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Intertubesnoun
The Internet.
Etymology: :Portmanteau created from merging internet + tubes
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intertubes
"A series of tubes" is a phrase used originally as an analogy by then-United States Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to describe the Internet in the context of opposing network neutrality. On June 28, 2006, he used this metaphor to criticize a proposed amendment to a committee bill. The amendment would have prohibited Internet service providers such as AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon Communications from charging fees to give some companies' data a higher priority in relation to other traffic. The metaphor has been widely ridiculed, particularly because Stevens displayed an extremely limited understanding of the Internet, despite his leading the Senate committee responsible for regulating it.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of intertubes in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of intertubes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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