About two months ago the Government of Hungary announced a public online poll to determine the name of a new bridge to be built over the river Danube in Budapest. They probably expected a famous Hungarian statesmen, hero, poet or musician’s name to emerge at the top of the list.
The only problem was, they left the vote wide open, and in the early rounds Chuck Norris took the lead. That is, until Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert sensed a historic opportunity: he called his loyal viewers to vote on him.
They certainly did, and when the poll was closed, Steven Colbert beat out Chuck Norris, John Stewart and all famous Hungarians, accumulating over 17 million votes. That’s only a mere 7 million votes than the entire population of Hungary.
To announce the results, Hungary’s Ambassador to the US, Andras Simonyi came to the show.
He handed Colbert an official document pronouncing him the winner of the contest. He also spelled out two minor conditions:
- Colbert has to become fluent in Hungarian
- Colbert has to be dead
The first one may not be such a deal, after Colbert correctly pronounced the word “bridge: in Hungarian, the Ambassador declared him fluent enough. The second condition is a bit tougher: unlike the US, Hungarians name their public places after deceased famous people. That said, Hungarians are entrepreneurial enough to find some solution. The Ambassador provided Colbert with a Hungarian passport and some Hungarian currency, inviting him to the construction site: “Once you’re there, we’ll find a way to deal with this minor issue… “
Will Colbert take the chance?
Tags: Hungary, Budapest, Danube, Colbert+Bridge, Humor, Stephen+Colbert, Chuck+Norris, John+Stewart
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