What do we call ourselves?

[Smy Guiley]

As fans of the entire Henson genre, does anyone know what we call ourselves? Star Trek fans are privvy to the term "Trekkies" (or "Trekkers, depending on who you ask), but we have nothing. Tonight, a friend of mine suggested the following and I got a huge kick out of it...tell me what you think:


"Kermites"

I think it's hilarious, and I wonder if it will catch on. Anyone have any suggestions?

later
eric

[Whatever]

I say we should call ourselves "Muppies!" :)

[sarah_yzma]

well everyone at school calls me that annoying girl who likes puppets......I just don't see it catching on......

[tiggie0686]

I say we should call ourselves "Muppies!" :)

Heh, that made me laugh...Muppies.

[jediX]

I consider myself a Star Warsian or Muppite. IE; people who don't like/appreciate Muppets would be? That's right, kids, an Anti-Muppite. lol

[Janice & Mokey's Man]

I've always referred to ourselves as "Mupps". :flirt:

[Whatever]

I've always referred to ourselves as "Mupps". :flirt:
I would have guessed you referrred to us as Janice and Mokey lovers! LOL

[Don'tLiveonMoon]

As fans of the entire Henson genre, does anyone know what we call ourselves? Star Trek fans are privvy to the term "Trekkies" (or "Trekkers, depending on who you ask), but we have nothing. Tonight, a friend of mine suggested the following and I got a huge kick out of it...tell me what you think:


"Kermites"

I think it's hilarious, and I wonder if it will catch on. Anyone have any suggestions?

later
eric

LOL! "Kermites," I love that!! :crazy: Oh, and I am a Star Trek fan of the "Trekkie" persuasion. Apparently some Star Trek fans find that term derogatory, but I like it just fine. "Trekker" just doesn't cut it for me...
Erin

[Manda:-D]

Hmmm.....I always just call myself a "Muppet fan." ;)

[Boober_Baby]

Hmmm.....I always just call myself a "Muppet fan." ;)

Wow... personally I've always called myself Deborah, but hey! That's just me.

^_^ Deb-WHOA!

[Smy Guiley]

I suppose we could also be "Hensonians", but that sounds like there's a town in the middle of nowhere called "Henson". Doesn't make much sense, really. Or it could be a large museum. "I went to see the new exhibit at the Hensonian." Not bad.

later
eric

[guysmiley4ever]

Well the first thing that popped in my head was 'Muppies'.
hee hee...my bro called the Muppets, the 'Muffets' when he was three yrs old.
Then can do something with Henson.
Like Henson-Heads or something.
Or go by everyone's fave muppet perfomer. like 'Ozettes' or 'Ozzies'.
...Whitmerians....Goelzies...?

ya know, i think i'll just go without a title.
i just love the muffets and like it like that. :)

[Whatever]

Or go by everyone's fave muppet perfomer. like 'Ozettes' or 'Ozzies'.
...Whitmerians....Goelzies...?

:)
"Ozzies" sounds too much like Ozzie Osborne, for crying out loud!

[guysmiley4ever]

:eek: withdrawn

"Ozzies" sounds too much like Ozzie Osborne, for crying out loud!

[Krazedmuppet]

well everyone at school calls me that annoying girl who likes puppets......I just don't see it catching on......


yeah me too, only I was "the crazy muppet girl" oh well, it kinda grew on me! LOL I was also known as the "Crazy Ruby slipper girl who wants to marry Kermit" but were not going to go into what the boys said (it gets gross, stupid HS boys....) :p

[HeraLirambar]

I always say that I'm a Muppephile. I'm probably guilty of Muppest.

(Don't take any of that too seriously, because I'm half out of my mind right now from lack of sleep.)

[jediX]

(Don't take any of that too seriously, because I'm half out of my mind right now from lack of sleep.)
I know THAT feeling all too well. Add having written a 5-page, boring, BS essay into the mix and you have one freaky little mental state :crazy:

[Beebers]

I vote for Kermites, and I'd really like to go see exhibits at the Hensonian.
We could also give each other little humor awards, our own Oscars in the form of The Grouch.

[SaraJayne]

I would place my vote for Muppies, only because it can cover all of the muppets and doesn't focus just on Kermit. I think that we need to set up a more formal vote to see how everyone feels. People could submit ideas up until a certain date and then people would vote on them.

[Baby Animal]

Muppsters?

[Irving Bizarre]

We need the term to be an acronym. a long name of several words that whn you take each fist letter make up a single word divided by periods.Like Special Person And Maniac or S.P.A.M. etc.

So really as the term 'Muppet' is a term of derogatory derision in the UK ("You Muppet!") I think we should claim it back as a term of positivity. Take each letter and think of a word for each that strung together makes a sentence but then condensed is just the initials of the name. M.U.P.P.E.T. I think we should just all be known as M.U.P.P.E.T.s. And then you could have subsections and splinter groups and branches of the Mass Unified Puppet People Entertaining Troupe such as W.O.T.N.O.T. or M.O.N.S.T.E.R. or F.R.A.G.G.L.E etc.
Different countries could become different branches and there could be membership forms and badges and conventions where al the branches meet up and it would be easier to ogrganise people and you could have smaller Muppetfests by country. And there could be branch leaders with M.U.P.P.E.T. titles And then there could be conventions of leaders and Muppetmaniacs could get all clever and organised and raise the profile of the Muppets and and and.......

I want a M.U.P.P.E.T. badge now. :(

[Beebers]

Why is that derogatory in the U.K.? That's terrible.

Your idea is awesomely awesome. (That's a good thing. Is awesome also bad over there?? Geez.)

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[Fozzie Bear]

Anyone have any suggestions?

We had this conversation a while back (maybe at Delphi boards), but I suggested that we play off the word "Muppets" and call ourselves "MuppHeads."

Ghostbusters fans call ourselves Ghostheads.

[Baby Animal]

We had this conversation a while back (maybe at Delphi boards), but I suggested that we play off the word "Muppets" and call ourselves "MuppHeads."

Ghostbusters fans call ourselves Ghostheads.
Well, to make it truly accurate, wouldn't Mupphands be more accurate since Muppets are on the... you get the point.

Mupphands!

[Phantom]

Mupphands!
Well, there is no greater GLOVE....ha, ha...I crack me up.

Get it...no greater glove...you know it's like love with a "g"... hands...glove...

[Baby Animal]

I don't get it

:p

[sarah_yzma]

yeah me too, only I was "the crazy muppet girl" oh well, it kinda grew on me! LOL I was also known as the "Crazy Ruby slipper girl who wants to marry Kermit" but were not going to go into what the boys said (it gets gross, stupid HS boys....) :p
*remembers the comments in 8th grade while she was disecting her frog*

[Super Scooter]

Hmmm. I can only imagine.

I consider myself a Star Warsian or Muppite. IE; people who don't like/appreciate Muppets would be? That's right, kids, an Anti-Muppite. lol
I don't wanna be an Anti-Muppite!
You're an Anti-Muppite, Jerry!

[sarah_yzma]

hmm I don't know....I've always just been real crazy and called myself a muppet fan....woah...I better slow down

[Don'tLiveonMoon]

Sarah, I just had to say that I love your avatar!! :)
Erin

[FragglettesMom]

I just read the post " What do we call ourselves?" I had already thought about Muppies , but I think Kermites is great ! I laughed out loud, best laugh I've had all week! Thanks

[Beauregard]

I think that M.U.P.P.I.T.E.S. would do.

Many
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Nah...

[Beebers]

I think that M.U.P.P.I.T.E.S. would do.

Many
United
People
Playing
In
Togetherness
Easing
Stress

Nah...


I love your Christmas avatar.

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[Fozzie Bear]

I agree with Kermites. Perfect play on his name.