Oh noes! The Colbertians have hacked Wikipedia:

A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually a hollow, cup-shaped object, which resonates upon being struck. The striking implement can be a tongue suspended within the bell, known as a clapper, a small, free sphere enclosed within the body of the bell or a separate mallet or hammer.

Bells are usually made of cast metal, but small bells can also be made from ceramic or glass. Bells can be of all sizes: from tiny dress accessories to church bells weighing many tons. Historically, many bells were made to commemorate important events or people and have been associated with the concepts of peace and freedom. The study of bells is called campanology. They were used by Paul Revere to warn the British that they were not going to take our freedoms away.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_%28instrument%29


Thanks to Playinghardball for pointed out the Colbert video: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1247746

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and it didn't get locked? but they locked the paul revere one when the palinites tried to change it. haha.

Watched it again and laughed just as hard the second time. An absolute classic.

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All the while thinking, Stephen is such a comic genius, it's truly amazing. Long may he wave! And ring! And load his musket! This was an absolute classic!

My youngest child was on her laptop during the show. She saw the edit and got a screen shot of the altered page before it was taken down