The Muppet Blondie Connection

This is lifted from Scalzi's blog, which means the entire Internet has seen it already, but it put a smile on my face and a warm, fuzzy feeling in my soul, and so I am sharing it here, regardless.

The Secret Angst of Cookie Monster Addict Revealed

How can they be so callous? Me know there something wrong with me, but who in Sesame Street doesn't suffer from mental disease or psychological disorder? They don't call the vampire with math fetish monster, and me pretty sure he undead and drinks blood. No one calls Grover monster, despite frequent delusional episodes and obsessive-compulsive tendencies. And the obnoxious red Grover—oh, what his name?—Elmo! Yes, Elmo live all day in imaginary world and no one call him monster. No, they think he cute. And Big Bird! Don't get me started on Big Bird! He unnaturally gigantic talking canary! How is that not monster?

Read more: McSweeney's: Cookie Monster ... Asks: Is Me Really Monster?

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