I need answers. Fast.

PlacidPenguin shared some links said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 11:43am ET

In this thread: https://meh.com/forum/topics/35-66-of-you-didnt-bite @hollboll shared a gif of Elmo. In the gif though, his left hand has a stick, of the kind used on puppets.

However, Elmo isn't a puppet.

Why is there a stick though?

Is there something I'm not being told?

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carl669 said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 11:45am ET:

Elmo actually died a while ago. so, his corpse has to be manipulated by mechanical means, a la Weekend At Bernie's.

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PurplePawprints said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 11:45am ET:

sigh I knew this day would come. Sit down, we need to have a talk.

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Ignorant said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 11:46am ET:

What is it you think Elmo is?

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  I'm of the opinion that in the Bermuda Triangle is a portal to Atlantis where there is a doorway to Shangri La where all the Sesame Street characters live.
  
  PlacidPenguin said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 11:49am ET
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- @FroodyFrog and you ask why you're nominated for goat?
  
  Ignorant said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 11:54am ET
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  On my way to Shangri-La. You are better than Google Maps!
  
  f00l said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 12:09pm ET
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  Pretty much.
  Unless @narfcake got confused.
  
  PlacidPenguin said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 12:27pm ET
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darksaber99999 said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 11:57am ET:

Looks like it came from one Fallon show or another, so maybe it is not the usual Elmo setup.

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  What do you mean by "usual Elmo setup" ???
  
  PlacidPenguin said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 11:58am ET
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- @darksaber99999 Ah, in this sketch, Elmo was pretending to be a rod puppet. Yeah. Now it's time for Mommy to go pour some special medicine in her cup.
  
  OldCatLady said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 12:02pm ET
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- @darksaber99999 I definitely didn't read that as 'Fall On Tonight,' nope, not that dumb over here.
  
  brhfl said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 6:51pm ET
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Lotsofgoats said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 12:04pm ET:

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  PlacidPenguin said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 12:29pm ET
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- @FroodyFrog if you look close it's on his left and right hand
  
  Bdorsino said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 12:30pm ET
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  It only shows up in the last few frames.
  (Even once the right arm is up, it's not there, then before gif resets, the stick shows up.)
  
  I seriously feel like I'm not aware of something regarding Elmo...
  
  However, in this image, there are no sticks...
  
  PlacidPenguin said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 12:35pm ET
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- @Lotsofgoats @froodyfrog
  
  hollboll said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 5:43pm ET
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kadagan said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 1:03pm ET:

I fixed it for you.. you can sleep easy tonight!

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- @kadagan why does that door look like it's coming out at us? Is it a changeling... Is it Odo? Is the dominion after us and using Elmo as a spokes-puppet?
  
  sohmageek said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 6:52pm ET
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- @sohmageek because I did this really quickly ;)
  
  kadagan said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 7:05pm ET
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PlacidPenguin said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 5:49pm ET:

@carl669 @PurplePawprints @Ignorant @Lotsofgoats @Hollboll @kadagan

I made some inquires, and I must say... I'm COMPLETELY devastated with what I found out regarding Elmo.
I don't know who or what to believe anymore, and as a result, I'm going to be crying myself to sleep for the foreseeable future.

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- @FroodyFrog please see gif above.
  
  Ignorant said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 5:50pm ET
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  It's too late. @hollboll and @Lotsofgoats are officially dream killers.
  
  PlacidPenguin said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 6:02pm ET
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- @FroodyFrog
  
  Ignorant said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 6:09pm ET
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- @Ignorant literally came here to post the same thing
  
  hollboll said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 6:49pm ET
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- @FroodyFrog here ya go :) http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/1/17/Active_elmo_2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100218214948 oh I'm glad it's a link. It's better that way ;)
  
  sohmageek said Wed, Jan 27th 2016 at 6:54pm ET
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