I have quite a few friends who are incredibly adept at pushing my buttons. Last night one of them posted the following video and suggested it’s making a drug reference. I don’t know why, but for some reason people finding untoward things where they do not exist really irritates the hell out of me. So this was off the rails to begin with.
I am not proud of the language I used. It is “best friends chatting privately” language, but the conversation was so bonkers I decided to share it. The friend’s name is withheld to protect the innocent. Everything is as it was actually said–or typed…or..whatever.
A couple of final thoughts: We are good friends…really. We just get into these…ah…debates sometimes. Also, note that the angrier I get the lousier my typing gets. There’s got to be some sort of psychological throughline there.
Okay, here’s the video that launched a thousand F-bombs. (Seriously, the language–yikes. I’m ashamed.)
In the dialogue my friend is in italics:
Btw this is a drug reference lol pretty nuts they pulled this
they did not pull a drug reference on sesame street
Yes they did
no sir they did not
An 8th is referencing an 8th of weed usually…I went to college lol
this character was on sesame street all the time when i was kid. he sold NUMBERS and LETTERS.
Yes but they are making a drug Reference
he speaks in mumbly whispered tones, and the puppeteers use headset mics so “eight” comes out sounding SLIGHTLY like “eighth”. there is no mother****ing way that show made a marijuana reference, case closed
Google it…Also an 8th is also referred to an 8 as well
right, because everything you see on google is correct. i could write on my blog tonight that (MY FRIEND’S NAME) is a meth addict abd within 24 hours you could search “wentyworld (MY FRIEND’S NAME) meth addict” and it would come right up
Dude an 8th and 8 is the oldest weed slang on earth
dude, they did this sketch dozens of times. it’s not a drug reference. it’s a street peddler, like a guy in the city selling bootleg watches or some such
Whatever
HE IS SELLING ERNIE A F***ING EIGHT, THE NUMBER F***ING EIGHT. THAT IS HOW THE F***ING SKETCH WORKS. HE SELLS ERNIE A F***ING LETTER OR A NUMBER
People that create this s*** hid stuff in their creations all the time just like Disney. Maybe he does but I’m saying the way they go about it is drug Reference
At this point I shared three more “Lefty” sketches with my friend, just to show him that this was a regular thing. It did not move him. My temper continued to flare. (I get it from my Dad, which nobody who’s met him in the last 25 years would believe. He’s mellowed with age. I sure hope I do.)
Whatever all kid stuff is harmless
i’m not saying that you ***hole…i’m saying that this is not what you think it is
Maybe but in this scetch it’s a drug Reference
NO F***ING WAY G** DAMN IT
NO MOTHERF***ING WAY
Yes way
F*** YOU
NO
NO
NO
NI
NO
NO
F*** you
NONONO
F*** yiu
why do you not believe me though, seriously? have i made a career out of lying to you? have i been distrustful?
You were played on just like other cartoon references in disney and Simpsons and a ton of other shows. Half of these creators probably do some type of drug. It’s there way to make a laugh
well obviously there are tons of drug references in the simpsons. only helen keller wouldnt spot those
And other things too. S*** Hey Arnold has a ton of adult stuff. Anyway sorry to p*** you off. Maybe it’s not but maybe it’s subliminal messaging. Never know
sesame street is an educational program for pre-kindergarten aged children, started in 1969 because there was no educational TV for children. They took what they were doing seriously. And Jim Henson took it more seriously than anybody. I’d bet my life he would refuse to participate in any kind of drug-related humor. on that series anyway
Ummm I beg to differ
ummmmmmmmmmmmmm go f*** yourself
okay, so why do you differ? keeping in mind i’ve read books on henson, watched several documentaries on the man, am very, VERY familiar with his work
Ok you’re right. Everything is nice and honest and never tries to hide stuff just like the government, politicians, celebrities, creators, etc. Why would any celebrity come out and say I’m hiding something whether it’s drug Reference, sex, etc. They’d get fired. A lot of the people you love, have a hidden life of partying.
All i am trying to tell you is that that single 5-minute sketch from a single episode of “sesame street” is no a drug reference. i love these f***ing grand canyon leaps you make from :wenty disagrees iwth me on this single thing” to “wenty thinls everything is perfect and there are no bad people”
if you really think i’m that f***ing stupid i don;t know what to say’
I don’t think you’re dumb, you’re one of the most intelligent people I know. I’m just saying this seems like a drug Reference
you’re going to give me a stroke
Lol….Over sesame street
see, here’s what kills me. watch the damn thing again. he opens his coat and it’s a NUMBER F—ING EIGHT. “What do you sell?” “EIghts.” “Oh! Like the number eight.”
he’s trying to sell ernie a NUMBER EIGHT. That is how the sketch works. He corners Ernie and tries to sell him something….like NUMBER or a LETTER
An 8 is a drug Reference though lol
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Context
context is everything
he shows Ernie a NUMBER EIGHT
Ernie says “Oh, like the number eight”
Well the context here seems fishy
bull f***ing s!*** here comes the stroke
Just calm down
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You can go to your grave thinking the green Muppet is trying to sell Ernie pot. And if you bring it up again I will murder you, and p*** on your grave while cackling, “HE WAS SELLING A NUMBER EIGHT G** DAMN IT!”