Bin Laden Teams with Sesame Street's Bert (My title)

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[Olydawg]

NEW YORK

[Constitution Day]

"I always thought Bert is actually A+Bert. We now know he's a Pakistani hero and associate of bin Laden. Very sad.

A+Bert:

I don't know you.
Sounds like you've got some splainin' to do, though.

[riley1992]

Well it just goes to show something. Our enemies are idiots.

LOL

[Crouching Intern Stolen Sofa]

Looks like bad proofing at the print shop.

TURBANS WILL ROLL!!!

[Luis Gonzalez]

My thoughts exactly, everyone is under the impression that we are dealing with a bunch of unsophisticated rubes here, we're not, what they pulled off on the 11th. was not the work of unsophisticated rubes.

If a school gets hit in the next few days, we may look back at this thread in horror.

Never, ever understimate the enemy, or their hatred for us. They don't make mistakes like these.

We are at war, and they seem to be more serious about it than we are.

[Vast Buffalo Wing Conspiracy]

Discussion of the OBL/Bert connection from a geeky perspective over on Slashdot: http://slashdot.org/articles/01/10/10/2346248.shtml.

And from Wired: http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,47450,00.html.

And discussion here: http://www.lindqvist.com/bert.php.

And more here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,36218,00.html.

And here: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/nm/20011009/wl/imdf09102001085522a.html.

Bert is evil: http://www.fractalcow.com/bert/bert.htm.

One wonders who is hoaxing who.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Sesame Workshop issued a statement saying it was very unhappy with the sudden connection between a lovable character with a penchant for penguins and bottlecaps and the most wanted man in the world.

EXCUSE ME!!!! Bert doesn't like penguins!!! PIGEONS!!! The dude's into pigeons! Makes ya wonder about this whole darn thing, doesn't it? If Sesame Workshop doesn't even know....

[Brad C.]

I have to wonder where they got the printer to generate such a thing. I can't think of a single person I know that has such a thing available. Yet these people, who barely make enough money to feed themselves have access to such equipment?

[bonesmccoy]

That's why I was thinking. It's a coded signal. It's so obvious that it doesn't belong there. It has to be a signal. I wonder what it really means?

[Rome2000]

FBI MOST WANTED TERRORISTS LIST

USAMA BERT LADEN

Aliases: Usama Bert Muhammad Bin Ladin, Shaykh Usama Bert Ladin, the Prince, the Emir,Ernies Best Buddy, Abu Bert Abdallah, Mujahid Bert Shaykh, Hajj Bert, the Muppet. DESCRIPTION Date of Birth Used: 1957 Hair: Brown Place of Birth: Saudi Arabia Eyes: Brown Height: 6'4" to 6'6" Sex: Male Weight: Approximately 160 pounds Complexion: Olive Build: Thin Citizenship: Saudi Arabian Language: Arabic (probably Pashtu) Scars and Marks: None known Remarks: Bin Laden is believed to be in Afghanistan. He is left-handed and walks with a cane. CAUTION Usama Bin Laden is wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. These attacks killed over 200 people. In addition, Bin Laden is a suspect in other terrorist attacks throughout the world. REWARD The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Usama Bin Laden. An additional $2 million is being offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS

[woofie]

Is this some kind of code?

[Rome2000]

An additional $2 million is being offered through a program developed and funded by the Childrens Television Workshop.

[gopgen]

      NEW YORK—A spokesperson for the letter D announced Monday that the consonant is withdrawing sponsorship from Sesame Street following a Children's Television Workshop announcement that a homosexual muppet will soon join the show's cast.

	Above: Embattled homosexual muppet "Roger" (center).

      "The letter D is proud to have brought you many wonderful Sesame Street episodes throughout the program's 28-year history," said Patricia Willis, public-relations director for D. "But the letter D does not condone the sort of morally questionable lifestyles that Sesame Street is advocating with the introduction of this new character. It can no longer in good conscience associate itself with the show."

      Willis said D's withdrawal is effective immediately, and applies to both capital and lower-case versions of the letter.

      The gay muppet, "Roger," will be introduced on Sesame Street Dec. 23, CTW director Leslie Charren said. Thus far, no other sponsors have pulled out, though the number seven has requested an advance tape of the episode before it makes a decision.

      Many public-television insiders believe D's withdrawal was motivated by a desire not to alienate religious conservatives, a section of the population that employs the letter frequently.

      "D is for, among other things, demagoguery, dogma and doctrine, words crucial to right-wing groups like the Christian Coalition," said Yale University political-science professor J. Wright Franklin. "It is likely that D felt it could ill afford to offend such a large segment of its users."

      While a long-term replacement for D has not yet been secured by Sesame Street, the number three will temporarily fill in for it in a number of the show's animated shorts. Other pieces will simply skip from C to E, with vocalists stretching out C into two syllables to match the rhythm of the alphabet song.

Sesame Street is stung by the sudden departure of its longtime supporter. Speaking to reporters, cast member Cookie Monster said: "Me disappointed letter D choose to end relationship with Sesame Street due to pressure from extremely vocal minority. We accused of endorsing deviant lifestyle. Me say homosexuality natural, not immoral. Diversity and enrichment. That's good enough for me."

[Charles Henrickson]

Song Parody: "Hello Mullah, Hello Fatah (Camp Osama)"

[JAWs]

Memo to the Islamic world- We're laughing *at* you.

Continuing with the muppet theme, I found this on the Usenet.

You got to put down Osama,
(Take down Osama)
Put down Osama if you want to be left alone!