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Post by mom on Dec 29, 2018 3:17:53 GMT
Link to Video and Article: LINKDepending on who you ask, the most iconic block in America may have just gotten a little NSFW. People are divided over a video clip from a Nov. 24 episode of "Sesame Street" that some think sounds like Grover is telling his friend something is "a (expletive) excellent idea." (Others argue he's actually just saying "that sounds like an excellent idea.") USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for "Sesame Street" for comment. Many Twitter users were quick to compare the video to other viral debates like "Laurel versus Yanny," which had the internet divided over an audio clip, or "the dress," which was either gold and white or black and blue (we still can't decide which). "I can't believe the new 'Yanny or Laurel?' is 'did grover just drop the f-bomb on Sesame Street?" one user remarked. "2018 is cutting it close to the wire with this one."
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Post by katlady on Dec 29, 2018 3:19:52 GMT
I hear the curse word.
ETA - I tried to listen for the clean version and I couldn’t hear it.
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auntviv
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Post by auntviv on Dec 29, 2018 3:20:20 GMT
I hear yes an excellent idea
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Post by mom on Dec 29, 2018 3:23:08 GMT
I hear the curse word - and I happen to really like this curse word, so maybe that's why I hear it?
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Post by scrapsotime on Dec 29, 2018 3:24:02 GMT
I hear 'Yes, that sounds like an excellent idea'
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AnotherPea
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Post by AnotherPea on Dec 29, 2018 3:24:29 GMT
Yes, that sounds like an excellent idea. Dh heard the f bomb. So weird!
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 29, 2018 3:26:34 GMT
Yes, that sounds like an excellent idea. I don't even hear the hint of an f-word.
Can we all agree that his shirt is white and not gold?
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Post by suzastampin on Dec 29, 2018 3:27:28 GMT
I heard it two ways. One with the f-bomb and the other saying “it sounds like an excellent idea”.
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Post by pinklady on Dec 29, 2018 3:27:56 GMT
He definitely said "that's a fucking excellent idea".
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Post by malibou on Dec 29, 2018 3:28:01 GMT
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street? How to get to Sesame Street?
If I listen I can hear it both ways. The very first listen had me listening for Grover to say Fuck and I heard it. The second time I listened for sounds and there it was.
So I'm heading to Sesame Street to fucking hang with Grover.
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Post by alexa11 on Dec 29, 2018 3:29:26 GMT
I hear the f-word.
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Post by YooHoot on Dec 29, 2018 3:30:52 GMT
He didn’t cuss but if you try to make him sound that way, it’s possible hear it.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 29, 2018 3:34:39 GMT
Yes, that sounds like an excellent idea. I don't even hear the hint of an f-word. Can we all agree that his shirt is white and not gold? I don't even get how anyone can make a swear word out of any of what I heard, at all... ? ? ?
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Post by mom on Dec 29, 2018 3:39:59 GMT
Yes, that sounds like an excellent idea. I don't even hear the hint of an f-word. Can we all agree that his shirt is white and not gold? I don't even get how anyone can make a swear word out of any of what I heard, at all... ? ? ? I feel the same way as you...but ALL I hear is the 'f' word. LOL I have tried to not hear it but its always there.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 3:42:32 GMT
"Yes, yes. That's a f***ing excellent idea" is what I heard.
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Dec 29, 2018 3:43:28 GMT
Yes, that sounds like an excellent idea. I don't even hear the hint of an f-word. Can we all agree that his shirt is white and not gold? Same here. I can’t even begin to imagine how people hear the f-bomb. I don’t hear even a hint of an f, let alone an f-bomb. It is absolutely, perfectly clear to my ears that he is saying “that sounds like an excellent idea.” It is so interesting that some hear it differently!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 3:46:45 GMT
I heard the F word.
Dh did not
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Post by freecharlie on Dec 29, 2018 3:58:34 GMT
I heard it two ways. One with the f-bomb and the other saying “it sounds like an excellent idea”. i started hearing fucking and then DH said the real way and I couldn't hear the f bomb anymore until I really tried. I can switch back and forth on what I am hearing, but he does clearly say "yes, that sounds kind an excellent idea"
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Post by freecharlie on Dec 29, 2018 4:03:15 GMT
"Yes, yes. That's a f***ing excellent idea" is what I heard.
now listen to it knowing he actually says, "yes that sounds like an excellent idea" and see if you can pick out the individual words.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 4:04:31 GMT
"Yes, yes. That's a f***ing excellent idea" is what I heard.
now listen to it knowing he actually says, "yes that sounds like an excellent idea" and see if you can pick out the individual words. Still says f'ing to me
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 4:09:31 GMT
now listen to it knowing he actually says, "yes that sounds like an excellent idea" and see if you can pick out the individual words. Still says f'ing to me
Same here.
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Post by roberta on Dec 29, 2018 4:09:55 GMT
Yes, that sounds like an excellent idea!
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 29, 2018 4:17:30 GMT
When listening to it the first time around on a different website I first heard "yes that sounds..." but replaying that same video multiple time I could hear both.
Listening to the short YouTube clip above I don't hear anything but "yes that sounds...", I don't hear any trace of the curse word.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Dec 29, 2018 4:19:09 GMT
I also heard both. First it just sounded like the f word, but when I read the words he was actually saying as he said them, it sounded like what I was reading, and then it was harder to hear the curse again.
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Post by cindytred on Dec 29, 2018 4:23:53 GMT
I hear 'Yes, that sounds like an excellent idea' Me too! Cindy
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 29, 2018 4:25:37 GMT
"Yes, yes. That's a f***ing excellent idea" is what I heard.
Now I heard it in this one for sure, but in the other one where there is a loop, nope. crimsoncat05 can you hear it in this one?
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Post by peano on Dec 29, 2018 4:29:54 GMT
I first heard the F-bomb, but then as I replayed it several times, I heard “That sounds like an excellent idea”.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 29, 2018 4:47:53 GMT
"Yes, yes. That's a f***ing excellent idea" is what I heard.
Now I heard it in this one for sure, but in the other one where there is a loop, nope. crimsoncat05 can you hear it in this one? nope- he very clearly says "move the camera (? I think?)... Yes, yes, that sounds like an EXCELLENT idea." I can't even make it turn into anything else in my head, at all.
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Post by paget on Dec 29, 2018 5:01:38 GMT
I love Grover - but to me he is saying the f work each time! I made my family listen. Dh and two dds just hear that is an excellent idea and one other dd heard the f word almost each time.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 5:09:00 GMT
Now I heard it in this one for sure, but in the other one where there is a loop, nope. crimsoncat05 can you hear it in this one? nope- he very clearly says "move the camera (? I think?)... Yes, yes, that sounds like an EXCELLENT idea." I can't even make it turn into anything else in my head, at all. The word excellent isn’t the part that I’m hearing differently. It’s the “that sounds like an” that I hear “that’s a f’ing”. Weird being that they are so different when written out.
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