Who are the Aspers, and how much did they pay to buy Canada?
This is the patriarch: [link]
I like money better than people. People can so rarely be exchanged for goods and/or services!
Willow ,'Showtime'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Apr 04, 2005 9:32:53 am PDT #2907 of 10001
hip deep in pie
DebetEsse - Apr 04, 2005 9:35:18 am PDT #2908 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Elmo has become more or less the main character on Sesame Street (which used to be Big Bird). At the very least, he's the one with all the merchandise.
The problem with Elmo, imo, is that he's 3. He talks and acts like a 3-year-old, whereas almost all the other characters (with the exception of Zoe, who's about the same age), are significantly older, and thus less with the crazy-making for grown-ups. At the same time, I've always been a fan of "Kids will learn to talk like adults best if they're exposed to people talking like adults". And Elmo so doesn't.
JohnSweden - Apr 04, 2005 9:36:10 am PDT #2909 of 10001
I can't even.
The article said that some Canadian would point that out.
Yep, and it proceeded to call the website "official" anyway. The National Post doesn't speak for me.
Looks like they've got us over the barrell on this one...
Also? Can spell barrel.
Perhaps someone should mention Canadian oil fields to Bush?
Lalala, world's largest undefended border.
tommyrot - Apr 04, 2005 9:36:14 am PDT #2910 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Also, wasn't Elmo's pelt turned into a Willow outfit?
Although I suppose that wasn't his fault.
tommyrot - Apr 04, 2005 9:37:27 am PDT #2911 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Perhaps someone should mention Canadian oil fields to Bush?
Canada actually has a shitload of oil, but it's all locked up in shale (or some other rock) so it's expensive to get the oil out, as well as environmentally damaging.
Jessica - Apr 04, 2005 9:40:31 am PDT #2912 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Elmo is the Spike of Sesame Street. Adorable and very popular minor player who was promoted to WAY THE FUCK TOO MUCH SCREEN TIME, and has started sucking ever since.
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2005 9:41:12 am PDT #2913 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Most of the adults I know hate Elmo. The ones that don't do so mainly because their kids love him, and he shuts them up.
JohnSweden - Apr 04, 2005 9:41:20 am PDT #2914 of 10001
I can't even.
Betsy HP - Apr 04, 2005 9:41:57 am PDT #2915 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
At the same time, I've always been a fan of "Kids will learn to talk like adults best if they're exposed to people talking like adults".
Research says that's not true. Baby talk is actually easier to learn for babies, and its characteristics (which consonants are dropped, that sort of thing) are consistent across cultures.
tommyrot - Apr 04, 2005 9:42:22 am PDT #2916 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh, and what happened to Big Bird? It must be that he or she got too busy to hang out with the gang on Sesame Street once he/she/it started attending Jedi Academy.