:38

Sign Off - Stephen's Taxes
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Everyone clear a path between Stephen's studio and the 34th Street post office!
04/17/2007
03:41

The Word - Plan B
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The president's Plan A in Iraq must be going according to plan; otherwise they'd already be implementing Plan B.
04/17/2007
02:22

Turtle Race Update
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Stephen gives an update on his adopted turtle, Stephanie, as she makes her way to the Galapagos Islands.
04/17/2007
00:33

Intro - 4/17/07
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Stephen questions President Bush's plans for Iraq, investigates a new study on teen abstinence and interviews author Elaine Pagels.
04/17/2007
04:13

Tip/Wag - Fake Sperm
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Stephen wags his finger at abstinence education, cell phones, fake sperm and those who can't hack it.
04/17/2007
02:06

Metaphor-Off Training
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To train for his Metaphor Off against Sean Penn, Stephen has been stretching his metonymies and doing synecdoche squats.
04/17/2007
03:35

Who's Not Honoring Me Now? - Pulitzer
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According to the Pulitzer's, Henry Ward Beecher is the Most Famous Man in America, but the last time Stephen checked, he didn't have a diet named after him or a sex tape.
04/18/2007
03:37

The Word - Branding
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Corporations may not be used to having their names associated with human suffering, but think of the ad space.
04/18/2007
00:30

Intro - 4/18/07
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Britain stops using the phrase "war on terror," debate rises over bovine growth hormones and supermodel Paulina Porizkova joins Stephen in the studio.
04/18/2007
00:12

Sign Off - Upcoming Metaphor-Off
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Stephen's going to take on Sean Penn like white takes on rice.
04/18/2007
04:38

Milk & Hormones
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Stephen shares an educational video about Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone, aka "Jesus Milk."
04/18/2007
00:21

National Library Week - Sebastian Junger
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Author Sebastian Junger celebrates National Library Week by asking us to buy his books.
04/18/2007
00:17

National Library Week - David Remnick
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David Remnick suggests that if you subscribe to the New Yorker but want even more unread material, visit your local library.
04/18/2007
00:47

National Library Week - Frank McCourt
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English teacher Frank McCourt stresses the importance of books, but if he were a shop teacher he would be stressing the importance of plywood.
04/18/2007
05:50

Paulina Porizkova
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Stephen can verify Paulina Porizkova as a supermodel because he is an arbiter of American taste.
04/18/2007
00:30

Intro - 4/19/07
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John Edwards spends $400 on a haircut, and Sean Penn faces off against Stephen in an epic battle of the metaphors.
04/19/2007
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