“Me hate shrinkflation! Me cookies are getting smaller,” the googly-eyed, furry blue muppet declared on X on Monday, tapping into an economic trend of the day. “Guess me going to have to eat double da cookies!”

  • @GrymEdm
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    9 months ago

    The Count is going to start teaching kids about corporate profits. “One billion extra dollars untaxed! Ha ha hah! 2 billion…”

    Oscar the Grouch is going to be a working homeless who is forced to move his can every week by police.

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      9 months ago

      Oscar the Grouch’s living situation is basically aspirational now. “You can afford to live in a trash can all by yourself? Like, no roommates or anything? Wow!

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        9 months ago

        Have you never seen the inside of Oscar’s trash can? That place is a palace. He’s got an olympic size swimming pool in it. He also has an ice skating rink and a bowling alley.

      • FuglyDuck
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        considering his trashcan is basically a TARDIS… I’d take it.