Occupy Wall Street? What about Occupy Sesame Street?
You've heard of Occupy Wall Street, but how about Occupy Sesame Street?
That's a newish hash tag -- #occupysesamestreet -- that has emerged on Twitter over the last two weeks, with tweets that are less strident and more absurd than those associated with #occupywallstreet.
For example, Michael Busch tweeted: "Truly outrageous that 99% of the cookies are consumed by 1% of the monsters on PBS."
Or Patton Oswalt's: "The counting vampires are destroying America!"
Or this one from @h0mfr0g: "In a democracy, it's your vote that counts. On Sesame Street, it's your count that votes. Ah-ah-ah."
James McKay came up with: "Why do they need a Big Bird?! It's a recession, what about a medium sized bird?"
And Jon Lustig writes: "Wages at Mr. Hooper's store have frozen since 1982."
As all fans of comedy know, the Twittersphere may be useful for political organizing, but it has become totally essential as a comedic device.
And in fact, comedy has even leaked into the much more serious #occupywallstreet.
Long live the one-liner!
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--Deborah Netburn
Image: Pictured above is a temporary sign that renamed the corner of 31st Street and Eighth Avenue in New York to "Sesame Street" last February. Credit: Stan Honda / AFP/Getty Images.
