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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.
- “Bonjour, je m’appelle Joe Jeudi…”Posted by chinesearithmetic on 2005 10 26 at 10:02 AM • permalink
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- That must be what drove Bert to join Al Qaeda.Posted by Michael Lonie on 2005 10 26 at 06:11 PM • permalink
- #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
C is for Crystal Meth
That’s good enough for me!
Crystal Crystal Meth starts with C!