Is Elmo Bush's secret weapon?
Sep. 3rd, 2003 01:21 pmHere is a fascinating article from the BBC magazine about US plans to use Sesame Street as propaganda. It's alternately horrible and wonderful. Check it out:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3200699.stm
The US Army's use of the Sesame Street theme song for psychological torture really creeps me out.r
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3200699.stm
The US Army's use of the Sesame Street theme song for psychological torture really creeps me out.r
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Date: 2003-09-07 11:09 pm (UTC)The first evidence of this was the notorious picture (http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/bert.htm) of Bert with Osama bin Ladin.
Further investigation has determined that at least two other Sesame Street characters are al-Qaida connected.
The first is the Amazing Mumford: his constant invocation of Allah (masked by throwing the phrase "peanut butter sandwiches") is a dead giveaway.
The other is far more threatening, as he indoctrinates young children worldwide during his portion of the Sesame Street program. His name is Al-mo.
(Note: yes, this is a joke.)
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Date: 2003-09-08 04:14 pm (UTC):)h