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The world right now is quite a mess. In fact, in some cases, it might seem that everything is falling apart around us. And apparently, we are not the only ones who feel this way.
On January 29th, Elmo came to X (at this point, all of us probably know it was Twitter, so no need to say it, right?) to ask people how they were doing. And the answers to this simple tweet were a dumpster fire of emotions.
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Elmo is a red Muppet who speaks in a high-pitched falsetto voice and quite often refers to himself in the third person. He is a character on the American educational TV show for children, “Sesame Street.” The show has 53 seasons and 4666 episodes (and counting). It premiered back in 1969, and it’s still going on to this day.
On the show, Elmo hosts the last full five-minute segment (which used to be 15 minutes up until 2017) called "Elmo's World.” This segment is aimed at toddlers.
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IDK_Something 1 year ago
I had never heard of this until today... A Lamington is a butter or sponge cake, cut into squares, rolled in chocolate sauce, then coated in desiccated coconut. From Australia. I second this, YAYY LAMINGTON 🤤😍
Load More Replies...Even though right now Elmo seems like an inseparable part of “Sesame Street,” he wasn’t introduced on the show until 1980. Back then, he was a supporting character. He became a permanent member only 5 years later, in 1985.
Interestingly, the Elmo character has very deep lore. For example, it is known that his birthday is February 3rd. And people know his extensive family tree. His parents’ names are Louie and Mae, while his sister is Daisy. And that’s just the beginning. There’s a whole list of Elmo’s cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and so on.
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Elmo also has social media: Instagram and, of course, X. So trying to keep active on his X account, the Muppet asked a simple question: “Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” No one could have guessed the kind of wave of emotions it would release upon the internet.
Netizens came to the comments with their existential crises. Many of them told Elmo how unwell they were doing, from simply feeling kind of sad to feeling like they’re at their limit. Well, if people are feeling this way, we can’t tell them to feel differently, right?
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David Paterson 1 year ago
That's a heck of a lot better than the alternative. Living forever in fear of a cosmos out to get you.
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
Heat death of the universe is so far away, it's only an abstract concept. Billions of billions of billions of billions of years. And Stephen Hawking says time will reverse long before then.
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Also, for some people, January blues can have something to do with feeling this way. January is said to be the saddest month of the year.
At the same time, maybe it’s not the month’s but the world state’s fault. After all, the Doomsday clock, which represents the probability of a human-made global catastrophe, is only 90 seconds to midnight (which represents said catastrophe).
Oof. This quickly took a dark turn. Just like the responses to Elmo’s questions. Maybe we should try to turn this Doomsday clock a little bit further from midnight? Or just work on our mental health and wait for this long January to be over.
So, how are you doing? How would you answer Elmo’s question? Share with us in the comments!
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SpringChicken 1 year ago (edited)
Was anyone else deathly afraid of the tickle-me-Elmo toys? Or just me…
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Carl 1 year ago
You literally cannot prove that, per several theories and philosophies. This could be a simulation and we're all NPCs. This could be hell, purgatory, or a similar tortuous waypoint in our existential journey. And so on down the rabbit hole. PS - There are also billions of dead people all over this planet. It's not like we launch the corpses into space.
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DarkGlassSphere 1 year ago
How accurate. Sometimes I like the feeling though. And freaked out at the same time.
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MaximumKarmaSaint 1 year ago
Back when we had a family computer, my dad downloaded firefox, computer immediately lost frames.
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Lisa Walters 1 year ago
Oh my. I hope your sister finds her way. Just make sure she knows you are waiting for her.You can't make anyone do what they don't want to do. I lost my brother whose 10 months younger than me almost 3 years ago. Bad choices and scumbum people led to his demise. Please don't ever give up.🙏
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john alden 1 year ago
Outside of mentioning the pandemic, you just explained the last 2000 years. Probably more.
Sonja 1 year ago
Not true. There was a time before industrialization, where having fat and well dressed servants was seen as the utter expression of wealth and luxury! Nowadays people use bling and excess to show their wealth, back then they bragged that their peons had such pretty houses that other nobility couldn't compete and would move in if they could. My kitchen maid has prettier clothes than Earl Watchacallim was meant verbatim. Having servants who could afford servants was the epitome of showing how rich you were. People would brag: I'm so rich, I can afford so many servants that none of them has to do more than one task. I have so many chefs, that a senior chef slices me an apple for breakfast while each of the others just plans one dish all day. I'm so rich, my coachman has more jewellery than the king. But somehow in between having a diamond crusted toilet and tons of dependants living miserably became the new flex.
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Giraffy Window 1 year ago
Geese are omnivores. Aside from a wide variety of plants, they also eat bugs and other invertebrates; their poop REALLY stinks.
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Analyn Lahr 1 year ago
Unrelated, sort of, but I wonder if Sesame Street has ever done a 'Nightmare on Elmo's Street' skit.
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Angelina Glomb 1 year ago
I'm so happy right now. I wish I could spread it around. I'm in love with my Sweetheart and he is in love with me. My children are well and happy. I'm truly blessed. Thanks for asking 🙂
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MaximumKarmaSaint 1 year ago
Among Us didn't deserve the Comic Sans treatment: It was really good, but it got overused, so people hated it, which is pretty much exactly what happened to CS.
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Do-nut touch da donut 1 year ago
I wanna give everyone a hug... come here get a big donut sloth hug <3 🦥🍩
TTorrest Author 1 year ago
Just FYI... Because everyone essentially curled up and cried on Elmo's lap that day, Sesame Street immediately put mental health resources in place on their website and blasted it all over Twitter. They are still doing right by the children they've raised, even all these years later as adults. :)
Leviathan 1 year ago
I was supposed to get a scan 2 weeks ago to see if I have a blood clot {had one in my lungs a few years ago, that almost killed me, they scanned me and took me to the hospital said if they waited 10 minutes more I would have died} Because I keep having attack in the chest/lungs from it..... They still haven't called, haven't made a scan, so i suffer.......I have no car, no money, and no one to take me to drs, I have no money to get food, and can't go to the store, I last ate 3 days ago so my elderly aunt and dog could eat last night, Im only 89 pounds and I'm 7'4, Im probably dieing..... but there's no help for me, my only help was my mom but she passed away a year ago, I would like to die, to finally let my pain end {i have tons and tons of medical problems, have to use a wheelchair/cane, pseudotumor cerebri[brain tumor without a tumor to take out], and pain ever moment of the day} But If I died then no one would help my elderly aunt..... Im wait till she passes before I go peacefully
Do-nut touch da donut 1 year ago
Oh lord Levi, 1 you are the most selfless person ive ever seen and you deserve so much more than pain and starvation... 2 i hope those doctors get your results back very soon and i hope your ok... 3 is there anything you can sign up for? Theres no aid or something you can get for your family? Because you should not have to go through this.. no one should... im so sry youre suffering and im even more sry that all i can offer is a hug and a couple kind words... you shouldnt have to go through this... wishing you better days levi... 🫂
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Sonja 1 year ago
I'm already there, please give me my trash can to live in
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DarkViolet 1 year ago
I couldn't read past #5. This is just so sad. I'm sitting here, trying not to cry for these folks. If only there was a place to go, where people could share their woes, cry, and hug one another, without judgment. And not just on Sundays. 😔
DarkGlassSphere 1 year ago
I'd prefer more caring and loving world, not a place to cry :)
Load More Replies... Do-nut touch da donut 1 year ago
I wanna give everyone a hug... come here get a big donut sloth hug <3 🦥🍩
TTorrest Author 1 year ago
Just FYI... Because everyone essentially curled up and cried on Elmo's lap that day, Sesame Street immediately put mental health resources in place on their website and blasted it all over Twitter. They are still doing right by the children they've raised, even all these years later as adults. :)
Leviathan 1 year ago
I was supposed to get a scan 2 weeks ago to see if I have a blood clot {had one in my lungs a few years ago, that almost killed me, they scanned me and took me to the hospital said if they waited 10 minutes more I would have died} Because I keep having attack in the chest/lungs from it..... They still haven't called, haven't made a scan, so i suffer.......I have no car, no money, and no one to take me to drs, I have no money to get food, and can't go to the store, I last ate 3 days ago so my elderly aunt and dog could eat last night, Im only 89 pounds and I'm 7'4, Im probably dieing..... but there's no help for me, my only help was my mom but she passed away a year ago, I would like to die, to finally let my pain end {i have tons and tons of medical problems, have to use a wheelchair/cane, pseudotumor cerebri[brain tumor without a tumor to take out], and pain ever moment of the day} But If I died then no one would help my elderly aunt..... Im wait till she passes before I go peacefully
Do-nut touch da donut 1 year ago
Oh lord Levi, 1 you are the most selfless person ive ever seen and you deserve so much more than pain and starvation... 2 i hope those doctors get your results back very soon and i hope your ok... 3 is there anything you can sign up for? Theres no aid or something you can get for your family? Because you should not have to go through this.. no one should... im so sry youre suffering and im even more sry that all i can offer is a hug and a couple kind words... you shouldnt have to go through this... wishing you better days levi... 🫂
Load More Replies... Sonja 1 year ago
I'm already there, please give me my trash can to live in
Load More Replies... DarkViolet 1 year ago
I couldn't read past #5. This is just so sad. I'm sitting here, trying not to cry for these folks. If only there was a place to go, where people could share their woes, cry, and hug one another, without judgment. And not just on Sundays. 😔
DarkGlassSphere 1 year ago
I'd prefer more caring and loving world, not a place to cry :)
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