When Gonzo meets gonzo

January 16, 2020 5:20 PM

Fear. Loathing. Muppets! (slMcSweeneys)
posted by a non mouse, a cow herd (15 comments total)

MetaFilter: one of those snubnosed ones they sell at Jo-Ann Fabrics.
but in a good way
posted by runehog at 6:05 PM on January 16, 2020 [5 favorites]

There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a puppet in the depths of a helium binge.
posted by doctornemo at 6:22 PM on January 16, 2020 [5 favorites]

...And when 'White Rabbit' comes to that fantastic note where Beaker bites his own head off, I want you to throw that fuckin' radio into the tub with me!
posted by delfin at 7:56 PM on January 16, 2020 [3 favorites]

...glitter cocaine. Opening it. Snorting it. Spilling it. Then screaming and grabbing at the air, as our fine iridescent dust blew up and out across the desert highway. A very expensive, very sparkly twister rising up from the convertible.

Having been involved, under distress, in a monstrously outsized glitter project (none entered the general environment thank gud) there is a point around 3am where snorting the stuff would make sense, sad pathetic deep perfect sparkle sense.
posted by sammyo at 8:01 PM on January 16, 2020 [3 favorites]

the cellophane kind they put in Easter baskets
posted by nebulawindphone at 8:05 PM on January 16, 2020 [4 favorites]

extremely dangerous puppeteering supplies

Some would say that includes all of them...
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:20 PM on January 16, 2020 [1 favorite]

That may be the most full of "Metafilter:"-isms short piece I think I've ever read.
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:26 PM on January 16, 2020 [2 favorites]

That’s not the plot of Meet the Feebles.
posted by q*ben at 9:07 PM on January 16, 2020 [1 favorite]

There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a puppet in the depths of a helium binge. is quite possibly my favorite line of any McSweeney's article ever.
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 12:51 AM on January 17, 2020 [1 favorite]

Kermit shook his head. His mouth fell open, as though he were a puppet with a limited number of ways to simulate human emotion.
posted by bunderful at 5:50 AM on January 17, 2020 [4 favorites]

We can't stop here. This is bat country!
posted by bwvol at 6:02 AM on January 17, 2020 [1 favorite]

This is a really well-done take on a thing that's really easy to do badly. Right on!

On the other hand, based on what I've seen from interviews, I'm pretty confident that Frank Oz would hate this with a consuming fire.
posted by COBRA! at 6:54 AM on January 17, 2020 [1 favorite]

This is a really well-done take on a thing that's really easy to do badly. Right on!

On the other a hand, based on what I've seen from interviews, I'm pretty confident that Frank Oz would hate this with a consuming fire.
posted by gurple at 8:18 AM on January 17, 2020 [1 favorite]

COBRA!: " I'm pretty confident that Frank Oz would hate this with a consuming fire."

Well, Gonzo spelt backwards is Oz No G!
posted by chavenet at 11:52 AM on January 17, 2020 [2 favorites]

"We can't stop here. This is bat country!"

(Trunk lid flies open, The Count starts up) How many bats? One! I see One wonderful bat! Two! Two tremendous bats! Three...
posted by cybrcamper at 2:35 PM on January 17, 2020 [9 favorites]