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'Muppet' producers miffed over Bert-bin Laden image
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| Friday, October 12, 2001
Posted on 10/11/2001 10:30:34 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 04/29/2004 1:59:14 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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NEW YORK (CNN) --The producers of the popular children's program "Sesame Street" said Thursday they are upset because protesters in Bangladesh are carrying protest posters showing the Muppet character Bert with Osama bin Laden.
The pictures showed up in posters carried by anti-American demonstrators during violent protests in Bangladesh this week.
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To: JohnHuang2
CNN must really be hungry for news now that President has slapped their hands.
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posted on
10/11/2001 10:34:43 PM PDT
by
Slyfox
To: JohnHuang2
OK, so how about Miss Piggy?
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To: Charles Henrickson
Miss Piggy is a Russian ho double-agent who slept with Kennedy, Johnson, and $3 Bill. Or am I thinking of Dor...
To: overseer5
That's why I suggested it. :-)
To: JohnHuang2
Here is another EvilDoer:
"Ha ha! I laugh at your pain! I make a sound of pleasure at your shortcomings. I do this because I am bad, I am evil, I am Mojo Jojo!"
Sounds to me like he is in with bin Laden!
(Same goes for that known associate of bin Laden)
To: JohnHuang2
This is a joke, right? I don't get CNN (thankfully). Where is the "HUMOR" tag?
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posted on
10/11/2001 10:51:15 PM PDT
by
Draco
To: JohnHuang2
We are exploring all legal options to stop this abuse and any similar abuses in the future Sorry chums, the original was flat out fair-use parody. Try suing the Talibanians for stealing the Bert image (if you can). I think it just shows up the Taliban's ignorance -- they didn't even try to blot out the Bert (or the bottle of whiskey).
To: Draco
It's no joke: Bert really HAS appeared on pro-bin Laden posters in Bangladesh.
To: JohnHuang2
Protesters respond to Sesame Street legal team:
All your muppet are belong to us!
To: JohnHuang2
Bush ups the ante
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posted on
10/11/2001 11:04:38 PM PDT
by
Pokey78
To: Draco
No joke. Or more accurately, the Bangladeshi protesters are a joke:
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posted on
10/11/2001 11:05:06 PM PDT
by
Dan Day
To: Dan Day
OMG...that's not a retouch is it? Bert's the same in both angles of the posters. They actually USED the Bert is Evil picture for their montage?
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
To: JohnHuang2
"'This is not humorous,' Sesame Workshop producers said."
Nope (snort). Not humerous at all.(Bwahahaha)
To: JohnHuang2
As they say ... you can't pay for this type of advertising.
To: overseer5
Muslims don't like pigs. 5,000 pound Spam bombs. Lethal!
To: Draco
This is a joke, right? I don't get CNN (thankfully). Where is the "HUMOR" tag? Do a seach on "BERT". Some hopeless Bangladehsi has been putting Bert on bin Laden posters. I say Bert should sue.
To: Dan Day
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I didn't bother to read the article prior to replying...BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
My favorite Bert is Evil pic was always the black and white one with Hitler but, this takes the cake.
To: Dan Day
These people are full of strange protest props.
Perhaps they are going to create a new cell of terrorists who spread chaos and disorder by refusing to color within the lines.
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