"I love archaic words, so I love "receipt." Did you know that "receipt" comes from the days when you wouldn't take a cookbook out of your library to … - Stephen Colbert
"I love archaic words, so I love "receipt." Did you know that "receipt" comes from the days when you wouldn't take a cookbook out of your library to the kitchen, because books were precious, and it might get ruined in there, what with the fire and grease and whatnot. Instead, you copied down a "receipt" of the instructions and took that piece of paper to the kitchen."
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About Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born 13 May 1964) is an American satirist, comedian, writer, actor, and television host most famous for his work on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014 where he portrays a parody of conservative media pundits, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since 2015. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1986, and appeared in the films Nobody Knows Anything! (2003), Snow Days (1999), and Shock Asylum (1997). In 1995, Colbert made his TV debut on Comedy Central in Exit 57 and was later on the show Strangers with Candy. Colbert did voice work for "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" on Saturday Night Live as the voice of Ace, and also provided the voices of "Myron Reducto", "Phil Ken Sebben", and "The Eagle Of Truth" on Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
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