back in my day.

does anyone remember this guy?...he's not the same worm you once knew...

in case you don't, his name is slimey and if he looks vaguely familiar, its because he was oscar's buddy on sesame street. he sat right on the ledge by oscar's can. he was the only person oscar wasn't mean to and dangnabit, i found him adorable. slimey made me wish that all worms outside were that cute and cuddly...instead of being wet, pink and often smushed on the sidewalk.

now, you're all probably wondering why i'm waxing about a felt worm...it's because i'm outraged.

friday morning i was eating breakfast and channel surfing when i happen to come across sesame street. it was a pretty darn cute sketch. since sesame street's new goal is to promote healthy eating habits in children, they're making cookie monster eat things other than cookies. so on this particular morning, he was trying to go to the moon because it was the last cookie he could find. but how could he get there? slimey could help a brother out, since he went to space apparently and called WASA (yes, WASA.) and asked for them to send a rocket.

what was wrong with that sentence?...yup, that's right...slimey spoke...on a cell phone, nonetheless.

in my day, slimey was silent. he just wiggled around. sometimes you could see his wires. oscar talked to him and you, the viewer, were to infer that slimey was responding.

now he's all talking to him and his other worm friends.

i feel like i was witness to a bygone era. first they mess with slimey, next thing you know, they'll mess with prairie dawn. i think i might be bereft with a smidge of grief.

stupid disney. had to go and buy the muppets. now you've made slimey talk. i'm less than pleased.