series of tubes

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+series of tubes
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+A phrase used by US senator Ted Stevens in 2006 to describe the workings of
+the internet. "It's a series of tubes!", "The internet is not a big truck"
+and "what happens to your own personal internet?" soon became viral phrases.
+
+This rambling and highly incoherent speech about the internet - difficult
+to really tell whether it was for or against net neutrality -  is a classic
+example of a suit who doesn't really understand the technology nevertheless
+attempting to appear authoritative.