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Cookie Monster complaint about "shrinkflation" sparks response from White House (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"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!"

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[–] [email protected] 215 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Count explaining tax brackets would actually be kinda funny

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don’t think he’d explain. What, ah, do you think he’s talking about here, huh?

(FYI it’s an unnecessary censorship, so possibly NSFW.)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

He's clearly explaining his love of perusing and discussing classified documents.

[–] [email protected] 94 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

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!"

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think he has a few roommates actually 😂

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Crabs no count!

[–] [email protected] 37 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

A veritable Snoopy house

[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 months ago

considering his trashcan is basically a TARDIS.... I'd take it.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 8 months ago

Oh man, a lid? I don't think I can afford this place.