An interesting Wedding

[dlphntat]

In today's Dallas Morning News, There's a bit about a young couple getting married that seemed interesting.
"Here's an office romance nobody could
have predicted: Cookie Monster and Big Bird are getting married.
The Philadelhia Inquirer reports that David Frey and Jennie
McNelis knew each other as kids and reconnected in 1999
when they went to work at Sesame Place, a theme park in Langhorne, PA. Both earned their living encased in furry
rugsfor kids to hug: he's Big Bird and she's Cookie Monster.
'We both believe that we owe Sesame Place us, ourselves,
our relationship, where we are today.' Mr. Frey said. 'We've
had good times and bad times there.'
The bad times came last summer when Ms. McNelis was
attacked by a father who claimed that Cookie Monster
snubbed his daughter. She denied she would do anything
that would sully the Muppet magic, and the dad was
convicted of assault.
the wedding is planned for July 2003, and the only costumes
at the ceremony will be white dresses and Tuxedos."
An interesting story, if for no other reason than because a dad attacked Cookie Monster! Is that the world we live in?

[Luke]

Yeah, if he was gonna swing for anybody, he should have at least tried for Elmo !

[Drtooth]

Really? The Cookie Monster that the irate guy slugged? I wouldn't pound any of those guys, not even ZOE (something about her dosen't sit with me!) Now Winnie the Pooh at Disney Land....

[Janice0078]

Now come on--hitting a beloved childhood figure is wrong no matter who it is...unless it's Barney at Universal Studios, of course he doesn't really count as beloved does he?

[Thog]

I remember reading about the attack in the news last year. If you go to the old MC forum I beleive there are postings about it.

Dan

[ZootandDingo]

Originally posted by Janice0078
Now come on--hitting a beloved childhood figure is wrong no matter who it is

Well, the guy just didn't want his daughter to have a bad experience there. :rolleyes:

[Janice0078]

...I think punching out someone dressed like Cookie Monster, or punching out anyone for that matter, is a good way to ensure your child and everyone else has a bad experience -- Oh well, some therapist is going to be raking in the cash--

[Traveling Matt]

Hey Dlphntat-

Where in Dallas are you? I'm in Plano!

- Billy :cool:

[BorkBork]

Originally posted by Drtooth
Really? The Cookie Monster that the irate guy slugged? I wouldn't pound any of those guys, not even ZOE (something about her dosen't sit with me!) Now Winnie the Pooh at Disney Land....

Zoe is cute, end of story :D

[dlphntat]

Originally posted by Traveling Matt
Hey Dlphntat-

Where in Dallas are you? I'm in Plano!

- Billy :cool:
I'm living in Arlington, but Grew up in Irving.
had friends up in Plano though (Richardson, mostly)

[Phillip Chapman]

Had to jump in here... I was born and raised in the Dallas area as well. Went through grade school at Arlington too.

It's always great to see other Texans on the board. :D

[EmmyMik]

I lived in Austin for about 2 and a half years (my dad was in the Air Force).

After living in Colorado for 7 and a half years, the joy of Texas never really rubbed off on me.

However, I did manage to pick up a nifty "Don't Mess With Texas" T-shirt...

[dlphntat]

I spent some vaction time in Colorado recently (Lake City/Silverton) and it was nice. Took me some time to get adjusted to the altitude. (the day we left to come home, actually ;) )
But, Texas is my home, and I like it here.

[Ernie101]

well i think they should get married in costume!

[firebird123]

It amazes me what people see as news worthy. When Jennie and I got engaged, we were bombarded by the local press but we never thought it would make it out to the other side of the country. For anyone who cares, we didn't get married in costume and none of the character were invited to the wedding. We are doing well and have just finished doing a Sesame Street show at Busch Gardens Tampa.

If anyone knows of other articles, please let me know.

Dave

[AndyWan Kenobi]

Wow--I was about to write "If you guys are reading this board, congratulations!" I guess I should write "since you guys are reading this board, congratulations!!"

I hope you had a beautiful wedding!

[Super Scooter]

Had to jump in here... I was born and raised in the Dallas area as well. Went through grade school at Arlington too.

It's always great to see other Texans on the board. :D
Well, it is the largest state in the U.S. Of course, then again, it does have a surprisingly small population in comparison to it's size...

Congratulations, Big Bird and Cookie Monster!

[Beebers]

Firstly, other than the violence toward Cookie Monster, it's a great little story.

But, not only did that man resort to violence over something ridiculous and probably incorrectly perceived (a continually growing problem in our culture) but he set his daughter the indelible example that this is how you handle situations which do not go your way. She will no doubt go on to be The Screaming Soccer Mom From ****. Round and round we go.

But I love the wedding story.

[Fozzie Bear]

Hiya, Dave! Welcome to the forums. I remember hearing about the news of Jennie getting punched by that weirdo on local radio stations here in Memphis, TN; though, until today, I never even noticed the news of your wedding.

Congratulations on the marriage! Great that two folks with so much in common can get together this way.

To others: DO NOT PROMOTE HITTING ANY COSTUMED CHARACTERS!! It hurts! It isn't fun, either! I've had parents stand there laughing as their kids keep punching me in costume (not necessarily Muley) even as I am trying to leave! I now have a friend along as a character handler to keep folks from getting out of control.

[Super Scooter]

To others: DO NOT PROMOTE HITTING ANY COSTUMED CHARACTERS!! It hurts! It isn't fun, either! I've had parents stand there laughing as their kids keep punching me in costume (not necessarily Muley) even as I am trying to leave! I now have a friend along as a character handler to keep folks from getting out of control.
Hehe. Ooops.

*hides baseball bat*

[Baby Animal]

You know, most people in costumes are really great people. Then there's others who deserve to be beat through their costumes. I won't make any judgements of the above person on worthyness :)

[sarah_yzma]

*lived in Fort Worth until she was four*

when our family was at Disneyworld, Tigger turned around and knocked my brother onto the ground with the metal rod in the tail.....we all laughed, and continue to make fun of my brother until this day!

that's really cool, Dave! I bet it's kind of odd to see that your story has gotten that far! ;)

[Fozzie Bear]

I saw some oriental girls at DisneyWorld pull Tigger's arm out of joint!

[dlphntat]

It amazes me what people see as news worthy.

Hey, in this day and age, people getting married and staying that way are a rare sight. Congrats on your continued happiness.

[Baby Animal]

Little do you know that orange and black stripes are a sign of aggression in the Orient. They were just protecting themselves.

But not to muffin, congrats on the marraige. Hope it's going well.

[sarah_yzma]

I saw some oriental girls at DisneyWorld pull Tigger's arm out of joint!
hehe goodness, orientals at WDW need lessons, when we were there, they would cut everybody in line, and when the CM's tried to get on to them, they shrugged their shoulders and said something to the effect of they didn't understand english.

[Super Scooter]

"Brian, buddy, where ya been?
The term is Asian-American!"
"I know you are no intending to beeee!
But calling me Orienter
Offensive to me."

[Fozzie Bear]

"Brian, buddy, where ya been? The term is Asian-American!"

:attitude: Asian-American if you are 1) legal alien citizen; 2) born and bred here.

Orientals if you're from over there and here visiting. They didn't speak any english, so unless they were just trying to keep everyone in the cold, they weren't American. :attitude:

So, there! :p

[Super Scooter]

:attitude: Asian-American if you are 1) legal alien citizen; 2) born and bred here.

Orientals if you're from over there and here visiting. They didn't speak any english, so unless they were just trying to keep everyone in the cold, they weren't American. :attitude:

So, there! :p
Hehehe! Okay, okay. You win.

[Fozzie Bear]

I win? Good.

Send cake.

[Super Scooter]

No, I send muffins.

[Whatever]

Maybe Beebers should consider this... :D :D :D

[pennyring]

"Brian, buddy, where ya been?
The term is Asian-American!"
"I know you are no intending to beeee!
But calling me Orienter
Offensive to me."

pennyring whispers: i think vases and rugs are oriental. people are asian. :)