Mar
17
2005

Elmo has a history with the law.

Caught this about a bomb scare involving Elmo on Boing Boing.

One of the many things I do instead of having a life is maintain a bigass text file of quotes I like, so I can confound people with them in my e-mail sigs. So I've pulled out one that shows Elmo has a history of keeping John Law on his toes. In fact, he has from the very beginning, it seems:

"I was always sending batteries and headless dolls in the mail. I think that's what caught their attention."
–Mark Johnson-Williams, 'Tickle-Me Elmo' doll designer, on why authorities had considered him a potential Unabomber suspect, 1997

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