Adult Sesame Street

[birdmadgirl]

[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
<br>So my kids are entitled little shits? My kids are far from being coddled.
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That wasn't aimed at you, silly.

[SwampThing]

[quote]The whole point is to get the weaker ones and try to hit them hard. [/quote] If our gym teacher caught bullies doing this he would join in the game and it was payback time baby! Seriously, the gym teacher was there to monitor for safety, not sit back and watch the kids destroy each other. It was also an opportunity for the smaller agile kids (like myself) to show up the bigger stronger kids, who could throw hard but had poor "dodging" abilities. It was payback time for the little poets and spelling bee champs as well [:p]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_ball

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[phillyidol]

Bird...I know you by now.
Swamp, I am glad you posted again. I see nothing wrong with the game the way you described it. That is totally fine as long as the teacher gets involved like you said. I just picture kids picking on other kids and that gets me crazy. If the teachers get involved with any sport, there is learning.

I know I get a little nuts...but thats what I do. I just see stuff like Colombine where the kids strike back. Things must be done to prevent this type of thing. (which happens all the time)

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[BigBri]

[quote][i]Originally posted by ben_at_work[/i]
<br>On Seasame Street, I always liked that chef that was at the top of the stairs with a platter of pastries and would fall to the bottom, usually after he said "TEN CHERRY PIES" [;)]



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Here ya go, Ben-- more info than you needed to know, probably:

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Baker_Films

And you may be able to find clips on You Tube.

[scramjet]

[quote][i]Originally posted by ben_at_work[/i]
<br>On Seasame Street, I always liked that chef that was at the top of the stairs with a platter of pastries and would fall to the bottom, usually after he said "TEN CHERRY PIES" [;)]

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My favorite of these was where the chef sings, "One... Wedding... Cake!" and falls down the stairs with this huge wedding cake. They didn't show it very often, I guess because counting to one isn't very interesting.

Another segment that stuck with me shows water dripping off a flower accompanied by Vivaldi's guitar concerto.

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[iposse]

Mentioned this before, but there's also Sesame Street's take on Billy Idol:

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[scramjet]

Another fave from the early days - There's nothing like a little Hindu mysticism and psychedelia to help young children learn to count:

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Trippy, man.

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[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by scramjet[/i]
<br>Another segment that stuck with me shows water dripping off a flower accompanied by Vivaldi's guitar concerto.[/quote]
Dude, I remember that one! To this day, I think this segment has a lot to do with me loving Vivaldi's "Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins, and Continuo in D". Sheesh, guitar! It's a fooking lute dude. [:o)]

[scramjet]

You're right, it was written for lute, but it's often performed by classical guitarists these days. I can't tell if that's a lute or a guitar in the segment.

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[enzfan]

We also played smear the queer a few times at school. I guess that wouldn't be tolerated in todays pc world. Maybe if they renamed it gently tackle the alternative sexually oriented person.

[MikeP]

[quote][i]Originally posted by enzfan[/i]
<br>We also played smear the queer a few times at school. I guess that wouldn't be tolerated in todays pc world. Maybe if they renamed it gently tackle the alternative sexually oriented person.
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I'd consider changing the name to "pulverize the peculiar" but that sounds too violent and it's insensitive to peculiar people.

[bateman]

I hope you all have seen Kermits reaction to that infamous video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOn1htjS ... re=related

I've never looked at Kermy that way before. Nasty green bastard! [:0]

[jumpshift]

They've ruined a perfectly decent show.