hehehe, i'm insane with backstory, seriously, i got it from my wife. I was talking to her about this absolutly crackalicious fic, ass!baby abortion doctor brian or something and she's making me come up with backstory. I love her for that.
the colbert bump is documented. sales of books/movies etc. political poll standings, etc... all rise after an appearance on the colbert report. so you know, um, there's the stupid joke.