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[Quixotic]

wow i can't believe Conan gave a speech for Stuy but it's pretty cool.

[chitownquantumboy]

Quixotic, on Aug 28 2006, 03:47 AM, said:

wow i can't believe Conan gave a speech for Stuy but it's pretty cool.

We got Steve Harvey.

[EndocrineFlippa]

conan o'brien is MUCH better than Steve Harvey...

Conan O'Brien has his own show and is really funny... Steve Harvey had his own show that wasn't very funny...

[chitownquantumboy]

... I know

[katinka]

I believe a friend said that O'Brien's wife teaches/taught at Stuy... maybe thats why?

[Josh]

If you want to read a funny speach by Conan, check out this Harvard graduation one: http://www.allowe.co...COBspeech2k.htm

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You see, kids, you’re in for a lifetime of “And you went to Harvard?” Accidentally give the wrong amount of change in a transaction, and it’s “And you went to Harvard?” Ask at the hardware store how the jumper cables work, and hear “And you went to Harvard?” Forget just once that your underwear goes inside your pants, and it’s “And you went to Harvard?” Get your head stuck in your niece’s doll house ‘cause you want to see what it’s like to be a giant, and it’s “Uncle Conan, you went to Harvard?”

[Willis]

We didn't get Steve Harvey, we got Bill Ritter.

[chitownquantumboy]

Willis, on Aug 28 2006, 11:06 AM, said:

We didn't get Steve Harvey, we got Bill Ritter.

Who is Bill Ritter? Is that a Steve Harvey impersonator?

[tycoonboy388]

Bill Ritter is a local news anchor, for ABC channel 7. He was pretty amusing. But truly famous... no.

We tried to get other people, but the people from Jon Stewarts office and from Senator Schumer's office said that neither of them were able to make our graduation. So Mr. Ritter spoke instead.

By all means, try to get someone like Connon for this year. But it's pretty hard to get big names, and they typically charge a lot of money to get them to speak. Bill Ritter was kind enough to not charge us.

[Quixotic]

lol yeah that reminds me; in the video Conan says "Just last year I was offered 50,000 dollars to speak at a graduation. But I said "you go to hell Bronx Sci!" LMAO

[chitownquantumboy]

wonder how much Stuy paid...

[esong27]

I heard his Stuy graduation speech was really funny too, actually. Steve Harvey wasn't our graduation speaker, he was just a guest. And Conan O Brien would have been so much more awesome even if we had Steve Harvey.

[Quixotic]

we need Steve Colbert lol.

[chitownquantumboy]

esong27, on Aug 28 2006, 05:50 PM, said:

I heard his Stuy graduation speech was really funny too, actually. Steve Harvey wasn't our graduation speaker, he was just a guest. And Conan O Brien would have been so much more awesome even if we had Steve Harvey.

Conan would have been way better, even though Steve Harvey was kinda funny...

[DrugSummit]

Just write to him. The president of Stuy told me the story of how he wrote and wrote to him until he responded. And Conan did it for free. Sounds easy, lol.

[Macros the Black]

Quixotic, on Aug 28 2006, 03:39 PM, said:

we need Steve Colbert lol.

Seconding this because Colbert is all kinds of funny and Conan got nothin' on him.

Also, Tuesday happened.

[chitownquantumboy]

Macros the Black, on Aug 30 2006, 01:43 AM, said:

Also, Tuesday happened.

What?

[Macros the Black]

It's from Bill Ritter's graduation speech this year. He was telling us a personal story about how if we want something, we have to take initiative and work to get it. The particular event he mentioned was the conception of his son, which was on a particular day of the week. He was being videotaped while speaking in front of an audience, so he couldn't outright say that he had sex with his wife, so instead he just said "Tuesday happened." This was just to see if anyone remembered this from the ceremony.

[randomania3]

i vaguely remember that. but the best part of that speech was seeing his college photo.. that, anyone has to admmit was hilarious.

[gqismyalias]

colbert definitely cause hes just way too awesome although conan is just as awesome