Taser me elmo

Last updated on July 27th, 2017 at 04:56 am

The LAPD comes down hard on a member of the Puppet-American community:

The red and cuddly Sesame Street Muppet Elmo has learned a new lesson: ‘H’ is for handcuffs.

A man dressed as the character was one of three impersonators arrested last week for allegedly harassing tourists for tips after posing for photos on Hollywood Boulevard …

Officers conducted a sting operation by posing as French tourists who didn’t understand English.

Consider the thoughts of an LAPD officer on being told: “Son, you’re now assigned to French Imitation Tourist Squad. Elmo division.”

UPDATE. Elmo fraternises with the criminal element.

1. Reminds me of that time Cookie Monster busted a crank ring down in D.C. Took a half a million in hard stuff off the streets, just him and his partners, Smith & Wesson.

   C is for Crystal Meth
   That’s good enough for me!
   Crystal Crystal Meth starts with C!

   Posted by Monroe Doctrine on 2005 10 26 at 10:02 AM • permalink

1. “Bonjour, je m’appelle Joe Jeudi…”

   Posted by chinesearithmetic on 2005 10 26 at 10:02 AM • permalink

1. Bet they left miss piggy alone but…

   Posted by crash on 2005 10 26 at 10:09 AM • permalink

1. The French Imitation Tourist Squad is not an easy gig. You have to refrain from bathing for a week, grow a cheesy moustache and consume a lot of garlic before you hit the streets. Perfecting the whine and mincing walk takes time as well.

   Posted by Latino on 2005 10 26 at 10:09 AM • permalink

1. If the Puppet-American community includes those giant paper mache heads used in parades, I say put ‘em all in camps!  Let kids sort ‘em out.

   Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 10 26 at 10:11 AM • permalink

1. As Family Guy viewers know, Cookie Monster’s been on the scag (and by “scag”, I mean Pillsbury cookie dough) for years now.  Pretty sad.

   Posted by Damian P. on 2005 10 26 at 10:29 AM • permalink

1. I always knew Elmo had a dark side.

   Posted by Inurbanus on 2005 10 26 at 10:30 AM • permalink

1. Why are these guys any different than the real Elmo and his pals on Sesame Street, who are constantly held up as an excuse by PBS to keep rifling the taxpayers’ pockets for more jack?

   Posted by paco on 2005 10 26 at 11:43 AM • permalink

1. Officers conducted a sting operation by posing as French tourists who didn’t understand English.

   Oh please tell this will appear on a future episode of Cops…

   Posted by Spiny Norman on 2005 10 26 at 02:27 PM • permalink

1. *tell me*

   Bah!

   Posted by Spiny Norman on 2005 10 26 at 02:28 PM • permalink

1. Prison is tough on a Muppet. “One! One tossed salad! Two! Two tossed salads! Three! Thrrrrrrrrrrrrrree tossed salads! Bah-ha-ha-ha!”

   Posted by Jim Treacher on 2005 10 26 at 03:20 PM • permalink

1. For some reason everytime I hear about Elmo I get a mental image of him wearing a Kafiyeh.

   Is it just me?

   Damn, I wish I could photoshop that one.

   Posted by joe bagadonuts on 2005 10 26 at 03:46 PM • permalink

1. Elmo harassing French tourists for tips?  I really do think that’s OK.  If it’s not, it should be.

   Actually, this is exactly one of those things that I’m sure George Bush was referring to when he said the law should be changed to encourage positive behavior.

   Posted by wronwright on 2005 10 26 at 04:06 PM • permalink

1. This is the worst news since Bert and Ernie got caught in that public lavatory sting by the LAPD.

   Posted by cuckoo on 2005 10 26 at 05:32 PM • permalink

1. That must be what drove Bert to join Al Qaeda.

   Posted by Michael Lonie on 2005 10 26 at 06:11 PM • permalink

1. More Fabric-American Villainy

   Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 10 26 at 08:35 PM • permalink

1. Lay off of Elmo. He was just looking for a French tickler.

   Posted by Dave S. on 2005 10 26 at 09:21 PM • permalink

1. #4

   The French Imitation Tourist Squad is not an easy gig. You have to refrain from bathing for a week, grow a cheesy moustache and consume a lot of garlic before you hit the streets. Perfecting the whine and mincing walk takes time as well

   Will they really fool people that they are French?
   Sounds more like Greek women to me.

   Posted by pog-ma-thon on 2005 10 26 at 10:54 PM • permalink