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At some point, Jon Stewart has got to remember to remind each of his guests not to get up until the commercial break has started. The other possibility is that the impulse, upon shaking hands, to get up and walk away is so strong that, despite the reminder, luminaries like Sandra Day O'Connor and Bill Gates just couldn't stop themselves. O'Connor didn't even do the initial walk on, presumably because she's not in such good shape (punishment for Bush v. Gore, one hopes), so to see her scurry away from Jon Stewart with the cameras rolling was even stranger.