Daily Show makes fun of cubs

by lineback on Oct 7, 2008 10:21 PM CDT

I was just watching the Daily show and they had a segment on “the stupid voters” with a pie chart separating them out. After segments of the pie chart such as “dimwits” and “shaved gorillas” the final group was “cubs fans"

Then the reporter and John Stewart go on to talk about how stupid Cubs fans are for being Cubs fans etc.

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not the only ones doing this

I’ve heard it on the local radio here too. Some people get happiness from others misery. I either ignore it or if it is funny (and sometimes it is) I laugh. The way the Cubs played in the post-season is going to bring sarcasm and laughter. They deserve it. As for Cubs fans, I find it strange that people who are loyal are made fun of. But, its going to happen…… and there is nothing we can do about it.

What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray

by collies-n-baseball on Oct 7, 2008 10:33 PM CDT reply actions

I like Jon Stewart and the Daily Show

I believe that Jon Stewart is a Mets fan. People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 7, 2008 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes, he is a Mets fan.

And I’d bet most of his writers are NY baseball fans. Expect this. It’s not going to stop. It’s going to be even worse.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 7, 2008 11:03 PM CDT reply actions

You know what

This time they (and we, the fans) deserve all the jokes we get.

By the way, I’m pretty sure Stephen Colbert is a Cubs fan, and he is making fun of them a bit too.

by SuperContext on Oct 7, 2008 11:08 PM CDT reply actions

Serious question:

Why do we deserve ridicule? Seriously. Why do you believe this? I asl because in all honesty, there’s no reason NOT to be a Cubs fan. They make the playoffs twice from 1946-1997, and they’ve been there 4 times since.

What led you to believe winning a world series would be easy, or a product of entitlement? Last I checked, the best team in the majors didn’t get further than we did. It happens. But you want to let yourself think you’re somehow deserving of ridicule? (from Mets fans no less) and all I have to say is: you’re full of self pity and please do not include me in your group.

Besides the obvious - Go Irish.

Z. He doesn't need an exclamation point. He is one.

by PopeFlick on Oct 7, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess I just don't take it so seriously

I am not saying we deserve any kind of mean-spirited put-downs. But the Daily Show thing was light fun (or at least I took it as such).

I guess I just think at some point I have to let go and recognize that there is a sort of sadly comic element to the whole affair (kind of like the fan-post today pointing out that the final Cubs game pre-empted TNT’s presentation of “Titanic”, of all things, replacing one sinking ship for another).

by SuperContext on Oct 8, 2008 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions

He is a Cubs fan

He went to Northwestern for his theater degree if I’m not mistaken.

by madmf on Oct 8, 2008 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions

he and steve corrall were in second city togeather

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 8, 2008 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions

Colbert went to Northwestern

Stewart went to William and Mary.

I saw the bit last night, and it seemed to me that he was intentionally taking Cubs-bashing way over the top, almost to the point where he was satirizing the long-winded mega-coverage the Cubs have received in the media.

Or perhaps it’s just because he’s a Mets fan.

by Short4Fanatic on Oct 8, 2008 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions

It all still kind of stings.

But it was also really funny. I laughed out loud, and I need all the laughs I can get these days.

by DonnyDonovan on Oct 7, 2008 11:23 PM CDT reply actions

To be fair...

Jon took plenty of shots at the Mets after last season. We’re the big failure story of the year, so expect to catch hell.

Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.

by Cool Hand on Oct 7, 2008 11:37 PM CDT reply actions

exactly. there are no sacred cows on The Daily Show

I ::heart:: the daily show.

This hurts.

by Emelie on Oct 8, 2008 4:04 AM CDT up reply actions

+1

I love the Daily Show too and last night’s “Back in Black” segment was priceless as well.

If you care to watch it
This is the segment making fun of Cubs fans, the actual fun poking begins at about the 1:25 mark, but the whole segment is pretty funny, IMO

When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo

by gwood on Oct 8, 2008 7:34 AM CDT up reply actions

Just saw the bit.

The pie chart was pretty funny, but the ragging on Cubs fans wasn’t. Not because I got angered or offended by it; it just…wasn’t funny.

Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.

by Cool Hand on Oct 8, 2008 12:10 AM CDT reply actions

wow

i am surprised they are still making new daily shows. they all started to feel the same years ago.

by Cubinator on Oct 8, 2008 2:25 AM CDT reply actions

The only Pie chart I care about.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 8, 2008 2:31 AM CDT reply actions

Not bad, though I do like...

by CubFan81 on Oct 8, 2008 3:17 AM CDT up reply actions

This is a pie chart about procrastination:

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Oct 8, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Is that a Key Lime pie?

I love Key Lime pie.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Oct 8, 2008 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions

Key lime

Key lime pie rules.

When my parents were first married the first time they had my father’s parents for dinner my mom wanted to make the pie which was my grandmother’s favorite. New bride wanted to impress mother in law.

She threw 2 out because they turned out yellow until my other grandma said “Sweetheart, you use food die to make it green!”

Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.

by puckishcubsfan on Oct 8, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions