The gesture was parodied by comedian Stephen Colbert during his performance at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner later that year, with the justice in attendance: cameras showed that unlike most of the butts of Colbert's jokes that evening, Scalia was laughing.
Gestul avea să fie ulterior parodiat de comedianul Stephen Colbert în cadrul spectacolului ținut la Dineul Asociației Corespondenților de la Casa Albă⁠(en) în același an, la care judecătorul participa: camerele au arătat că, spre deosebire de majoritatea subiecților glumelor lui Colbert, Scalia râdea.