Tavalon bounces twice in same post - Big Bird not impressed

[Vagabond]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021487841

Sun Oct 7, 2012, 08:42 AM
 tavalon (24,023 posts)

While we were freaking about the debate, something made it into the psyche
Last edited Sun Oct 7, 2012, 09:19 AM USA/ET - Edit history (2)

of the "low information voter". Granted, this is anecdotal but I shall now tell you the story of "Terri goes shopping". So, yesterday, with the larder bare and with me being on the hook for Sunday dinner, I decided I needed to go grocery shopping. I removed myself, with some difficulty, from the Sturm and Drang of DU, packed up my reuseable bags and off I went. While at an unnamed multi use grocery store, I heard a couple of college age kids complaining about the adult costumes. Feeling friendly, I butted in and asked what they were looking for. They were looking for Big Bird and they want to use Halloween as a moment of protest against Romney's stated intention of getting rid of PBS. They were mad because Romney is trying to take away Sesame Street! One of them said, "We grew up on that! That is not okay!". LOL

So, after I finished shopping, I went to the thrift store across the street. Now, normally from about Oct 1st to Nov 1st, I don't go there. I hate the way it turns into Halloween central. Otherwise, I am a thrift shopper extraordinaire. I don't think a single person in my family has bought new in well, forever. Why did I go today? Because of those college kids. I figured that they would have Big Bird costumes and now I'm feeling like it would be mighty fine to turn Halloween into an educational moment for voters. I have this idea that I would carry a sign that said, "Big Bird is brought to you by the numbers 4 and 7 and %. I figure people would ask and I could give a quick tutorial. Unfortunately, I couldn't find one, so I asked one of the fairly beleaguered clerks (Halloween must suck for them) and he said, "No, no Big Bird. What is it with Big Bird?!?" (clearly, I wasn't the first to ask). So I explained. He frowned and said, "Hey, that's not cool. I grew up watching that!". I replied, "Yeah, all of us did. Well, maybe not the 1%.". He laughed and said Romney is a rich jerk.

And here I thought it was the 47% comment that sunk the SS RMoney. Nope, it's a giant funny looking bird. Caroll Spinney, I do believe it's time your bird took to the campaign trail for Obama!

On Edit:Rereading this, I realized I left out the starting point. As I was driving to the store, the radio station made a joke about Big Bird being on the chopping block and no, the station wasn't NPR, it was a classic rock station.

Yeah really, Tavalon.  College age folks were looking for Big Bird costumes.  Thrift shops normally have a Big Bird costume handy.  No conversions, no cops jumping out of the bushes, so I can't award more than two bongs total.
 

The rest of this thread involves sucking of something other than a bong pipe and we don't have a smiley or gif for that one, thank god.

[dane]

I don't understand why the Demonrats are so upset with the suggested Big Bird cutting-off-funding event.

They don't like wealthy people, or even non-wealthy ones, who can live on their retirement incomes but accept Social Security benefits anyway (recall the "McCain sucking at the government teat" DUmmy threads of a couple of years ago.

With the royalties that Big Bird and his cohorts have brought in, isn't continuing government funding similar to that same teat-sucking they so love to criticize?

[Karin]

Yes, Dane, you are right.  The muppets, all of them, are filthy filthy rich.  Tons of dough, they jump in it and swim like Daffy Duck in the Ali Baba episode.  Loathsome 1%ers, why do they need government money, while children are starving, especially in the schools? 

[USA4ME]

Big Bird reminds many of the primitives of simpler times when they didn't have any personal responsibility and daddy and/or mommy took care of their needs.  Today, Big Bird has been substituted by Big Gov't, so they owe a lot to Big Bird for showing them how to leech off others for the rest of their lives.

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[Splashdown]

I wish that 0bama and his sycophants were as concerned about the deaths of Americans in Libya as they are with the "attacks" on Big Bird.

[formerlurker]

 


Elmo is in the 1%:

3.     It’s a lucrative business. Kevin Clash, the performer of Sesame Street’s Elmo, has a net worth of $5 million. Not too shabby for someone with a tickling fetish.

http://34st.com/2011/11/why-you-should-take-muppeteers-seriously-despite-the-silly-name/

How much does Kevin Clash make?
$12 Million

Kevin Clash is a voice actor, puppeteer and co-executive producer, with a net worth of $12 million. Kevin Clash has earned his net worth as a puppeteer on several shows such as Captain Kangaroo, Caboose, and the Great Space Coaster but most notably as the voice of popular Sesame Street character Elmo. He’s also puppeteer for many of the characters on Sesame Street, as well as the co-executive producer, and muppet captain for the show. He was also the main puppeteer on the The Jim Henson Hour, and has performed on several movies with the Muppets and Jim Henson Characters. He was also involved in the production of many of these movies. He was born in Turner’s Station, Baltimore County, Maryland.

What is Kevin Clash’s salary for voicing Elmo? Kevin Clash’s exact Elmo salary is not known but as an executive producer he is paid handsomely for any of the for profit earnings that Elmo makes each year. That includes merchandise and DVD sales.

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/kevin-clash-net-worth/



Elmo sad....  

[RobJohnson]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021487841

Yeah really, Tavalon.  College age folks were looking for Big Bird costumes.  Thrift shops normally have a Big Bird costume handy.  No conversions, no cops jumping out of the bushes, so I can't award more than two bongs total.
 

The rest of this thread involves sucking of something other than a bong pipe and we don't have a smiley or gif for that one, thank god.

I hope if they did have the costume it was licensed by seaseme street or they could get in big trouble for selling it, even second hand. Especially with a DUmmie like this posting about it. 

[Jasonw560]

Most of the Muppets and the name are now owned by Disney.

The Sesame Street characters are owned by Sesame Workshop, a non-profit who rely on profits from licensing agreements of the characters, so they don't have to rely on grants.

Big Bird's not in trouble by a long shot.

[RobJohnson]

Most of the Muppets and the name are now owned by Disney.

The Sesame Street characters are owned by Sesame Workshop, a non-profit who rely on profits from licensing agreements of the characters, so they don't have to rely on grants.

Big Bird's not in trouble by a long shot.

True. http://www.aim.org/special-report/big-bird-is-a-billionaire/

What they do not want you to know is that the marketing rights for Sesame Street and Barney total $1.3 billion. Merchandise from PBS can be found in every toy store across America, and yet that money does not appear on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s balance sheet. Americans should be shocked.

[AllosaursRus]

This one bounced about as high as one of my Basset's pooh when it hits the ground! A -12 bongs!

[Texacon]

Tav a lon

Vag a bond

Don't think we don't see what's going on here!

 

KC