"I never dreamed it'd be the dust mops!...They've always been our friends!"

[shoebox_dw]

It occurred to me quite suddenly today that my Sesame Street tribute post has maybe one itty-bitty flaw: that a decent chunk of my readership probably doesn't know what the heck I'm talking about, beyond hazy guesses as to a sudden case of Tourettes'.

Mind you, clarifying may not help my cause much either...but it's bound to be a whole lot funnier. So here's the long-untold story of the day the Muppet Martians (Jim Henson and Jerry Hunt) made First Contact:

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[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

(without watching the video)

YUP YUP YUP YUP YUP

Also favorites of mine: the two-headed monster, the pinball-game number animations with lyrics sung by the Pointer Sisters, and the poignant story of the lower-case n. ("High upon a hill... the wind was very still... for the lower-case nnnnnnn!!!")

[shoebox2.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly. :) (Hope you're feeling better, BTW.)

The 'lower-case n' people were also responsible for the story of the 'Capital I' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRPZ-6bLC6g), which I think introduced me to the entire concept of 'angst' as a nine-year-old.