Why did people make fun of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens when he said the

[Samian'sSixthAccount]

Internet was a "series of tubes"? :-(? I mean, technically, isn't he right?
ISN'T the Internet devised from millions of wires and tubes that are in satellites, home computers, underground, and network systems throughout the world?


And even if it wasn't a "series of tubes", how is that even funny??

 

[Pfo]

He used an analogy, and it's a good analogy for the average person.

It only became funny when the Daily Show made fun of it by showing the old Pipes Windows screen saver.