Did man really land on the moon OR was it an elaborate ploy set on a sound stage?
Is the US Government hanging onto an alien corpse they picked up in Roswell, New Mexico?
A conspiracy theorist might say “yes indeedy” to the above, but others may need a bit more convincing…but after you read this, you will never take anything at face value again!
This week, regular contributor to ‘Sesame Street’, Cookie Monster turned 40 years old, so it’s only fitting that I finally reveal to you what I first learned nearly 30 years ago.
You’ve probably noticed that Cookie Monster puts away a fair few cookies, he does so by way of song (The irresistible ‘C is for Cookie’) or by counting out the number of cookies on his plate (Let’s say there are 4) and then rearranging them to see if the amount has changed (For the record; the amount hasn’t changed – there are still 4 cookies there.). These distractions disguise the deception that follows next.
Cookie Monster goes mental (living up to the ‘monster’ part of his name) and starts devouring the cookies – or does he? In the age of VHS, I could never quite establish just how much of the cookie was being swallowed and how much was simply hitting the floor, but now with DVD (and more recently Blu-ray) we can slow the footage down frame by frame and discover that in fact Cookie Monster is not consuming a single crumb.
It all makes sense now doesn’t it? You’re kicking yourself as you read this? …Well here’s something else you probably never thought about: If Cookie Monster had been digesting even a fraction of the many cookies he has supposedly eaten over the last 40 years he would likely have a severe weight problem – at least that’s what we’d expect. But I have never seen C.M.’s torso, it’s always been conveniently hidden behind a bench or table…and behind that table is some well-toned blue felt…believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see - I say!...Oh, and happy birthday Cookie Monster.
Next time: Why ‘Oscar The Grouch’ was Orange in the first episode of Sesame Street, but has been green in every episode since.
Is the US Government hanging onto an alien corpse they picked up in Roswell, New Mexico?
A conspiracy theorist might say “yes indeedy” to the above, but others may need a bit more convincing…but after you read this, you will never take anything at face value again!
This week, regular contributor to ‘Sesame Street’, Cookie Monster turned 40 years old, so it’s only fitting that I finally reveal to you what I first learned nearly 30 years ago.
You’ve probably noticed that Cookie Monster puts away a fair few cookies, he does so by way of song (The irresistible ‘C is for Cookie’) or by counting out the number of cookies on his plate (Let’s say there are 4) and then rearranging them to see if the amount has changed (For the record; the amount hasn’t changed – there are still 4 cookies there.). These distractions disguise the deception that follows next.
Cookie Monster goes mental (living up to the ‘monster’ part of his name) and starts devouring the cookies – or does he? In the age of VHS, I could never quite establish just how much of the cookie was being swallowed and how much was simply hitting the floor, but now with DVD (and more recently Blu-ray) we can slow the footage down frame by frame and discover that in fact Cookie Monster is not consuming a single crumb.
It all makes sense now doesn’t it? You’re kicking yourself as you read this? …Well here’s something else you probably never thought about: If Cookie Monster had been digesting even a fraction of the many cookies he has supposedly eaten over the last 40 years he would likely have a severe weight problem – at least that’s what we’d expect. But I have never seen C.M.’s torso, it’s always been conveniently hidden behind a bench or table…and behind that table is some well-toned blue felt…believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see - I say!...Oh, and happy birthday Cookie Monster.
Next time: Why ‘Oscar The Grouch’ was Orange in the first episode of Sesame Street, but has been green in every episode since.
