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Two people calling themselves the “Xylofolks” are running around New York’s subways and parks dressed as Sesame Street‘s Ernie Cookie Monster and a pink ape playing xylophone and the upright base bass (J.F.C.!) for donations:
OMG, genius! They did it! They solved the inherent intractable problem with panhandling: the part where people can know who you are. Some, like NY Mag’s Daily Intel, think the Xylofolks are swell heartwarmers, but I’m more of a cynical, “this is an economic indicator” type of person. If word gets out that these guys are actually making money, there’s going to be a run on the costume shops.
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I am utterly flabbergasted that you cannot tell the difference between an “Ernie” and a “Cookie Monster.”
positively west fourth street! man, xylophones are the one instrument suited for echoey, aurally refractive subway tunnels.
cookie monster, duh.
thats cookie monster
Isn’t that Cookie Monster?
I would imagine it’s actually pretty difficult to play the xylophone wearing a Cookie Monster costume head. Good job.
Ernie? Really?
ERNIE:
Good try though.
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Damn it, Kenny! That’s fucking BERT!
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I deliberately came to comment on that being not Ernie – but Caroline A took my EXACT comment.
double fail: that’s bert. jesus, people!
Pink Ape? It’s a female lion. DUH.
Jesus fucking Christ.
never has your icon been more appropriate.
not all street performers are homeless
sometimes they’re just street performers
chill out
and the phrase “legit homeless people” is just hilarious to me
- sean
a) Duh.
b) I was being sarcastic, obvi.
c) ‘Legit homeless people’ is valid b/c there are kids from the suburbs who try to look sad, poor & dirty and panhandle in the city because they know people (white tourists) are more apt to give change to street urchins/runaways than black people. This happens.
I don’t think I need to see The Soloist anymore.
The best part about your comment is how it implies that there was a reason to see The Soloist before.
Haha, oh god, no, no there was not.
i knew those costume shop owners couldn’t stay in business for longl
I prefer upright exponents, myself. They have more power than upright bases.
NYC seems like a magical place, I want to go there!
Can we turn up the pink ape in the monitor?
NYU art school project, clearly.
bass
Yeah, rough post Lindsay, you pretty much got everything wrong.
this may be arousing for some people (mascot head fetish, anyone?)… they need to cover that shit up.
not saying i KNOW… just saying i’ve HEARD…
*bass
uhh, that’s what you said before also.
“The Visitor” would’ve been a much more interesting movie had these two been in it.
Yes, but are you sure those are costumes???
this should definitely have the ‘cute as balls’ tag omg. i’m adopting both of them and putting them squarely in my pocket.
i freaking SAW THEM walking on Houston Street like a month ago.
and you spelled their name wrong, its xylopholks not xylofolks
I want someone to do this wearing Femskins.
I’m not sure which is more painful, *watching* these guys, or *listening* to them, but I only made it through about 5 seconds of trying to do both.
I hate people in costumes. Especially people — grown-ups — in lame costumes. (Kids in costume on Halloween is the only exception I will make to the general rule that people in costumes are just creepy.)