There was the gauntlet throw and the Twitter baiting. Last night Stephen referenced both as he celebrated jumping to #2 on iTunes with his Xmas album, asked why you buy 808s when you could “just put a tin can to your ear and lean against a Pac-Man machine,” and showcased his MC skills: “Mr. West, I ain’t saying you a gold digger — just don’t understand that last Twitter.” Watch.

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Comments (3)
  1. Christian  |   Posted on Dec 5th, 2008

    “twitter baiting” may be the one clever thing SG has said in a long long time. my hat’s off.

  2. Colbert’s Christmas special was massive. The Willie Nelson single topped it…by far.

    I watch SC quite frequently now…and the fact that he bumped Kanye to hit the #2 slot is epic. Great ‘repoR’…

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