I dressed as a male version of Wonder Woman at New York Comic Con last year. It's not as epic as the other guy in this article, but I'm still proud of my casual crossplay version: http://tinyurl.com/mt63ceg

Seems obvious to me. It's the Tin Thing's nose from Muppets Wizard of Oz: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Tin_Thing

("Keep On Bloggin'" in medium)

Seems obvious to me. It's the Tin Thing's nose from Muppets Wizard of Oz: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Tin_Thing

I'd be remiss not to mention my website, ToughPigs.com, which caters to adult-aged fans of Sesame Street, Muppets, Fraggle Rock, and the life and legacy of Jim Henson.

Happy 40th, Sesame Street!

This seems like the perfect place to plug my website! It's a blog specially for Muppet fans who grew up. And sometimes we're pretty funny, too. http://www.toughpigs.com

The comments on this thread are much more entertaining than the article.

Thanks for the shout-out! The correct link to the ToughPigs.com article should be: http://toughpigs.com/2008/07/viral-muppeting.html

Wow, that's a whole lot of blogs!

I run a Muppet fan blog, which has a couple other contributors as well. It's called ToughPigs.com, and it was originally started by the same guy who started the Muppet Wiki (http://muppet.wikia.com).

I guess what I'm trying to say is that Muppets are neat. And I like to write about them.

There's a complete list of celebrities, plus a lot more info over on the Muppet Wiki: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Put_Down_the_Duckie_%28song%29

It's a hammer from Count Von Count's tool chest.

It's a water purifier for making safe drinking water.

It's a screwdriver for very large screws.

It's a staple remover!

Heya Alex, I run a Muppet fan site (ToughPigs.com) and I contribute to the Muppet Wiki (muppet.wikia.com), but I've never heard that Bert and Ernie were based on fruits. What's your source for this?

It's like a stamp, but not really. It's used for etching a number into metal. You put the desired number face-down on whatever you want to brand, then whack it on the back with a hammer.