Stephen Colbert offers to rule the world after Y2K15

With flights grounded, computers crashing, and dogs walking like people, incoming Late Show host Stephen Colbert is pretty certain the apocalypse has arrived: "Our worship of technology has midwifed our doom!" he excaims. Fortunately for the rest of us, Colbert is both already filtering his own urine and ready to lead humanity into a new era:

With such a bounteous collection of office supplies, his own chicken-wife, and more than 60 bags of chips, Colbert does seem like the natural choice.

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